Being on a cement floor I grimace thinking is I had actually fallen "on my elbows." That would permanently disable my "funny bone." |-\
Jack --- On Tue, 12/1/09, Tim Øsleby <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Tim Øsleby <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: OOPS!! > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 11:37 AM > 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. > -- 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.
