Keep your lens hoods on...

[Luca Brazzi]

Frustratingly, my 70-200 L 2.8 (with 1.4x converter and polariser attached) slipped out of my rucksack, here in the paddock at Nogaro. It hit the tarmac with a mighty thud and a plasticky sound. Picked it up...rear lens cover broken, 1.4x slightly scratched...lens hood a little scratched.

Apart from being a little stiff in attaching to the camera....works perfectly...big sigh of relief. Note to self, other than don't be clumsy....keep lens caps and lens hoods on when not attached to camera.

LB

Bought a 10mm Sigma fisheye lens to see what it can bring to the party in terms of pit action...very pleased so far

Edited by Luca Brazzi on Friday 3rd October 17:30

[4hero]

Ouch, glad the lens is ok! I dread the thought of dropping my 70-200, and always keep the lens caps on.

edited to say: as for the 10mm, am I jealous? Hell yes no

I need to see a doctor. Woke up this morning with this urge to buy a Canon 10-22mm. The urge stayed with me all the way until lunchtime (this is the time I normally buy my lenses ), I fought and fought and fought to resist the urge, and was successful (that is the first time thats ever happened). I think I may have overcome my addiction, but even this minute want to go out and buy one. Help!!!!

Edited by 4hero on Friday 3rd October 18:47

[Luca Brazzi]

The fisheye gives a little vignetting on the 1D3, but with a little cropping, the results are great. Adds a new dimension to the set. The team I shoot for want more and more pit and paddock stuff. They like the car stuff, but says it starts to look too samey after a while, which is understandable I guess.

Once I get some webspave and a new domain, I'll post up some efforts.

And if you are scared about dropping your 70-200...just to cause another 'pucker', my strap came loose on my monopod at Brands Hatch, and it dropped onto the pit lane, with the 300 2.8 attached...polariser popped out, and some nasty internal sounds on the focusing ring. Sent it away...optics perfect, refitted lining underneath focus ring, calibration check....good to go. Very pleased I bought sturdy kit.

Must be less clumsy.

[profstoff]

A similar thing happened to me with my Sigma 150-500 at Brands Hatch. It's a heavy lens but obviously well built. I was worried about the IS but everything seems to work okay.

I always keep the front lens caps on when a lens is not being used and the rear lens cap when it is not on the camera (and come to that a body cap on the camera when there is no lens attached).

[beano500]

"Hug a Hoodie"

Takes on a whole new meaning, doesn't it?

[paul911]

4hero said:

I need to see a doctor. Woke up this morning with this urge to buy a Canon 10-22mm....

Do it you know it make scene

I dropped my very expensive (not) 50mm while attached to my camera (on carpet). Thankfully the camera is fine, and the 50 still works but makes a very noisy excessive motor noise. Presume its misshaped the lens casing, but works OK!

[4hero]

Paul, don't tempt me, I just had to pay £3.5k for a baby (hopefully)

Pennyless Neil

[flat-planedCrank]

4hero said:

Woke up this morning with this urge to buy a Canon 10-22mm.

Thought you were getting a 5D2?

Edited by flat-planedCrank on Friday 3rd October 21:17

[4hero]

flat-planedCrank said:

4hero said:

Woke up this morning with this urge to buy a Canon 10-22mm.

Thought you were getting a 5D2?

Will a 10-22 not fit on a 5D Edited to say, come to think about it, will it fit with being EFS?

Quinny said:

Got one of them, its bloody excellent, just go and buy it

Is that helping???

ermm, nope, is there a camera shop open at 9:30pm My father in law has one, may just have to break in to his place and steal it tonight

Edited by 4hero on Friday 3rd October 21:33

[flat-planedCrank]

4hero said:

flat-planedCrank said:

4hero said:

Woke up this morning with this urge to buy a Canon 10-22mm.

Thought you were getting a 5D2?

Will a 10-22 not fit on a 5D

I'd not want to even try it

Your 17-40 would be almost as wide on a 5D2 anyhow

[4hero]

flat-planedCrank said:

I'd not want to even try it

Your 17-40 would be almost as wide on a 5D2 anyhow

I could never work out the conversions FP. I'll be keeping the 40D, but ditching the 350 so could still find a use for the 10-22. Or should I go fisheye, a dinnae ken

[flat-planedCrank]

4hero said:

flat-planedCrank said:

I'd not want to even try it

Your 17-40 would be almost as wide on a 5D2 anyhow

I could never work out the conversions FP. I'll be keeping the 40D, but ditching the 350 so could still find a use for the 10-22. Or should I go fisheye, a dinnae ken

My understanding is that the EF-S lenses won't mount on a full frame body - but even if they did their different rear element may actually interrupt the mirror working....doesn't sound good

10-22 on a 350D is about 16-35, so your 17-40 on a 5D2 is probably going to work out similar....and probably a lot nicer

[flat-planedCrank]

...but if you did want an ultra-wide for an APS-C camera.....
The new Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 seems to get pretty good reviews - particularly for resolution (and being f2.8 )
http://www.photozone.de/canon-eos/379-tokina_1116_...

Its £449 on warehouseexpress.com

[4hero]

Thanks for the info FP

Luca, sorry for hijacking your thread

[Simpo Two]

Luca Brazzi said:

slightly scratched...lens hood a little scratched...works perfectly...

Amateur. To really damage a lens, place it on top of a filing cabinet, face down with the rear upwards and unprotected. Then swipe it sideways in such as way as to make it describe a neat 180 turn in freefall, landing on its arse. With practice this will break absolutely every internal component. A quick test of a successful 'drop' is to ensure that neither the focus nor zoom ring will turn and the lens will not mount to the body. In this way you can clock up quite a score - my best is £412

[Luca Brazzi]

Simpo Two said:

Luca Brazzi said:

slightly scratched...lens hood a little scratched...works perfectly...

Amateur. To really damage a lens, place it on top of a filing cabinet, face down with the rear upwards and unprotected. Then swipe it sideways in such as way as to make it describe a neat 180 turn in freefall, landing on its arse. With practice this will break absolutely every internal component. A quick test of a successful 'drop' is to ensure that neither the focus nor zoom ring will turn and the lens will not mount to the body. In this way you can clock up quite a score - my best is £412

That's making me feel sick.

Its such a horrible feeling when you feel the weight in your rucksack or on your shoulder go light...everything runs in slow motion...apart from the lens accelerating towards the ground lol.

Lovely sunny day here in Nogaro, sun has just come up, and the mist is clearing....should be a good day.
LB

[Simpo Two]

Luca Brazzi said:

Its such a horrible feeling when you feel the weight in your rucksack or on your shoulder go light...

As a student I used to carry my camera bag on the back of my bike, over the rear wheel. The camera was a Ricoh XR-7, about a week old and of course I was very proud of it. One day while making fair progress I went over a tarmac ramp, maybe 1" high, and two seconds later there was a sickening 'crack' from behind me. Oh no. The camera had flown out of the bag and landed upside down on the pavement One of those 'I wish I could go back 10 seconds' moments. To my great surprise the camera still worked fine, and lasted for 16 years until the shutter went wonky.

I still have the camera and it still has the scars from 1982 on the top!

[RobDickinson]

10-22 will mount but will laso foul the mirror on a 5D

Sigmas 10-20 will mount and fire with no issues other than some vignetting on steroids.