Phew! That was a tense read. At first I was sure it was a disaster. Then I was worried for your niece. Then a bit of hope. Then, about as good as you could hope for!

Something similar has happened to me twice. Once I didn’t fully pull out a tripod leg so the unbalanced camera fell on rocks. I dove for it also landing on rocks. Did more damage to myself than the camera. The front lens filter was destroyed, the top window on the camera cracked. But a new filter/lens hood and a relatively inexpensive repair and I was on my bruised way.

Second time, I slipped and fell on rocks. The front of my first EF 24-70 snapped off the base and bounced into the creek. Insurance covered it and I got a surprising amount for the destroyed lens on eBay (I was clear what had happened).

Good times.

Glad the R5 is in good shape.


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