20-08-12, 06:17 PM
I can sympathise. I did something similar about 25 years ago...
except it was a Pentax SLR with attached motordrive and 500mm mirror lens. I drove out of a golf couse, over several speed bumps then about another half mile on public roads. The camera stayed on the roof until I got to a roundabout.
Ouch! I hear you say.
I got away pretty lightly as the motordrive took most of the impact. It was destroyed. The lens had a tiny scratch on the hood which I blacked in with a felt tip and the camera had a light scuff which I polished and sprayed. After the paint had dried it got part-ex'd for a Nikon.
except it was a Pentax SLR with attached motordrive and 500mm mirror lens. I drove out of a golf couse, over several speed bumps then about another half mile on public roads. The camera stayed on the roof until I got to a roundabout.
Ouch! I hear you say.
I got away pretty lightly as the motordrive took most of the impact. It was destroyed. The lens had a tiny scratch on the hood which I blacked in with a felt tip and the camera had a light scuff which I polished and sprayed. After the paint had dried it got part-ex'd for a Nikon.
Some say that he eats habanero chilli peppers dipped in oil of capsaicin for extra bite and that his pyjamas are made from Nomex. All we know is, he's called Ad the Bad