According to my field test it takes just about a double, backwards summersault of a cliff, tripod attached!!, bouncing twice in the rocks before landing elegantly on the 24-70mm lenshood.
The result was a busted house with cracks several places along the top display as well as a couple of minor (compared to the first mentioned) cracks around the tool.
The big question is; how does it perform? Well, the picture below was taken from about the same place as the D3x took the plunge just a few minutes earlier. It works fine! There is of course some difficulty operating the on/off button and the top display is misplaced and showing some hieroglyph like signs, but the output is still outstanding. Since the electronics now seem to be exposed to moisture I decided to put the camera to rest in the car for the remaining of the trip.
OK, now to the really BIG question; how much does it cost to fix? If possible...
6 comments:
Oh man, this hurts. Ok, I know it's just a camera...could have been you, but it still hurts. Hope they can fix it.
Edwin Kats
Ah..just get rid of the rubbish and go back to Canon :-)
Ouch! As pointed out, I hope you're OK and unhurt. I'd worry about the shutter and mechanical mechanism for sure. Electronics tend to take a good beating but it's usually the loose stuff that can get shifted and start malfunctioning. Do you any shots of the cracks? There's a photojournalist that had a couple of incidents with his gear too. It's amazing how pro gear holds up against this kinda abuse for sure:
http://karlgrobl.blogspot.com/2010/04/nikons-arrived-and-my-canons-are.html
WOW! Mitt lille Canon 350D hadde nok sprutet til alle kanter i deler om den hadde opplevd det samme. Men så er den jo også i en helt annen prisklasse, hehe..
Let's not hope the repairs totally break the bank. But it shows the quality of the kit. And Eirik, if had been a Canon, I wouldn't be just repairs in mind, but a new camerahouse as the platic of Canon would be flying all over the waterfall. Sorry to say, Canon is not up to it for NASA, it's just not up to the job.
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