My lens hood broke this morning :)

[kirbinster]

SO I had my D80 with 18-200vr sitting on the kitchen table this morning when I quickly turn around to see it falling to the floor. It landed lens first on the corner of the hood and then rested on the grip. My heart sank as I assumed I would be kissing one lens and one camera goodbye. My first sign of damage was a crack in the lens hood the entire length. With trepidation I turned on the camera and all seemed well. I then took off the lens cap and saw nothing broken. Next I took a few shots and everything is working fine. Thank goodness for lens hoods.

Here are two I took out the car window after the fall:

[save_alkaline]

whoa! as if i wasn't already sold on using a lens hood! i'm glad your equipment came out OK.

and those are fun pictures of the ducks. it reminds me of a joke.. about a chicken..

[fstopMike]

Thanks for the reminder!

[WooD]

Run a little bead of epoxy, or JD Weld down the crack, sand it smoth and paint it flat black. Or just buy a replacement from B&H.

Glad your bad luck turned out good. I keep a hood on every one of my lens.

Another reason to use the hood ALL THE TIME! I use mine all the time, if nothing else to make me look cool

[OsmosisStudios]

Originally Posted by save_alkaline

and those are fun pictures of the ducks. it reminds me of a joke.. about a chicken..

Not ducks: Canada Geese. Nasty buggers.

[kirbinster]

Originally Posted by OsmosisStudios

Not ducks: Canada Geese. Nasty buggers.

And to say that about "your" national bird Just kidding.

You are right they are nasty, but the babies sure look cute.

[OsmosisStudios]

Originally Posted by kirbinster

And to say that about "your" national bird Just kidding.

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Ask any Canadian that spent any time during the summer in souther Ontario: those birds are hissing, cackling, violent creatures.