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Archive 2014 · I dropped my 24-70 f2.8L II onto a cement floor and it lived, mostly.

  
 
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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · I dropped my 24-70 f2.8L II onto a cement floor and it lived, mostly.


I was doing a photoshoot a few weeks ago and I had set my 24-70 f2.8L II on a counter while I was taking some wider shots with my 16-35 and someone bumped it and it fell directly onto the cement floor. Thankfully none of the glass elements in the lens were broken and the only thing that needs repaired is the metal mount which was dented. It should be obvious to everyone out there, but you should keep your lenses stored in a camera bag when not in use.

Thankfully this lesson is only going to cost me $150 rather than having to buy a new $2,500 lens.



Feb 09, 2014 at 04:28 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · I dropped my 24-70 f2.8L II onto a cement floor and it lived, mostly.


Bummer.


Feb 09, 2014 at 04:37 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · I dropped my 24-70 f2.8L II onto a cement floor and it lived, mostly.


jcolwell wrote:
Bummer.


Its not quite as bad as it sounds. It could have been much worse. I was pretty rattled with the whole situation until my repair guy called me after checking it out.



Feb 09, 2014 at 04:40 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · I dropped my 24-70 f2.8L II onto a cement floor and it lived, mostly.


I dropped a handfull of gear on top of an EF 70-200/2.8L IS lens, when it was only one week old. Split the main barrel open between the focus and zoom rings. Cost about $600 to fix, in 2006.


Feb 09, 2014 at 04:55 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · I dropped my 24-70 f2.8L II onto a cement floor and it lived, mostly.


Talk about excellent luck! Best buy a lotto ticket at this rate...


Feb 09, 2014 at 08:09 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · I dropped my 24-70 f2.8L II onto a cement floor and it lived, mostly.


My soul would bleed if that happend to me.


Feb 09, 2014 at 08:24 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · I dropped my 24-70 f2.8L II onto a cement floor and it lived, mostly.


If you have an insurance rider on your gear they will cover repair costs 100%.....my wife and I went to the zoo because she was at an auction to benefit the zoo and won a day with the keepers. She got into the condor cage with the handler and had a condor fly down right next to her and peck at her arms and hands (had her fingers pulled into her hands tight). We had visited all over the zoo at the end of the day we were at the quarantine building where there was a baby gazelle and a reindeer. They were new to the zoo and were being held here separate from the other animals.

The baby gazelle was like a dog, would come up to you and let you pet it's head and then it would run away. I had my arms filled with all kinds of stuff I was holding for my wife while she was walking around with the handlers. I had my 100-400 zoom over my shoulder in its case, I reached down to pat the gazelle and as I leaned over my case slide down my arm faster than you can blink. Right over the gazelles head.....he took off with my lens and somehow he pushed his front legs through the strap and it finally wiggled over his hind quarters. When I picked it up, there was a dent in the barrel. I called my insurance agent and my policy covered 100%, no deductible to repair my lens and even provided a new case (the other one had grass stains all over it).

The insurance covers everything and anything. It is the only way to keep your equipment covered and safe in my mind. And yes, your lens gets knocked off to the floor, as long as the lens is called out on the policy, the insurance will cover it.

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Feb 09, 2014 at 08:46 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · I dropped my 24-70 f2.8L II onto a cement floor and it lived, mostly.




kezeka wrote:
Talk about excellent luck! Best buy a lotto ticket at this rate...


I did and I only won $5. Can't win em all.



Feb 09, 2014 at 08:47 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · I dropped my 24-70 f2.8L II onto a cement floor and it lived, mostly.


ouch! I dropped my 35L from a high shelf when i was taking my camera out, somehow the strap got stuck and with the impact the lens fell to the floor. Repair was about $250...I feel your pain...


Feb 09, 2014 at 08:53 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · I dropped my 24-70 f2.8L II onto a cement floor and it lived, mostly.


I once had a lens plummet to the ground, and it sustained serious damage, but I didn't post about it. Just got it repaired and got on ….


Feb 09, 2014 at 10:42 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · I dropped my 24-70 f2.8L II onto a cement floor and it lived, mostly.


More than once I've clicked on a thread, only to feel after reading it like it was a waste of time, but I didn't post about it. I just clicked on the "back" button and got on ...


Feb 09, 2014 at 10:47 PM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · I dropped my 24-70 f2.8L II onto a cement floor and it lived, mostly.


Oh yeah, I do that all the time!


Feb 10, 2014 at 11:31 AM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · I dropped my 24-70 f2.8L II onto a cement floor and it lived, mostly.


yup, just did it again


Feb 10, 2014 at 07:04 PM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · I dropped my 24-70 f2.8L II onto a cement floor and it lived, mostly.


Ouch


Feb 10, 2014 at 07:39 PM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · I dropped my 24-70 f2.8L II onto a cement floor and it lived, mostly.


Ouch.


Feb 13, 2014 at 12:15 AM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · I dropped my 24-70 f2.8L II onto a cement floor and it lived, mostly.


I dropped my 15mm fisheye onto a wooden floor and guess what...

It cost £350 to repair... :@



Feb 14, 2014 at 08:19 AM





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