$%^& Been there. So been there. And that is one of the worst feelings. Especially when it falls from your own hand. I would save up and replace that lens with something else. That really is too far a zoom for sharp shots. At least it's still shooting.
I really like the lens as an everyday/everything lens and probably use it more often in the 18 to 100 range but it is nice to have the tele going up to 200 sometimes too. I took the above shot as wide angle as it will go and still focus so I might just be able to live with it like this. It was so stupid how I dropped it - just plain clumsiness.
Aw, too bad. I dropped my old film Canon SLR on a concrete floor while visiting the AIDS quilt here in SF. A double whammy of grief. The 50mm lens. The UV filter broke, and the screw part of the lens where filters screw in was slightly bent, so I had to use a plyers to get the old UV metal ring off of the lens. Fortunately everything worked fine after that, except no more screw on filters. Those old Canons were troopers - bought new c. 1966. Still have / still works great, though probably needs a calibration.
Big old SLR's have a lot of weight behind the fall. You can be pretty sure somethings gotta give. At this point I might see how far I can go with the lens like it is and hope it doesn't get worse.
My first SLR was a Canon. Not that I have had that many SLR's - just the Canon film camera and now this Nikon DSLR.
I've been thinking about you a lot since we talked. Just a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach for you and replaying what happened in my own mind with my own camera. It is a horrible feeling, playing it over and over again and thinking all those "if I had only...."
That is such a stark and striking picture with that one lone little cardinal there in the snowstorm, sitting proud and diligent there on the branch. Is he near a feeder waiting his turn, or deep in thought dreaming about spring, or just sitting there waiting to be photographed by you.
Pretty sure he is waiting a turn at the feeder. They sit hidden in the rhododendron waiting their turn then move to that branch to eventually fly to the left to the feeder. After he leaves, the next one will take his or her place.
It is a big disappointment... But it could be worse - at least it works for some of its length.
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I love that shot. The bird. Wow.
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My first SLR was a Canon. Not that I have had that many SLR's - just the Canon film camera and now this Nikon DSLR.
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That is such a stark and striking picture with that one lone little cardinal there in the snowstorm, sitting proud and diligent there on the branch. Is he near a feeder waiting his turn, or deep in thought dreaming about spring, or just sitting there waiting to be photographed by you.
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It is a big disappointment... But it could be worse - at least it works for some of its length.
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