no matter how careful you are

[wilson44512]

some thing always goes wrong. and it did for me. i came in the house and put my D40 on my computer desk just like always. but this time the strap was caught on the arm of the chair. which i didn't know. and when i sat down and turned around to face the computer. it pulled the D40 off the table. it was a about a 2 foot drop to the carpet. and when i picked up the camera and seen that lens was broke. it wasn't in pieces but it came apart a little. were the zoom handle is. like in the picture. i took to the camera shop were i bought it. and he sent it to Nikon. to see how much will it cost to repair. I'm more worried about the camera. i put the kit lens back on it. and it seems ok. i hope nothing is wrong with that. has any one dropped theirs at this height? and the camera was ok?
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[GaryS]

I didn't like the sound of this thread right from the subject line... That sucks man. Lets hope its cheap to fix!

[DonSchap]

I believe "AParmley" dropped his Canon EOS 30D & EFS 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM lens combo from a pretty good height ... and he was able to save it.

Guess it all depends on where it lands ... safest spot would be in your hands, I suspect. The concrete floor might be just about the worst ... that is, next to the pool, in the yard. DSLR cameras usually don't know how to swim, without a water-proof wrap-around. :rolleyes: Who knew?

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The most bothersome thing is that the cost of repair to a low-end lens is often about the same as buying it new, these days.

[tizeye]

I left the shop out and sent direct to Nikon. It was repaired under warranty.

Had a similar situation. Was working outside taking pictures of a DIY project. Had on a workbench and inadvertantly knocked off. Ground was soft as I had to clean the dirt out of the filter that took the brunt of the impact. Barrel wouldn't turn and rattled inside. When I took the lens off, that small plastic ring at the back of the 18-55 lens was broken and trying to fall out the back of the lens. Put my 55-200 on and the camera worked fine.

It really illustrated how fragile these plastic lens are. In my 30+ years with SLR, I've never had a lens break and not treating them any rougher (perhaps easier) than I have other lens. It is a tradeoff that companies are doing for both cost and weight savings putting all that plastic in them. My next lens, will pay attention to construction in addition to the optics.

[mugsisme]

Oh man! I am so sorry. I hope that the price is not too much to fix it. You sent the camera and the lens, or just the lens?

[XaiLo]

Sorry to here that man I know how you feel literally. I had just bought a Cannon S2 IS and it inexplicably fell from my hands, right onto the lens $500 dollars down the drain. :( But what can you do live and learn I don't use a neck strap much prefer a hand strap and bag. But with such delicate devices we have to be continuously mindful that bad things can and do happen. And always be thinking a step ahead. hope the repair doesn't sting too much.

[wilson44512]

Oh man! I am so sorry. I hope that the price is not too much to fix it. You sent the camera and the lens, or just the lens?

just the lens. i was just out side with the kit lens on it. and it seams like its working fine. it was raining a little. while i was sitting on the back porch these 2 guys walked up .

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[DonSchap]

Oh, quit duckin' the issue!

[erichlund]

Sorry to hear about your lens. I don't have any sort of strap on my camera at all. Every once in a while, I'll put the shoulder strap on if I know it's going to be a casual day of strolling around, and perhaps taking a few shots here and there, but the camera strap has been responsible for breaking as many cameras as it's saved, perhaps more. Your situation was the exact reason I took mine off, and I haven't come close to a problem situation since.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Oh man I feel for you. That was (& hopefully still is) your main bird lens too.
Hope it's cheap.

[wilson44512]

yes that is my only bird lens. the camera shop i got it from. and who sent it in for me said it might take 4 weeks?:( i was talking to him how i would like to get some thing with a longer zoom. and he said that they have a tamron 75-300MM lens that will work with my D40. for $200 new. i wonder if that lens is any good? does any one know if it is?

[DonSchap]

The TAMRON is a good lens for the price. It's certainly not the fastest to focus, but typical of this class of lens. It has the reach beyond the 70-200, which is a fast lens, but far more pricey.

The 70-300 is a low cost lens ... but, if you're only occasionally taking a shot or two, well worth having. It's under 16 ounces, so it's lightweight and easy to carry. Make sure you get the Di-version (http://www.tamron.com/lenses/prod/70300_di_a017.asp) (<- click on link). TAMRON made an earlier version for film cameras (non-Di) ... and it isn't coated for the new digitals. Some online stores still sell these, trying to off-load their inventory to unsuspecting buyers. Specify the Di (model A17).