Protecting your Lens
I was working at my desk at the weekend and turned to see what the family were doing and then I heard it… A load thud as something hit the deck. I quickly turned to see what it was and my EOS 350D was lay on the cartpet. I winced as I slowly picked the camera up thinking what could be wrong with it and how much would it cost.
The Lens cap was jammed into the UV Filter, when I finally pried the cap off I saw the damage….
After forcing the UV filter off, I brushed the little shards of glass off the lens and rattled off a few shots. To my surprise they came out fine, and nothing was wrong with the camera so far (knock on wood).
So the cost of the little mishap was a new UV Filter at £12.99, which isn’t nearly as expensive as a new lens.
Lessons Learnt:-
1) Don’t leave your camera on the edge of the desk.
2) UV filters can save your lens and cost a lot less to repleace.
