fraga wrote: SKPhoton wrote:
My 20D was sent in for repair 5 times before it finally gave out.
Do you play soccer with your camera bodies?
J/K.
haha, not quite. I had a thread about this a few months ago but can\'t find it now...
The first 20D death was due to paintball goop leaking in. I had plastic bags around the camera and lens but the impact of being shot in the camera/lens several times ruptured the bag and the paint seeped in.
Another one was from beach sand getting trapped in the shutter release button and keeping it locked halfway down so I couldn\'t use the LCD, get it to quit AF\'ing, etc.
There was a muddy tug of war I shot where again the mud leaked through my plastic bag housing. (I can\'t say I recommend this method of protection.)
Ah, there was one from when I was shooting a fraternity group shot for my college\'s yearbook. I had backed up to the top of the staircase to fit everyone in. The setup was on a cheapy $70 tripod and during the shot, the whole shebang fell backwards down the concrete stairs. Actually, the camera didn\'t die in this case, but the flash on top was obliterated. The camera and grip were pretty scratched up however.
The last one was from snorkeling in the Bahamas. Here\'s one of the shots I was going for and one of the last ones I took. You can see the water leaking into the Ewamarine bag I was using. The 17-40L and 580ex that was in the bag drowned as well.
I don\'t have any of the 1D2 shots available right now though. Anyways, it\'s not like I\'m intentionally trying to kill my camera by any means, but I do like some \"extreme\" pictures at times.
The 1D2 I bought used from a friend who shoots a lot of pro level sports, NFL, MLB, etc, and I know he\'s put it through its fair share of weather so I don\'t really know what to say.
fraga wrote: SKPhoton wrote:
My 20D was sent in for repair 5 times before it finally gave out.
Do you play soccer with your camera bodies?
J/K.
haha, not quite. I had a thread about this a few months ago but can\'t find it now...
The first 20D death was due to paintball goop leaking in. I had plastic bags around the camera and lens but the impact of being shot in the camera several times ruptured the bag and the paint seeped in.
Another one was from beach sand getting trapped in the shutter release button and keeping it locked halfway down so I couldn\'t use the LCD, get it to quit AF\'ing, etc.
There was a muddy tug of war I shot where again the mud leaked through my plastic bag housing. (I can\'t say I recommend this method of protection.)
Ah, there was one from when I was shooting a fraternity group shot for my college\'s yearbook. I had backed up to the top of the staircase to fit everyone in. The setup was on a cheapy $70 tripod and during the shot, the whole shebang fell backwards down the concrete stairs. Actually, the camera didn\'t die in this case, but the flash on top was obliterated. The camera and grip were pretty scratched up however.
The last one was from snorkeling in the Bahamas. Here\'s one of the shots I was going for and one of the last ones I took. You can see the water leaking into the Ewamarine bag I was using. The 17-40L and 580ex that was in the bag drowned as well.
I don\'t have any of the 1D2 shots available right now though. Anyways, it\'s not like I\'m intentionally trying to kill my camera by any means, but I do like some \"extreme\" pictures at times.
The 1D2 I bought used from a friend who shoots a lot of pro level sports, NFL, MLB, etc, and I know he\'s put it through its fair share of weather so I don\'t really know what to say.
fraga wrote: SKPhoton wrote:
My 20D was sent in for repair 5 times before it finally gave out.
Do you play soccer with your camera bodies?
J/K.
haha, not quite. I had a thread about this a few months ago but can\'t find it now...
The first 20D death was due to paintball goop leaking in. I had plastic bags around the camera and lens but the impact of being shot in the camera several times ruptured the bag and the paint seeped in.
Another one was from beach sand getting trapped in the shutter release button and keeping it locked halfway down so I couldn\'t use the LCD, get it to quit AF\'ing, etc.
There was a muddy tug of war I shot where again the mud leaked through my plastic bag housing. (I can\'t say I recommend this method of protection.)
Ah, there was one from when I was shooting a fraternity group shot for my college\'s yearbook. I had backed up to the top of the staircase to fit everyone in. The setup was on a cheapy $70 tripod and during the shot, the whole shebang fell backwards down the concrete stairs. Actually, the camera didn\'t die in this case, but the flash on top was obliterated. The camera and grip were pretty scratched up however.
The last one was from snorkeling in the Bahamas. Here\'s one of the shots I was going for and one of the last ones I took. You can see the water leaking into the Ewamarine bag I was using.
I don\'t have any of the 1D2 shots available right now though. Anyways, it\'s not like I\'m intentionally trying to kill my camera by any means, but I do like some \"extreme\" pictures at times.
The 1D2 I bought used from a friend who shoots a lot of pro level sports, NFL, MLB, etc, and I know he\'s put it through its fair share of weather so I don\'t really know what to say.
