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17-Nov-2019

November 17

The first lesson...

In 1974 I was fortunate to take photography, which was being offered at my high school in Indonesia for the first time.
On the first day of class, our teacher Ms. Fagan, told us to always mount a filter on our lenses for protection.
45 years later this happened. Filter shattered, lens and camera are fine. Thank you Ms. Fagan!

Nikon D850 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
1/200s f/5.6 at 66.0mm iso2000 (Best viewed in Original Size) full exif

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Chris P.03-Jan-2020 04:45
Excellent advice and proof it works. I bought one of my first 35mm cameras over almost 40 years ago. My 3 year-old son was jealous of my attention to the new device and pulled it off a table onto a cement patio. The filter took the brunt and my new camera and lens survived without any damage.
Julie Oldfield20-Nov-2019 00:34
That is a great piece of advice. I’m glad your camera and lens are fine. V
Ton T.18-Nov-2019 18:43
A very important lesson that Mrs. Fagan has told you! Thanks for sharing because I sometimes forget important lessons! V
danad18-Nov-2019 15:16
Totally ready for a new kind of images! :) V.
peterjay4518-Nov-2019 14:40
Pleased to know that the camera and lens are undamaged. A graphic reminder for all of us.
pkocinski18-Nov-2019 12:48
Had a similar experience with the same result.
Yvonne18-Nov-2019 10:29
So glad to read the story how your lens and camera were saved by using a filter!
John18-Nov-2019 08:36
Yeah, that’s a good lesson all right. Thank God the Lens is ok.
Charlene Ambrose18-Nov-2019 07:07
Good advice and you were lucky! I once let my camera slip to the floor of a bus in Spain. The lens did not shatter but it stopped working and I had to take it to the Nikon Hospital for surgery.
joseantonio18-Nov-2019 05:29
a mix of sad and good news. Glad that you camera is right.-V.
joseantonio18-Nov-2019 05:29
a mix of sad and good news. Glad that you camera is right.-V.
William Barletta18-Nov-2019 03:30
Walter, I have had the same experience as you. The result was a new filter cost me $60 and the lens and camera were fine ~V~
Jeff B.18-Nov-2019 01:52
I just got schooled to remove my filters -- they are worthless. This definitely affirms my disregard for that advice! V
Jim Coffman18-Nov-2019 01:26
Wow, what a fortunate thing for you!
Dennis Hoyne18-Nov-2019 01:14
A good lesson learned, my lens hood saved my glass one time.
Neil Marcus18-Nov-2019 00:47
A shocking shatter. No pun intended.You are a careful man and this was unprecedented. No harm( major) no foul.
globalgadabout17-Nov-2019 23:19
good you took your teacher's advice....must have been a shattering moment all the same....still it's cheaper to replace a filter than a lens..
FrankB17-Nov-2019 23:15
Been there, did that...that is the golden rule if ever there was one!
janescottcumming17-Nov-2019 22:39
Point well taken!
1moremile17-Nov-2019 22:25
Great tip. Glad no damage to your camera.
larose forest photos17-Nov-2019 22:22
Uh-oh, a valuable lesson. I never thought of that. So glad your camera is safe and only filter was damaged.
Raymond17-Nov-2019 22:00
Don't use Crazy Glue to 're-glue' the rubber around the lens or the camera either! I did that and now, that lens has been in the garbage a long time ago!
Liz Bickel17-Nov-2019 21:48
Been there; done that - more than once. So I can relate. A filter saved my lens: all 3 times. No matter how careful you are, accidents can happen due to unforeseen circumstances. Great thinking to take a photo for posterity; plus as a reminder.
Don Mottershead17-Nov-2019 21:44
The horror.. The horror...
Good to hear that the important stuff survived. But this high-intesity experience probably aged you a month or two. I know that dropping my new 24-70 Z lens did that to me.
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