Broken

Those of you who saw my earlier photos will remember I mentioned my 50mm (my trusted nifty fifty) had an accident with a whippet and is now broken !!!

I cannot blame Ruby as it was my fault for leaving my camera on the edge of the settee

Sad Eh :)

[Poppy]

Oh man. :(

Well go ahead and blame Ruby, she won't mind. It's what best friends are for. :)

[Pat Knowles]

Oh dear, written off! Tragic sight & well & truly beyond repair! I hope you get another soon as its your favourite!

[Annie D]

Oh dear

[Allison Williams]

Oh so sorry. But now you have the fun of replacing it!

[Nick]

Oh dear :( Does your insurance cover accidental damage?

[Hazel]

Some nice shapes and textures in the shot!!!!!!

[Dione Giorgio]

What a pity!!!!! Your daughters will make up for it this Christmas, I'm sure. As a consolation, at least now you have seen and show us what it looks like on the inside.

[Vera]

Ohhhh.... sorry! I've never seen the inside of the lens before though - interesting!

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

Oh dear, Phil; your poor, much-loved 50 mil - well and truly scuppered! What a blow! Hope you can get a replacement soon.
(I have to confess that if this happened to one of mine, I'd be torn between wailing and gnashing my teeth and making macro abstracts of it. *Looks sheepish*)

[Judith Johnson]

Oh no! Poor you. We had a nasty experience with the camera in the rain on Saturday. The heavy rain all evening eventually got into the workings of the camera and it stopped working. We then switched to mobile phone shots and dried the camera out overnight. Fortunately all was well the next morning.

[Lee]

Oh Dear Phil, That has definitely had it.

[Ivan]

Ouch! :)

[Matt Clendon]

Oh dear, but kind of interesting to see the innards of the lens. No way of putting it back together again then?

[Sylvia du Toit]

Shame. Thanks for sharing. This will be a reminder be careful.

[Phil Howcroft]

@sdutoit @sabresun @ivan @gamelee @busylady @dulciknit @vera365 @ahleena @happypat @annied @nickspicsnz @quietpurplehaze @sangwann @vera365 thanks everyone for your kind words and comments. I bought another one today ...cannot manage without a 50mm !!!

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

@phil_howcroft Oh I am so pleased for you! It's obvious how much you love that lens, I can well imagine you'd be lost without it.

[colinbarber013]

Thats going to make an interesting insurance claim form. Makes a changing from eating the kids home work.

[Gena Pegg]

Oh I hate that!! Really busted didn't it? I had a fall while we were in Yellowstone...Charlie pulled on his leash to chase a poodle and I was busy with trying to set up my camera and was caught off guard. I went down hard and so did my camera...luckily very little damage to it. I can still use it ..but it was a scare. I had some a couple of scrapes and bruised ribs..but mostly embarrassed. Charlie was flirting with the poodle and was oblivious to the whole thing.