Good news, bad news.

Lloydy · 05-03-2009, 01:53 PM

I was enjoying my other passion of competitive off road driving today up in the mountains of Mid Wales, and as I was walking a section I walked down a a slope twards a small river and slipped.
I took off at a trot, then tripped and dived head first into the vertical rocky bank on the other side of the stream. Naturally the top of my head found the pointy rock sticking out the furthest, and I collapsed in a big heap in the stream.

I now have bruises and grazes to my head, hand shoulder and both legs. An extremely stiff neck and shoulder and broken varifocals. If my spelling is all to hell it's because I'mwearing my prescription sunglasses and the keyboard is a mystery.

Oh, I was also carrying my K10 with the kit 18-55 lens and battery pack, and the whole thing was submerged in some very dirty river water and took a nasty crash on the way in there.

I wiped it down with the dry bit of my shirt and pressed the shutter, and it worked ok.

Apart from a slight scratch down the back and a very tiny speck of water under the rear screen it survived far better than I did!

The fact that it's sealed, although this lens isn't, and the reputation for ruggedness is what made me convert to Pentax from Canon, and I hope this is proved to be the case.

Off road motorsport is by it's very nature a hostile environment, the K10 spends a lot of time dumped on the passenger seat of my 4x4, which is open to the elements. It has actually been on the seat while I compete, I just tighten the camera strap around the seat back.

It's also passed around other competitors and spectators while I drive, and peoploe who know about other brands of DSLR always like the feel of it and the features. If I pass it to someone who hasn't got a clue I just leave it set and tell them to "press the big silver button"

I've never been 'precious' about my camera's, I want pictures not an ornament, and this is exactly what I want.

I'm back in action tomorrow, if my aches and pains let me?

flyer · 05-03-2009, 03:43 PM

I wish you a prompt recovery. Next time you go there, take off your roller blades first.

allill · 05-03-2009, 04:03 PM

Great story, hope you get well and nice to hear about your camera's adventures!

Robert S Donovan · 05-03-2009, 04:49 PM

Geez. Hope you are OK! Glad your camera seems to have survived the incident. Durability is one of the main reasons I chose the K10D, too. Mine has been in the pouring rain, driving snow, blinding dust, spewing beer, you name it. Your story is much better than my drunk-in-Paris-and-tripped-on-a-chain-behind-the-Louvre story:

And my stepped-on-my-camera-while-it-was-under-my-chair story:

Damn Brit · 05-03-2009, 06:47 PM

Glad you're alrightish.

You might want to leave the camera in a warm place with it's doors open and lens off, just in case.

Robert S Donovan · 05-03-2009, 06:51 PM

Originally posted by Damn Brit

Glad you're alrightish.

You might want to leave the camera in a warm place with it's doors open and lens off, just in case.

Good point. A night in a bucket full of dried rice works wonders for wet electronics. I'd do that with the lens on, though

65535 · 05-03-2009, 09:20 PM

as a mechanical engineer, it pleases me to see that my camera of choice is so hardcore.

**** yeah Pentax!

oh, and nature did a pretty good job with the human body too

asdf · 05-04-2009, 01:16 AM

Originally posted by Robert S Donovan

And my stepped-on-my-camera-while-it-was-under-my-chair story:

Were you wearing high heels or something?

Robert S Donovan · 05-04-2009, 05:45 AM

Originally posted by asdf

Were you wearing high heels or something?

As always

OregonJim · 05-04-2009, 08:47 AM

Originally posted by Robert S Donovan

Good point. A night in a bucket full of dried rice works wonders for wet electronics. I'd do that with the lens on, though

Oh no!

(visions of wife sticking bucket of rice on stove for quick dinner)

res3567 · 05-05-2009, 08:49 PM

Originally posted by asdf

Were you wearing high heels or something?

Originally posted by Robert S Donovan

As always

Were they three inch Steletos?

Robert S Donovan · 05-06-2009, 06:59 AM

Originally posted by res3567

Were they three inch Steletos?

Of course!

HermanLee · 05-06-2009, 10:41 AM

I hope you'll recover soon, Lloydy.
Off road is a dangerous and challenging sport for sure.
Sorry but, did anybody take picture of you and your camera in the stream? I just want to see how bad it is.

Glad that your K10D survive. I've heard many stories like this from K10D owners.
Pentax did a good job to protect their camera.
Now, if only they can start protecting the photographer ... :P

Lloydy · 05-06-2009, 03:05 PM

Here I am driving through the stream I fell into, it's safer in my 4x4!

My neck is still sore, and there's a lot of bruises and scabs on the top of my head, but I did fall off the top of that bank and land on my head.

The camera fine, there's a slight bubble under the rear screen and a scratch on the grip.

It looked bad when my friend fished it out of the mud, but I went a bit upstream and dunked it in some cleaner water until I got home.

And despite there being many other people taking pictures and video, my embarrasment remains a well kept secret.

05-03-2009, 01:53 PM	#1
Lloydy Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Shropshire, UK Posts: 1,114	Good news, bad news. I was enjoying my other passion of competitive off road driving today up in the mountains of Mid Wales, and as I was walking a section I walked down a a slope twards a small river and slipped. I took off at a trot, then tripped and dived head first into the vertical rocky bank on the other side of the stream. Naturally the top of my head found the pointy rock sticking out the furthest, and I collapsed in a big heap in the stream. I now have bruises and grazes to my head, hand shoulder and both legs. An extremely stiff neck and shoulder and broken varifocals. If my spelling is all to hell it's because I'mwearing my prescription sunglasses and the keyboard is a mystery. Oh, I was also carrying my K10 with the kit 18-55 lens and battery pack, and the whole thing was submerged in some very dirty river water and took a nasty crash on the way in there. I wiped it down with the dry bit of my shirt and pressed the shutter, and it worked ok. Apart from a slight scratch down the back and a very tiny speck of water under the rear screen it survived far better than I did! The fact that it's sealed, although this lens isn't, and the reputation for ruggedness is what made me convert to Pentax from Canon, and I hope this is proved to be the case. Off road motorsport is by it's very nature a hostile environment, the K10 spends a lot of time dumped on the passenger seat of my 4x4, which is open to the elements. It has actually been on the seat while I compete, I just tighten the camera strap around the seat back. It's also passed around other competitors and spectators while I drive, and peoploe who know about other brands of DSLR always like the feel of it and the features. If I pass it to someone who hasn't got a clue I just leave it set and tell them to "press the big silver button" I've never been 'precious' about my camera's, I want pictures not an ornament, and this is exactly what I want. I'm back in action tomorrow, if my aches and pains let me?

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05-03-2009, 03:43 PM	#2
flyer Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ste-Anne des Plaines, Qc., Canada Posts: 2,013	I wish you a prompt recovery. Next time you go there, take off your roller blades first.

05-03-2009, 04:03 PM	#3
allill Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 267	Great story, hope you get well and nice to hear about your camera's adventures!

05-03-2009, 04:49 PM	#4
Robert S Donovan Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Anderson, SC Photos: Gallery Posts: 361	Geez. Hope you are OK! Glad your camera seems to have survived the incident. Durability is one of the main reasons I chose the K10D, too. Mine has been in the pouring rain, driving snow, blinding dust, spewing beer, you name it. Your story is much better than my drunk-in-Paris-and-tripped-on-a-chain-behind-the-Louvre story: And my stepped-on-my-camera-while-it-was-under-my-chair story:

05-03-2009, 06:47 PM	#5
Damn Brit Guest	Glad you're alrightish. You might want to leave the camera in a warm place with it's doors open and lens off, just in case.

05-03-2009, 06:51 PM	#6
Robert S Donovan Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Anderson, SC Photos: Gallery Posts: 361	Originally posted by Damn Brit Glad you're alrightish. You might want to leave the camera in a warm place with it's doors open and lens off, just in case. Good point. A night in a bucket full of dried rice works wonders for wet electronics. I'd do that with the lens on, though

05-03-2009, 09:20 PM	#7
65535 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 187	as a mechanical engineer, it pleases me to see that my camera of choice is so hardcore. **** yeah Pentax! oh, and nature did a pretty good job with the human body too

05-04-2009, 01:16 AM	#8
asdf Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 1,252	Originally posted by Robert S Donovan And my stepped-on-my-camera-while-it-was-under-my-chair story: Were you wearing high heels or something?

05-04-2009, 05:45 AM	#9
Robert S Donovan Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Anderson, SC Photos: Gallery Posts: 361	Originally posted by asdf Were you wearing high heels or something? As always

05-04-2009, 08:47 AM	#10
OregonJim Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon Posts: 1,327	Originally posted by Robert S Donovan Good point. A night in a bucket full of dried rice works wonders for wet electronics. I'd do that with the lens on, though Oh no! (visions of wife sticking bucket of rice on stove for quick dinner)

05-05-2009, 08:49 PM	#11
res3567 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Houston Tx. Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,876	Originally posted by asdf Were you wearing high heels or something? Originally posted by Robert S Donovan As always Were they three inch Steletos?

05-06-2009, 06:59 AM	#12
Robert S Donovan Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Anderson, SC Photos: Gallery Posts: 361	Originally posted by res3567 Were they three inch Steletos? Of course!

05-06-2009, 10:41 AM	#13
HermanLee Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Southern California, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 729	I hope you'll recover soon, Lloydy. Off road is a dangerous and challenging sport for sure. Sorry but, did anybody take picture of you and your camera in the stream? I just want to see how bad it is. Glad that your K10D survive. I've heard many stories like this from K10D owners. Pentax did a good job to protect their camera. Now, if only they can start protecting the photographer ... :P

05-06-2009, 03:05 PM	#14
Lloydy Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Shropshire, UK Posts: 1,114 Original Poster	Here I am driving through the stream I fell into, it's safer in my 4x4! My neck is still sore, and there's a lot of bruises and scabs on the top of my head, but I did fall off the top of that bank and land on my head. The camera fine, there's a slight bubble under the rear screen and a scratch on the grip. It looked bad when my friend fished it out of the mud, but I went a bit upstream and dunked it in some cleaner water until I got home. And despite there being many other people taking pictures and video, my embarrasment remains a well kept secret.