Ouch!!! Expensive mistake...

p0ss3s3d · 13 Apr 2010 at 19:18

Nicked from TP, might've been posted before on here not sure anyway - how unlucky/foolish must this guy be!!

p0ss3s3d · 13 Apr 2010 at 19:25

I guess he's picked the camera up.

If you forget to lift it by the lens the camera is designed to rip like that so you don't damage the lens.

p0ss3s3d · 13 Apr 2010 at 19:35

600mm f/4?

p0ss3s3d · 13 Apr 2010 at 20:11

Mr-White said:
On the bright side it could have been paparazzi, in which case we can only hope it was wrapped round his head

MW

p0ss3s3d · 13 Apr 2010 at 20:59

Hotwired said:
Is the lens really that much more expensive than the body to warrant sacrificing the body first? o.0

Yes.

Generally
600mm f/4 = £7500
1D series = £2500

p0ss3s3d · 13 Apr 2010 at 23:44

Yeah, looking at it again it does look like force has been applied to the camera from a tumble. Lucky not to break the lens really.