Equipment .... um.... accidents

[malfunctions]

Ahh the agony. From the land of Oz, the repair cost was $800AUD. New lens cost was $1700AUD. The 17-40L f4 was $1000AUD. Talk about a rock and a hard place! It was fixed, the glass was fine, all realigned and works great! It even has a brand new serial # since the lens mount was distorted! A great advert for the robustness of the glass elements... not so good for the electronics and plastic parts.





I suspect the CF cards are pretty tough too! Trust me though, it was accidental, not deliberate but what a way to find out.

[barba]

I have washed many, many flash drives and CF cards. All are still working. Dry them very well before getting them anywhere nearelectricityand I bet you will be fine. They are remarkably tough bits of technology.