Posts Tagged ‘Canon’
My Canon SLR survives concrete drop – Gadget of the day (well yesterday)
Yesterday, I was distracted by a toddler falling off a low wall onto concrete… and my new’ish Canon 500D followed the child, dropping about 0.75m from my camera shoulder bag. The lens cap flew off on impact.
Astonishingly, the camera seems to work fine. The 500D isn’t IP-rated, to my knowledge. The only mark is a little scratching on the edge of the (cheap kit) lens by the word ‘Canon’. (Incidentally this photo was taken with the iPhone 3GS, which is a big improvement on earlier iPhones for close-ups).
I wish all gadgets were this robust. Full review of the 500D (Rebel T1i or Kiss X3) is here on dpreview.
