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Oh bollox...
Dropped my Canon 400D DSLR on the driveway yesterday....
Although it was in its protective bag, I still heard a 'crack' and feared the worse..
Sure enough, the lens was cracked but thankfully only the filter screwed on the front !!- Very lucky... the rest of the camera appears to have survived.
Anyone want to guess how much a replacement 77mm Polarizer Filter costs
£300 or more
£16.99
http://www.virtualvillage.co.uk/77mm..._medium=shcomp
EDIT:- £18.98 with delivery
Last edited by Damo77; 22nd November 2010 at 18:28.
Well if spoons has paid much more than that, he wont be happy you put that link up !!
Sooooooooo lucky it wasn't any worse, unless they're gold plated I wouldn't worry about the filter cost.
Blimey, thats really good... whats the catchOriginally Posted by Damo77
when I was a kid I dropped my dad's Leica rangefinder (expensive!), he wasn't impressed. Luckily he only had to send it away to get the rangefinder part re-adjusted, he still doesn't let me forget it lol
This thread is an advertisement for keeping at least a crappy UV filter on the lens
About 7.99 from 7dayshop http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/prod...oducts_id=5966
I've done the same thing in a car park in Spain, when we were in Granada for our Silver Wedding a few years ago -I dropped my 400D in a gadget bag, but a rock was sticking up from the ground. When I opened the bag, I thought I'd smashed my brand new 17-85mm zoom.
Nope, it was the UV filter. Phew!
Phil
Yeah, I paid a little bit more than that, but I'm happy with my decision,Well if spoons has paid much more than that, he wont be happy you put that link up !!
I bought the Hoya 77mm Pro1 Circular Polorizing Filter as advertised in Jessops here for £149
http://www.jessops.com/online.store/...1567/show.html
Lens quality is important to me as I also use a Sigma 10-20mm part-Low Dispersion Glass lens which are around £550.
However, I got my Pro1 filter for £62 from Amazon.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hoya-77mm-Di...0616883&sr=8-1
Hope it works and makes my car look good
Last edited by spoons; 24th November 2010 at 17:46.
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