Basic physics was not on my side is the simple gist of it. The 5D3 is heavy, the 35mm is heavy. Having all that weight, even from a few inches of height, plough down onto one single point, a half thickness filter thread no less, was never going to end well.
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How did you manage to drop it anyway?
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Did you have the hood on?
I've never bothered with them and just used the hood for protection. I've destroyed a hood in a drop but the front element wasn't damaged like that filter up above.
I hate to say i told you so, so I wont
Sorry about the damage. Luckily that scratch wont have a big impact but just highlights the issues with filters shattering. Even a strong filter is no where near as strong as the front element, and sharp shards of glass are more likely to damage the front element than most every day impacts (but obviously not everything).
Sadly I have seen this kind of thing before, filters break and the sharp glass causes scratches and chips.
This video highlights just how strong the lens elements are, even on the chealest lenses:
http://petapixel.com/2013/07/08/vid...element-of-canons-thrifty-fifty-50mm-f1-8-ii/
lens hoods are the bets form of protection although even they aren't infallible. They also tend to break with the impacts, I have several broken hoods around (from cheaper lens, the lenses on Nikon pro glass are very solid with metal reinforcements at the thread).
Sorry about the damage. Luckily that scratch wont have a big impact but just highlights the issues with filters shattering. Even a strong filter is no where near as strong as the front element, and sharp shards of glass are more likely to damage the front element than most every day impacts (but obviously not everything).
Sadly I have seen this kind of thing before, filters break and the sharp glass causes scratches and chips.
This video highlights just how strong the lens elements are, even on the chealest lenses:
http://petapixel.com/2013/07/08/vid...element-of-canons-thrifty-fifty-50mm-f1-8-ii/
lens hoods are the bets form of protection although even they aren't infallible. They also tend to break with the impacts, I have several broken hoods around (from cheaper lens, the lenses on Nikon pro glass are very solid with metal reinforcements at the thread).
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Took one from a wedding last time.
It's quite difficult to fake the DoF the way it cuts unless you shoot F/11 or something then PS in all the blur if there is depth in the photo, as opposed to standing in front of a wall.
The focal plane is actually very thin, this is at /2.8, only her eyes is in focus, and her ears and you can see it cutting down to the ground, meaning the lens was tilted up at the time.
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It applies to anything being used commercially and carrying a camera basically. Even a Hubsan X4.
Yeah I've had a bit more of a read up on them now. I've also had a scan through the UAV thread in general. Not sure why that thread doesn't have a shared link in here as it's mainly a discussion on aerial photography, including the build process!
I need to find out about courses. At the moment, as I've had limited time, I haven't managed to find a specific link to a source of training.
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In an effort to become more than an iAuto point and clicker, I recently treated myself to a Lumix GM1 and added a Tamron 14-150 lens to the package while in the USA a week ago as the $>£ exchange rate meant it was rude to not to..
Joby Micro-Hybrid tripod and Op Tech sling complete the package.
Joby Micro-Hybrid tripod and Op Tech sling complete the package.
Wow that video is amazing. Alright, I'm definitely not going to be putting a filter on my prime lenses any more
Videos like that explain why I normally don't bother with UV/prot filter.
The same properties that make glass good for optical purposes also ensures they are extremely hard and resistant. Even with regular glass most metals aren't hard enough to scratch, glass cutters use special harden steel, tungsten-carbide and diamonds.
A little over an inch of glass can stop a .44 magnum round apparently.
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2x D810's incoming...
In less than 4 years since picking up my first DSLR I have now owned 5 
Now to settle down 
Got my nice gripped 60D last week, mint condition and only 4k though it... I then give it a test blast at the HebCeltFest over the weekend... Well chuffed with it!
Now to settle down Got my nice gripped 60D last week, mint condition and only 4k though it... I then give it a test blast at the HebCeltFest over the weekend... Well chuffed with it!
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5 DSLR in 4 years?
Would be cheaper to save up and get a 5D or something? The product cycle is much longer,3-4 years so it could work out cheaper than keep selling and changing?
Would be cheaper to save up and get a 5D or something? The product cycle is much longer,3-4 years so it could work out cheaper than keep selling and changing?
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Come on 5D4 !
Your completly right Ray, if only I had known then what was going to be happening. Although I have always sold on and bought second-hand apart from the first SLR so never lost out much. The end game now is to save for a 6D/5D2 and 70-200 2.8 in the next year or so and hanging on to my 24-70 2.8 Sigma. The 60D should be a solid camera until then