Originally posted by Gregory
Control wise the K10D is a dream to use. The viewfinder screen is too fragile though. Improvements could be made. The screen got cracked on the second day of usage.
Back in the late 1980's when IBM's PC equipment was made out of armour steel, one of our test procedures was to drop it on a concrete surface to test its resistance to transportation issues.
It would be dropped from a hight of 6ft onto a corner. The PC would then be unpacked and booted up. If there was any visible damage or it failed to boot up and run, the test failed.
However the test specified that the PC had to be IN ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING at the time of the drop.
We tried dropping one without the packaging and it was a complete write off. Amazing what expanded polystyrene can do.
My suggestion is, if you are a clutz, keep your camera wrapped in bubble wrap with holes for the lens and buttons. Should be good for a 3 ft drop - unless it lands on the lens of course