I’m still traveling in India on this corporate shoot, but will be glad to return to the comforts of my own home (and a loving husband) soon. While at one of the many construction sites, the 3rd-party strap (but, but it was an uber comfortable neoprene padded one that was supposed to cushion the weight of the camera on my neck!) I was using came undone from the buckle, causing my precious 5D Mark2 to fall with a resounding thud.
I picture it in slow-motion over and over again, wondering if I could have dived in Matrix-style to save it before gravity got the better of the DSLR. What’s done is done, I guess and I’ve resolved to be very, very careful when buying camera accessories.
As a professional, I always carry a backup camera body and for good reason. I would feel a whole lot worse if I let my clients down because I was not well prepared enough. As the scouts would chant, “Be Prepared!”.
Canon, pretty, pretty please get this fixed quickly when I get back, and I hope it won’t burn too big a hole in my pocket.
Hi Grace! Gosh, I had a shock when I saw this! I hope Canon has fixed it already... Yes, do be careful..!
OMG.. I should be shell shocked if that were to happen to me.. it's just like your precious baby innit? U know I once had a 70-200 2.8 get filled up with water on a beach and it was so bad it looked like a little aquarium.. occupational hazards.
Fi, yes! Your lens is fine... hardly used it in fact. The director decided not to go for that look. :)
ahhh.. now i c.... whew! hope your baby is OK and fixable?? Glad to know my lens is OK =)
Ouch!
Ouch. At least you got a second body. I will be dead if it happened to me. Time for a new strap! Matin or Optech should do well :)