Avoiding lens slipping off camera? 40-150 f2.8 came off today...

Tapper123 wrote:

James Pilcher wrote:

Tapper123 wrote:

Have you ever had a lens slip off the camera?

Neither have I, until earlier today.

(In fact I've decided to sell it because I really love my gear to look perfect, so if you're interested it's in the DPreview selling forum here. I have photos of it there as well.)

Great marketing: Announce that you've dropped a lens and then offer it for sale. You may find a taker, though, because there's a sucker born every minute.

Jim Pilcher
Bonita Springs, Florida, USA

That lens is the nicest and most expensive piece of photo gear I ever allowed myself to own, and I wanted to keep it pristine. Until this accident, I have never dropped a lens.

And yes, I am interested in selling it to someone who doesn't care about cosmetics as I do, and they can save a few hundred dollars.

How is that bad, exactly? And how does it make someone a sucker to buy it? Used stuff with cosmetic damage is bought and sold all the time.

Nothing wrong with what you're planning, however from the photos you posted, there seems to be a bit of distortion to the barrel at the camera end of the lens. As a possible buyer I would be concerned that an impact that severe could also have affected the alignment of lens elements. For that reason I wouldn't bid on it.

It might well be worth getting it checked by Olympus, as having a service record could net you a better price. The cosmetics alone wouldn't put me off