Broke another camera

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2545 posts
17 years
Wakefield

Posted 09/07/2012 - 13:00 Link

Well done it again the last time I broke my K7 and now the K5 has crashed to the kitchen floor. It had the Sigma 70-200 on which is a heavy lens. The force of impact tore the lens and the metal mount off the front of the K5, ripping out the five screws that were holding it in place. Sent off for estimate to repair/sling in bin, for insurance purposes.

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NaimKhan NaimKhan

411 posts
17 years
Wakefield,
West Yorkshire

Posted 09/07/2012 - 13:32 Link

Sorry to hear of your misfortune Steve. Hope the repair is not too painful.

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Pentaxophile Pentaxophile

6794 posts
17 years
Nottingham

Posted 09/07/2012 - 13:44 Link

You should have waited until the K5 replacement was out, Stephen....

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snappychappy snappychappy

2545 posts
17 years
Wakefield

Posted 09/07/2012 - 13:49 Link

At least it was insured so shouldn't be to painful. Provably announce the K5 replacement as mine is repaired.

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paulgee20 paulgee20

802 posts
17 years
Sat in Chair

Posted 09/07/2012 - 15:02 Link

I just had same experience with the Wife knocking my K7 off the worktop, Insurance replaced with no quibbles with a K5.

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snappychappy snappychappy

2545 posts
17 years
Wakefield

Posted 09/07/2012 - 15:06 Link

Should have taken a shot of it,laying there all mangled, but maybe it would have been to traumatising for some members...........

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fatspider fatspider

6378 posts
20 years
Leeds,
UK

Posted 09/07/2012 - 15:10 Link

That's tough luck Steven, even more so with the 70-200 on

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snappychappy snappychappy

2545 posts
17 years
Wakefield

Posted 09/07/2012 - 16:11 Link

Thank you for all the comments people, I haven't tested the lens yet, but it is unmarked and looks OK.

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steven9761 steven9761

1232 posts
14 years
Glasgow

Posted 09/07/2012 - 16:36 Link

Steve - maybe your luck will change if you change your nickname from SNAPPYCHAPPY to something else. I think a "higher power" has mistaken the "snappy" bit to mean that you are forever breaking things!!

Seriously, on a brighter note - maybe your insurers will consider your damaged K5 as "beyond reasonable economic repair", and send you out a nice, shiny new one!!

Smeggypants Smeggypants

7671 posts
16 years
Smegland

Posted 09/07/2012 - 20:57 Link

Change it to LuckyChappy

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steven9761 steven9761

1232 posts
14 years
Glasgow

Posted 09/07/2012 - 21:28 Link

Smeggypants wrote:
Change it to LuckyChappy

Nah!!.. The jammy git will win the lottery before me if he does that!!