A lucky impact. But as it often happens the glass shards from the
filter cause severe scratching of the front element. You'd have come
out even better if you'd have had a good lens hood on instead of a
filter. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 9/26/2011 4:47 PM, Carlos J. Santisteban wrote:
> RIGHT! That's the point of it...
>
> Hi all, I've been (and still am) quite busy these weeks, with some replies
> on hold... but i'd like to share this first.
>
> Sooner or later, it had to happen... my Fuji X100 was dropped today from
> about 2 ft. high:
>
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/zuiko21/6185272636/> [GF-1 + DG Macro-Elmarit
> 45/2.8]
>
> Fortunately, the UV filter took the shock, so the camera works just fine and
> I can't see even the slightest marr on the body! This *unexpected ruggedness
> test* has been passed with flying colours. Definitely the best invested 7.49
> EUR (JYC extra-slim MC UV) on my life...
>
> (phew!)
>
> So, what was the procedure to remove the broken filter from the X100's
> adapter? ;-)
>
> Cheers,
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