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SLR falls 3000ft and lives to tell the tale!
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Doesn't take away from the fact it traveled 3000ft to get to those leaves
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my bad. :bonk: I just read that it hit "solid" ground on the thread that I found the link on.
Either way, i'm not sure i'd like to land on a pile of leaves without a parachute.
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I imagine that's what saved it.
the manufacturers should use something in their sales literature about preventing uv rays and obliteration from skydiving accidents....
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indeed, looking at the state of the camera it looks like it hit sandy dirt which is probably quite squishy. also going through the canopy of trees should of slowed it down a bit..
but still, surprised it survived still
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that's when you wish you'd got it insured.
I wonder if the insurance company would refuse to pay out if it was still in "good working condition" after the fall though. lol. it sounds like the guy is still using it to this day!
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that's when you wish you'd got it insured.
I wonder if the insurance company would refuse to pay out if it was still in "good working condition" after the fall though. lol. it sounds like the guy is still using it to this day!
to be honest, im surprised the tog didnt have the cameras tethered in some way in case of mount failure. but then i guess you would want them to cut away rather than flapping around at 100mph odd around your body lol
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I've had two similar things happen with Hasselblads
the first after a fire in the studio when everthing was a loss on removing the lens on the hasselblad it worked fine, the other while on a tractor shoot, I laid the hasselblad on the ground as a guide to where to put the tractor, when I jumped in the tractor I had a phone call and started moving the tractor towards the spot, forgetting the camera was on the ground, Yes I had parked the rear wheel on it, apart from a new viewing hood it was fine.
the first after a fire in the studio when everthing was a loss on removing the lens on the hasselblad it worked fine, the other while on a tractor shoot, I laid the hasselblad on the ground as a guide to where to put the tractor, when I jumped in the tractor I had a phone call and started moving the tractor towards the spot, forgetting the camera was on the ground, Yes I had parked the rear wheel on it, apart from a new viewing hood it was fine.
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LOL Just watched the video
sky ground sky ground sky ground
How fast !!!!!!
sky ground sky ground sky ground
How fast !!!!!!
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My D700 didn't survive hitting the deck when I slipped on the ice on Saturday. Neither did my beloved 70-200 f2.8vr
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That was an expensive slip
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Can you imagine, you're walking through some woods minding your own, and that falls out the sky and hits you.... lol.
