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Xenedis
13-03-2010, 10:07pm
Ouch.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3405/3663013941_aaf1022291.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/darrenstone/3663013941/)

(Not mine, but still, OUCH.)

Lani
13-03-2010, 10:12pm
Ouch alright....but then again that's Canon for ya! :D

Seriously tho, that is sad to see a lens looking like that....what happened?

DAdeGroot
13-03-2010, 10:13pm
Hmmm, looks like it might have been involved in an accident... if the lens looks like that, I'd hate to see the condition of the photographer!

Xenedis
13-03-2010, 10:18pm
what happened?

The photographer took a photo of a Nikon. |-)

Xenedis
13-03-2010, 10:19pm
Hmmm, looks like it might have been involved in an accident...


According to the owner:

"Happened a few years ago at a hockey game. Did a four foot header onto a concrete floor with a 1D Mark 2 attached to it."

That'd do it, eh.

stevemack
13-03-2010, 10:31pm
Brings a tear to my eye :(

steve.

mongo
13-03-2010, 10:31pm
Double ouch !
Hope you do not mind Mongo asking but If he is going to throw it out, can Mongo have it. Mongo does many experiments with optics/equipment and is always on the lookout for glass elements of any brand.

clm738
13-03-2010, 11:42pm
mongo I have an old Canon 35-80mm f4-5.6 that has a bit of mould on the glass. Is it of any use to you?

tropix55
14-03-2010, 8:46am
This is Wot happens when a Celeb gets angry with the Paparazzi , I guess !!! :D

Sad to see an "L" this way though... :(

:food04: Tropix..

yummymummy
14-03-2010, 9:25am
Geez, that's enough to make me hyperventilate! lol far out :(

kiwi
14-03-2010, 9:45am
ahhh, i love the smell of broken L glass in the morning :)

JM Tran
14-03-2010, 10:01am
These cameras belonged to Nikon owners who talked too much, instead of taking photos and useful things......

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d84/endless_photography/SmashedD300front-PC126431.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d84/endless_photography/SmashedD300back-PC126443.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d84/endless_photography/SmashedD200front-P5282904.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d84/endless_photography/SmashedD200back-P5282907.jpg

bliss

Xenedis
14-03-2010, 10:09am
These cameras belonged to Nikon owners

Ah, a big improvement. :-)

arthurking83
14-03-2010, 10:38am
With respect to the lens:

if he still has it, he can flog it off on ebay as the worlds only TS(Tilt-Shift :rolleyes:) zoom lens.. one of a kind.. prototype.. very rare and valuable... he'd make a killing!

With respect to the camera:
it's a Nikon.. bit of gaffer tape and it'll still work perfectly.. as long as he gives a thorough going over with a copperhill sensor cleaning kit. Last thing you want on your images is for people to comment on dust bunnies :p

JM Tran
14-03-2010, 10:44am
as long as he gives a thorough going over with a copperhill sensor cleaning kit

LOL!


lets turn this into a camera/lens damage thread, I quite like seeing damaged camera equipment actually, not often u get to see the intestines of a camera or lens

peterking
14-03-2010, 1:25pm
Nikon or Not, I'm not one to see the intestines of anything splattered about!

mikec
14-03-2010, 4:46pm
I can imagine this is what my gear would look like if I ever dropped it while doing climbing shots, guess it's a good thing I always tether it to myself plus using the neck strap!

Analog6
14-03-2010, 5:11pm
Made me wince.

I @ M
14-03-2010, 5:17pm
Gees, I feel for each and every owner of the pictured gear as well as anyone that has damaged or destroyed gear through an accident.

This thread provides a very useful purpose I reckon.

Even though the manufacturers put a lot of effort into making bodies and lenses tough to resist "working" conditions they simply can't build em like tanks to rule out human destruction.

Xenedis
14-03-2010, 5:37pm
Even though the manufacturers put a lot of effort into making bodies and lenses tough to resist "working" conditions they simply can't build em like tanks to rule out human destruction.

While pro-grade gear is built to a higher standard and is designed to withstand harsher conditions than lower-grade gear, it's definitely not indestructible.

Scenarios such as the one in which this lens found itself would be considered extreme and not the typical and testing conditions in which the gear would be used.

Sure, some of the L lenses are built like tanks, but extreme impact will see their undoing.

Wobbles
14-03-2010, 11:51pm
Hmmm... the "protective" UV filter on the end didn't seem to help much! :eek:
... good thing I've taken mine off! :D

enduro
20-03-2010, 10:11pm
These cameras belonged to Nikon owners who talked too much, instead of taking photos and useful things......

<SNIPPED IMAGES>

bliss

Nikon make great stuff: "Hey, that camera strap survived real well!"

:D;)

Pine
21-03-2010, 6:53am
A little super glue should do the trick!:D

GlennSan
21-03-2010, 9:28am
Bah, modern rubbish! I bet if it was a Nikon F or a Canon F1, you'd be able to wipe them off with a damp rag and off you'd go again ;) (or maybe not...)

Hope they were all insured.

And I agree, seeing the results of these type of misadventures does makes me wince.

rwg717
21-03-2010, 7:57pm
Ah, a big improvement. :-)

Yes....I'll second the motion!!!
Richard

David
21-03-2010, 8:54pm
Wonder what happened to the 1D II if the lens looks like that.. re-traumatised me.. okay it wasnt a 2.8 but my 4.0 70-200 had a less dramatic departure. sad looking image that one.

flash
09-06-2010, 2:38pm
ooh!! just bought a 50d, these piccys scared the hell out of me, I think I'll buy a padded bag and leave it at home!

twister
08-07-2010, 10:48am
It looks like this one's been driven over!