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Nov 08, 2010 17:38 |  #1

....uh oh.....

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Nov 08, 2010 17:41 |  #2

That guy took it like a champ! I'm new to photography but even losing my Canon 1000D would kill me


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Nov 08, 2010 17:41 |  #3

Ouch, but no worries.

1. He has a corvette so he has money to replace it
2. It was a Nikon anyways :P


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Nov 08, 2010 17:43 |  #4

Hard luck, But thats the risk you take!


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Nov 08, 2010 17:50 |  #5

Awesome




  
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Nov 08, 2010 18:09 as a reply to  @ Tanglefoot47's post |  #6

"Hey, your glass scratched my car!"


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Nov 08, 2010 18:48 as a reply to  @ Jethro790's post |  #7

Could be worse, could have been a 400mm 2.8 L. Either way, that sucks.


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Nov 08, 2010 18:52 |  #8

Did I see CANON as one of the advertisers on the car?


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Nov 08, 2010 18:53 |  #9

Yeah for insurance.


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Nov 08, 2010 18:55 |  #10

yikes




  
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Nov 08, 2010 18:58 |  #11

Ooh, you had me scared for a second. Thank goodness it wasn't a Canon.

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Nov 08, 2010 18:59 |  #12

ouchie!


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Nov 08, 2010 19:08 as a reply to  @ itzmered's post |  #13

People will do anything to upgrade to the new line of canon lenses.




  
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Nov 08, 2010 19:11 |  #14

I heard the driver has a Canon.


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Nov 08, 2010 21:02 |  #15

Radders wrote in post #11249479 (external link)
I heard the driver has a Canon.

driver was a canon ball :lol:.
I think his insurance will cover the cost.


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