I tend to fall elbow first, when my hands are occupied with important stuff. Important stuff could mean anything from a slice of bread, to a DSRL.
-- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2009/12/1 P N Stenquist <[email protected]>: > Sorry to hear that, but I hope you're okay. > > When I fall I tend to hold my camera up in the air and hit the ground with > my face. Your decision was probably the more intelligent choice. > > Paul > On Dec 1, 2009, at 10:44 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > >> Sad moment.. I was unloading gear after returning home from a short photo >> trip. Was carrying the "mother" bag, a satellite bag containing the K20, DA >> 16-45 etc. and a light tripod (3001 Bogen w/mini ball head). "Bogen" is >> easier to spell. >> As I approached the door into the house, I caught my toe on the edge of a >> throw rug. Thought I was going down so, per survival instinct, I emptied my >> hands to help catch myself when I contacted the cement floor. >> All but the mother bag on my shoulder went to the floor in sort of a >> forward throw. Later, when I turned the camera on, all I had on the display >> was a flashing F.. Lens was difficult to remove and was obviously not mating >> with contacts. Upon removing the lens, with some effort, I could see a >> slight bend in the lens mount on the body. >> I put the lens on a K10 and found it mounted OK, but would not focus on >> the "S" setting and shutter would not release. In "C" mode. while the focus >> indicator light indicated "in focus" at the narrow end, the images were soft >> beyond help. Element scramble maybe.(?) >> Both K20 body and lens are on their way to the new Pentax repair facility >> at 250 North 54th st, Chandler, AZ 85226. >> >> Jack (sniff) >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
