Well as I transfered the camera from one hand to another it slip right through my fingers. Typically I'm not such a butter fingers but I was trying to hurry and take a shower before the in-laws came over.
As my camera was plunging to the ground I made one last attempt to save it but this 23 year old body doesn't move as fast as it used to and as Maxwell Smart would say, "I missed by THAT much."
The lens smashed square on the nose and CRUNCHED to it's death. At first I thought it was just all noise, but the I realized I couldn't get the lens cap off b/c it was smashed into the lens. Then as I rotated the focus ring, I saw it. I saw my wedding ring glistening through the other side of the lens, glistening through what should be a black focus ring but instead is now a lovely 1/4 inch crack that allows the ring to move freely about the cabin.
Needless to say, I no longer have a lens, that was my only one..
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how pity..i love to take photo,but don't have camera.
Thanks Sharudin, ironically I too have no camera now that my lens is destroyed. Thanks for the comment!
Oh, no. Say it ain't so. Hope the camera still works OK. Since I've been able to slowly build up my lens collection, I happen to have an 18-70mm lens (mint condition) exactly like the broken one. Hardly ever use the 18-70, so I can offer it to you at a very reasonable price. Send me an e-mail if you are interested.
Oh DANG! I considered kidding you with a dad-sounding discourse on how "haste makes waste" and "the early bird catches the lens" and all, but I just won't. That's too bad, dude!
When I saw the pic and realized it was your lens, I broke out in a full-body sweat/blush. I feel for ya, bro!
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