"Pro" photographer trashes $2300 USD lens showing off for YouTube

[noisycheese]

Don't try this at home, folks. Leave these advanced techniques to the seasoned "pros."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ineSsjwIAqI

I'll bet his wife had some interesting feedback on his technique...

 

[kdemas]

That's pretty funny. Whoops!

 

[alienmeatsack]

The fact that he was holding the lens awkwardly from the top alone scared me. When he dropped it, I saw it coming. I mean there was no support underneath the lens.

His hand position was so awkward that it felt like he was in one of those awful infomercials with the people who can't do anything without dropping or breaking something.

And at the same time, this could be me or any of us regardless of how careful we are with our gear, so I hate to send negative thoughts out to the guy. I hope he learned that one must fear and respect the gear.

 

[DominikDUK]

Mistakes do happen even to pros and I wouldn't call the lens trashed it might have some scratches on the barrel but we don't know if something happened to the lens (optics). In fact if the lens were trashed after this fall I wouldn't buy the lens because of low construction and material quality. Lenses for pros are build to be used in harsh environment like desserts and rock climbing and should take such falls without problems.

 

[hellomikmik]

he wanted to teach us something - and he did.

 

[Frank Petronio]

This "pro" likes cheap lenses that can get trashed. Never understood the hype over those expensive 2.8 zooms that suck dust into your camera.

 

[kbg32]

I believe "pros" are just a little bit more careful.

 

[raid]

was it arranged as a hoax?

 

[gunsmithing]

Well he is a pro
Hope he budget of pro too. The wife will crown him that tumble ether way if she ever see the video.

Dave

 

[froyd]

was it arranged as a hoax?

I think so. Why post it otherwise? Plus the set-up is a little contrived...bad lighting in my house...let me step outside on asphalt...let's make sure I repeat "just like a Pro" a dozen times to make it even funnier, etc.

 

[sevo]

was it arranged as a hoax?

Hard to tell. There must be some purpose behind publishing it - most people won't present themselves as a fool all over the net unless they expect money (or at least fame in some better category than "worst possible idiot") in return for it. It might be something along the lines of the initial in a series of viral commercials that finally lead to some camera blog (or even a camera insurance site). I tend to agree with froyd that it looks contrived and scripted. But that does not exclude that the accident might have been genuine, and is now exploited after the fact...

 

[DerekF]

That people could think the video wasn't intended as humour proves that we all take ourselves too seriously.

 

[Vics]

This is why I never change lenses standing up. I've always lived in fear of dropping my lenses. I'm a klutz.

 

[2WK]

Yea, I think it was just one of those canon L coffee mugs or something. It sure didn't sound like a lens when it hit the ground..

 

[Jack Conrad]

Maybe his wife posted the video on youtube as partial payment for his blunder...

 

[ironhorse]

I'm just sorry I'll never get that 1 minute 15 seconds of my life back again.😎

 

[Phil_F_NM]

I'm a pro with the budget of a pro.

That is to say, I hustle constantly for work and don't have much to spend on repairing gear. When money is really tight I live off of oatmeal and yogurt for breakfast, A few pieces of fruit during the day then beans and rice for dinner. That's why I buy used "pro" manual focus lenses and take very good car of how I mount and unmount them.

If I need "pro" gear and the most up to date camera, tell that to my last client that I did a product shoot for with a Nikon D2Hs and a $70 20mm f/4 Ai lens in Bgn condition from Keh. I bought my D3 with that check.

This dude was just ridiculous in his explanation and "technique." He wins the ID 10 T award.

Phil Forrest

 

[Greyscale]

So that is how the pros do it.

 

[Pfreddee]

"...crash, tinkle, it fell to the ground." :bang:

Oh, well. Easy come, easy go.

With best regards,

Pfreddee(Stephen)

 

[randolph45]

Two bodies, two focal lengths, NO CHANGES in the field and hopefully no dust too 🙂