> I think we all have stories here.
Ah, war stories . . . .
OK, Here's my best one:
I left an FM with an MD-11 and a 500mm/f8
(fairly heavy) on a poolside table covered
with a towel (to keep it cooler). Somebody
got out of the pool and grabbed the towel
to dry off -- CLUNK! - the camera goes face
first into the concrete deck.
I expected the lens helix to be jammed or
something, but it didn't even dent the lens
hood, just marred the finish a bit.
There was a fine coating of concrete dust on
the leading edge of the hood, and a circular
(lens hood sized) mark about 1/32 inch deep
in the concrete where the lens hit.
I was impressed.
The camera kept working for another 10 years
after that -- the lens and motor are still
going strong today.
I don't know if they ever fixed the concrete.
-Don
