My GH1 was dropped!

ydgmdlu

ydgmdlu

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I was doing a shoot today, and my friend was handling the camera. He was carrying it by a third-party strap that I had installed. Apparently, I hadn't done a great job of installing the strap, because the camera broke free of it and fell about two feet and landed flat onto the pavement. When I checked it, there were some dings along the bottom side and the bottom edge of the rear. The camera was turned off when it fell, and when I turned it on to check it, it seemed to be functioning properly. The lens was also fine; it had apparently not suffered any impact.

So I am amazed and feel quite lucky that my GH1 survived such a fall! Anyone else have a story like that yet?
 
Think I still have this beat. Mine was kicked solidly in it's side while in the hands of my DP by an exotic dancer during her pole routine. Too close for comfort on a number of levels.
 
All SLR or semi-SLR Panasonic cameras are built like tanks (one of the reasons I bought the FZ50). I also dropped my GH1 albeit not from two feet high and it's all right.

Good thing the GH1 is mirror-less. Also the cheap plastic feeling of the GH1 makes it stronger for some reason. I think Canons and Nikons have more parts so more likely that one of them breaks.
 
PhilD said:
Also the cheap plastic feeling of the GH1 makes it stronger for some reason. I think Canons and Nikons have more parts so more likely that one of them breaks.
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Plastic is potentially superior to metal in case of a hard impact because metals bend and break, while plastic flexes hereby absorbing more energy which reduces the risk of breaking. However, DSLRs will stick to metals because their chassis need the rigidity for the fast mirror slapping.
 
Same reason why I got a 3 year warranty from B&H for my GH1.. I remember dropping my D90 before and didn't have any warranty...oh boy.
 
GregGory said:
Plastic is potentially superior to metal in case of a hard impact because metals bend and break, while plastic flexes hereby absorbing more energy which reduces the risk of breaking. However, DSLRs will stick to metals because their chassis need the rigidity for the fast mirror slapping.
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Actually I recall reading an article by Nikon about materials in cameras. Plastic does have many advantages, but metal has a big advantage in... marketing. :P
 
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