Originally Posted by freelanceshots
An ounce of prevention goes a long way ...sounds like this littlefilter saved you from even worse damage and a heart attack! I would think Canon would run it thru a battery of tests to make sure you get it back in better shape than even before the crash.
Good luck & keep us posted on what they find.
Denise
Ouch...it probably would have scared the absolute shit out of me [:P] Hope your bill doesn't get too high!
I'm reading in your bio that you are a professional photographer. Isn't your equipment insured against falling like that?
Anyway good luck!
Jan
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I have not seen the need to get insurance as I am a mother hen when
it comes to my gear. With that said I have to say that I always find
myself trying to cut corners when it comes to spending extra money on
like insurance and membership fees. I've thought about it but
I've never pulled the trigger when it comes to signing up for
insurance. As far as my equipment goes its a small inventory of a
5D2, 40D, battery grips, 70-200, 16-35, 15mm fisheye, 100mm IS macro,
and my 580 EX flash. My strobes usually stay inside and don't travel
with me and my tripods are pretty tough. My 360 pano head was 800
bucks so thats pretty expensive where if that was damaged, lost or
stolen I could not do a large portion of my work. Insurance would
come in handy for sure if my photo bag was stolen, burned in a fire
or I dropped my 5D in the water and destroyed it. I am pretty absent
minded and sometimes leave my gear places but up to this point I've
been lucky to get it back. To look back on my latest incident
I'd have to sayit was an unfortunate mishap where it was just
one of those things that happens from time to time. It was awful to
hear and then see my lens on the concrete along with my flash. A few
days before I had noticed that the zipper on my backpack was acting
up but still worked where I placed an order for a new shoulder bag
with more padding and that would hold more gear. It was due to meet
me at one of the future hotels that I'm staying at while traveling
for work. To bad it did not come sooner. I got the <span style="color: #000000;"]<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"]<span style="font-size: medium;"]<span style="font-weight: normal;"]<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #dceeff;"]Lowepro
Stealth Reporter D650 AW<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"]<span style="font-size: medium;"]<span style="font-weight: normal;"]
Camera Bag and it looks awesome. <span style="font-size: medium;"]Also,
I just rejoined Canon CPS today as my membership had expired. I'll
let everyone know what the outcome is once I find out and report on
the amount it costs to get the 70-200 fixed. I look at this incident
as just something that comes with the territory when you're busy and
that day I was very stressed with my photo assignment.
You're just like me. Although I'm not relying on my gear since it's not my job. And since insurance-policies cover pretty much nothing, I didn't go trough with it and decided to be careful.
However if I would pay that much for a shoulderbag and had the equipment you have and have to rely on it... I would seriously consider insurance.
That's one big new shoulder-bag your getting. I hope it works out better for you []
I think the bag will be perfect. I've been needing a do everything type bag like this since I left my last job. I had the backpack because I worked at the paper where it came in handy because I was always running somewhere. The bad thing was to get to your gear it had to be set down on a flat surface which cost a lot of time. Plus it was easy to grab when it was not properly zipped up which I never did but came close once. I will be so glad to have this new bag. 149.00 at amazon. The scary thing with the back pack was that I rode my motorcycle with it all the time. Just think about your gear falling out at 70mph plus on the highway! If photo insurance is anything like my car insurance then they can shove it up their you know what. I will most likely be looking into insurance as it would be a lot more simple if something really goes wrong. One time I thought I left my brand new 5D2, 15mm fisheye and my 360 head setting out at the airport in a bag but after hours of looking for them they showed up in the trunk behind the speaker box. My heart almost did not recover from that one.
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