Originally posted by Sandy Hancock I have heard too many of these stories. Can someone please explain to me why they don't carry their precious gear in a safe manner?
(glad the damage doesn't seem to be too bad)
agreed - this happens all too often...
this was a simple case of me pulling my camera out of my bag and not having a good grip on it, the lens caught an edge of the bag, and tugged it loose from my grip.... unfortunately, I can think of no way that this could have been avoided, other than: 1) grip it tighter, or 2) keep bag on floor, surrounded by pillows....
fortunately, the hood took all of the brunt, having been mounted on the lens.... the pieces that I glued back on the hood seemed to have bonded over night and I mounted the hood securely on the lens this morning, prior to leaving for the office...
not even the strap would have prevented this, unless I had the strap around my neck prior to taking the camera out of the bag....