SD14 - How hard is it?

Hi, im starting to worry about my SD14, because i'm being really inconsiderate to it. I put it on a light soft case and all that to my backpack. I've owned some cameras, including an XT and all was fine until now that i've read that foveon sensor is too delicate. So, have any of you had issues with giving the body this hard work? And by that, im meaning that i move it with the feet, throw it to my bed.. etc.
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I must admit to being clumsy and have dropped mine several times. Two of these resulted in damage. One to a flash (smashed the hot shoe off) and the other smashed the plastic bezel ring immediately under the SA mount on my 15-30 lens.

Dust, rough roads in outback Australia, freezing conditions, wet cleaning of the sensor, 3 cameras, thousands of photos. No problems.
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a20010494 said:

until now that i've read that foveon sensor is too delicate.

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It's only delicate when fitted in a compact Digicam, left on the roof of a car and then catapulted off at 30Mph onto a Tarmac road (and probably driven over a couple of times before retrieved) ....

Unless you plan on using your SD14 as a hammer (where the sensor would likely be the ONLY bit left that's OK) or throwing it off a cliff with a Bigma attached, I don't think you'll see your Foveon sensor's glass shatter any time soon.

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a20010494 said:

that, im meaning that i move it with the feet, throw it to my bed..
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What a plonker! That´s no way to treat anything if you want whatever it is to serve you.

Bit like having a dawg and kicking it from time to time.

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My SD14 accidentally hit the concrete driveway pavement HARD several weeks ago and luckily was fine (the lens isn't). SD10 once hit the rocks pretty hard at Sand Habor, Lake Tahoe. UV filter cracked on the 10-20mm; lens and SD10 okay.

Both the SD10 and SD14 have been out in the rain, though not a steady downpour. Kendall often points out that lens tend to be more vulnerable to rain and moisture than camera bodies.

But I would recommend trying to be a bit more gentle than rocks and concrete, and I try to protect gear in the rain or moisture. I wouldn't deliberately 'throw' my camera on the bed or kick it or other intemperate treatment...

I was worried about 'wearing' both SD14 and DP1 with the DP1 swinging and hitting into the SD14; the SD14 certainly wins the heft award... Ann C. had the good idea of making the neck straps really different length, ie I've lengthened the SD14 strap and try to shorten the DP1 strap more than usual if I have both on my neck. Which does get pretty excessive looking BTW, especially if the SD14 has an external flash ;-)
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The SD9 was on a tripod with short zoom attached - fell a short distance to the hardwood floor - lens required a quick trip to Sigma - camera fine. The SD14 in one of the "conservatively sized" Sigma bags (like the SD9) has banged about mid-Indiana with me. The SD14 daily getting plunked in the back seat - occasionally rolling on the floor due to a hard stop. Dragged to the office and pushed about the floor.

Only about 5k actual shots on each but thus far - all is well.

(Oh I did somehow break the foot on the 500 flash but it was economically replaced.)

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a20010494 wrote:

I don't have a case for my SD14 so I wrap it in a thin cloth simply to prevent possible scratches and put in my backpack along with other stuff - notebook, psp, etc.
I can also throw it on a bed etc. No worries about it.

The Foveon sensor is somewhat "delicate" in that you must be careful when cleaning it. Some chemicals and cleaning devices can damage or scratch it. But the SDxx and DP1 cameras are far from delicate. I have banged and dropped all of them and never had one fail yet (knock on wood, but not with the camera please!)
Pete

Peter Bray said:

I must admit to being clumsy and have dropped mine several times.
Two of these resulted in damage. One to a flash (smashed the hot shoe
off)
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I was always wondering how tough the hot shoes were. As as result I'm always extra careful when I have it mounted.
I guess that I was doing the right thing.
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