Dropped my camera

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Today I dropped my Canon 30D about 3 feet on to a concrete floor :bang::gag:

Now I think it landed on the lens which is now a goner as shown below. The camera looks OK and I can't see any marks on it, also it seems to be working fine, but what I'd like your advice on is
a) what can I do to check it's fine
b) Is there any thing that may need a service from Canon.


Many Thanks
Mark

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Thank god it was not the 17-55 2,8 or 70-200 2,8
 
Give it a gentle shake, if it rattles its probably fubared. You have got it insured I hope.
 
Get a Nikon!

Seriously, if it was me I'd have it professionally checked (and claim for it on the insurance along with the Tamron).

You could run a series of shots to check, (know anyone that could lend you a similar model to do a side by side comparison?)

I'd be devastated if I dropped any of my kit.
 
Dropped mine off some scaffolding in the bag and it was fine. Lens wasn't though...
 
Sorry to hear that, that must have been sickening!

You're never really going to know if the camera is affected until you start using it. If it's hit the ground lens first then there's a possibiity of the lens throat being out of alignment. Similarly, it doesn't need much of a knock to move the mirror out of alignment, both of which will result in faulty framing in the viewfinder.

The obvious thing to do is carefully fill the frame with a subject in the viewfinder and check that you get the same view from your shot. Other than that it's down to a full check up by a technician.

Good luck, I hope you get away with it. :)
 
I slipped and smacked my kit lens off a rock and my heart sank, the lens had been pushed in at an angle but after twisting it with a bit of force it popped back in and works fine although there is a small chip on the filter ring thing.... but back to the post i hope you get it sorted and there is no extreme damage
 
Thanks guys.
I did what CT suggested, and lined the left hand side of the poster straight to the edge in the viewfinder and took a shot. It looks straight to me, but I'll ring Canon in the morning and get it serviced just to be on the safe side I think. Just hope it does not cost too much and is not away too long.

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my cameras been generally abused, dropped, banged, ground against walls etc and its still fine, they're fairly hard wearing, hope yours is too!
 
On the plus side, your kit bag will be a bit lighter now.

Silver lining and all that.. :shrug:
 
Maybe take pics on various different ISO settings and whatnot, to see if it performs like it used to?
 
I've banged my 20d about quite a bit, dropped it off my shoulder with the 70-200 attached (it bounced of the floor and i caught it on the rebound about 3ft offthe ground :|), I've slipped while climbing over rocks and smashed it off them, etc.

They are built like tanks to some degree :)
 
Canon have said send it to a canon repair centre to be checked out.
Now there are non local so I'll nave to post it to someone like Fixation.

I rang Fixation and a free estimate away for a week and a half

So how do I send it, will Royal Mail be OK or should I use a courier. Any recommendation gratefully received.
 
Royal Mail will be fine and much cheaper than a courier. Just pad the box out plenty and make sure you send it special delivery so that you have the insurance.
 
The lens always kops it i'm afraid. I dropped a Nikon f50 years ago and the cosina 70-400 lens just fell apart, the camera was fine and still gets an outing today occassionally. Best get it checked out all the same.:'(
 
It's a sickening sound, the camera hitting the ground. I had that happen with my 300D onto a carpeted concrete floor, totalled the 18-55 lens...no great loss and I didn't bother getting the camera checked and it still works fine. Personally if the camera works as it did before why bother, save yourself some money and time without the camera.
 
One of the resons I got the 30D was for the mag-alloy body.

It will be going to Fixation in the morning, yes it looks fine and seems to be working, but I think it's worth the cost of postage just for my own peace of mind.
 
Poor poor camera :(
 
worth sending it away for a checkup, if there is something loose or slightly damaged they should pick up on it, something which could be more of a problem later on, especially if it starts playing up in the middle of a wedding!
 
If its only costing you the cost of the postage I would say for peace of mind its worth it.
 
Everytime I see this thread I wince.....
 
Me too.

Must. Get. Insurance. Now.
 
We were out in Greece for my step-sisters wedding and while taking pics before the ceremony my Dad decided to throw his D2x, 18-70 and brand new SB600 about 40ft+ down a marble staircase while he was still attached to it. Fortunately he bounced and came out relatively unscathed.

The D2x bounced all the way down and works fine.
The SB600 is in two pieces snapped off at the hotshoe bit.
The 18-70 surprisingly, although the UV filter smashed and bent inwards and the lens body split along the length of the lens from front to back about 1 inch still works.
I ended up using the 18-70 for candids on my D50 as the backup camera and shot the rest of the day on the D2x and an 18-200VR taking over from my Dad after he shot the ceremony.

Just goes to show the benefits of the pro body cameras and that you should always have backups of everything (we had 50mm's as well) if shooting weddings (including photographers!). My D50 would have been toast if it had dropped that far.
 
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