I dropped my 300MM Zoom lens in a lake!
I have the Tamron AF70-200mm F/4-5.6 LD Macro 1:2 lens for my Canon
350 XT. Due to the 1.6 crop factor the lens is really 112-480MM. I have
taken many great pictures with this cheap $130 lens and have been
struggling with a Camera bag that can fit everything.
Camera Bag Contents.
Canon 350 XT DSLR Camera
Canon (Kit) 18-55MM F/3.5-5.6
Tamron AF70-200mm F/4-5.6
Canon 50MM F1.8 II
Extra Battery with A/C Charger
Camera to RCA TV connector
PC USB transfer cable
Wet lens cleaner and wipes
Dry lens wipes
Reusable lens cloth
Q-tips (for Viewfinder)
Tripod quick release mount
My camera case is way too small and I have to put my 50 MM lens in my
pocket when shooting. With no way to quickly place my lens in a padded
area, I put my Tamron in my Northrop Grumman windbreaker pocket to
change to the 50MM and then it happened.
Turning around to the scratching of leaves, I spooked a Squirrel and it
about hit the sound barrier on its departure. I tuned back to see my lens
falling from my pocket in slow motion and blewp! Right into the Lake! I
reached in but made sure I was not going to fall in because I had the
$1000.00 camera on my neck and the lens was only $130 or so. It was in
for a second to a second and a half but it took a LONG TIME to dry that
puppy out!
I first dried it with my shirt and then extended the lens and it was
SOAKED. I then went to wide angle and then full zoom and drying off the
barrel about 200 time (I KNEW I WAS SCREWED!) I opened up the lens
covers to see that the lens’s were dry but fogging over. I let it dry for
about 6 hours and plugged it in to get a F-Stop of 00! Crap!
I waited until 1AM and finally got it to work but the auto focus was
1/110th the speed it should be. By sunrise the lens seemed to work and
now It seems fine. PHEW! Now I just took about 20 Macros in the
apartment here to see what is up with the optics. I really need to catch a
few aircraft later with a high aperture to make sure she is really OK.
Here is the last shot I took before the lens went into the lake! UGH!
http://fromtheflightdeck.com/temp/ny...1/IMG_9877.JPG
This is how I feel about the entire thing.
http://fromtheflightdeck.com/temp/ny...1/IMG_9188.JPG
