Where to get parts for a Nikon D5000 SLR, with DX VR: AF-S Nikkor

then why do you blame the camera for the damage?

full frame, or a full 35mm sized sensor, not a 1.5x crop as with the
ones you have. add an extra digit to the price.

 

yet you want cheap crappy filters to put in front of the lenses??

then buy a rugged nikon, like a d3s, d3x or a d4.

 

If you still have the plastic piece that broke off the lens, try gluing
it back on the lens with a /Cyanoacrylate/ glue that will set very
secure if it adheres to the plastic. /Cyanoacrylate/ glue may be
procured as Super Glue or Wonder Glue; best to read the package contents.

If you have never worked with a /Cyanoacrylate/ glue you would be smart
to use something like a toothpick to apply the glue and a tweezer to
place the part. Use only a very small drop of the /Cyanoacrylate/ glue.
More is not better.

In case you're wondering if I have ever tried fixing a plastic lens with
this glue; no I haven't. But I am familiar with the mechanical (not
chemical) properties of a set /Cyanoacraylate/ glued joint and I have
yet to be that clumsy enough to drop my camera on a concrete floor.

As for a glass filter, I sometimes frequent Swap Meets and lately bought
a Nikon 52mm L37c filter and a used Nikon 50mm f1.4 lens (in mint
condition) for $53 with I intend to use on a D90 camera on the beach
near the ocean. Perhaps you should give a thought to occasionally
attending local Swap Meets.

 

swap meets are a great idea. filters tend to go for fairly cheap,
assuming you find the right size one and in good condition.

for lenses and cameras, you have to luck out. most sellers know what
they're worth and they're priced accordingly. however, there are the
occasional deals.

unfortunately, ebay has had a huge effect on swap meets. now, swap
meets are much smaller, if they exist at all. sellers can usually get
more money for stuff on ebay (especially broken stuff), and without the
hassle of packing up a car or truck, waking up very early, unloading it
and trying to sell it, then bringing back whatever didn't sell.

 

Tony doesn't say it's not possible, but he doesn't think it to be
necessarily true. This could be from the edge or the side of the lens
striking the hard surface and the resulting torsion cracking the lens.
In fact, this is more likely than the lens face falling on a rock that
cracked the lens.

Try dropping a lens held vertically and see if continues to fall in
the vertical. When attached to the body, it will quickly start to
rotate so the lens face won't be horizontal to the ground.
Unattached, it will still rotate.

When it rotates, the edge or the side of the lens hits first. This
can crack the lens.

If it did fall vertically, and a lens hood was in place, the lens hood
would have taken the impact. That doesn't mean the lens wouldn't have
been cracked, but it makes it less likely.

Anyway you look at it, a filter most probably would not have helped.

 

Is there a ding anywhere on the rim?

You really don't know. Now you're not even sure if the lens was
dropped. It could have been swung into something. If it was attached
to the body, the camera was unlikely to drop with the lens face first.
The weight of the body would cause it to rotate.

A filter in place would not have hurt, but may not have helped.

It doesn't make much difference at this point.

 

You've already posted to photo.net under the name RockSock Doc.

 

Gee, who'da thought?

 

it probably would have helped save the lens. the impact was on the
front glass and a filter would have protected that.

 

What you say sounds logical and I would be wise to agree but I know
people who frequented e-bay who now claim they would not buy anything
off of e-bay again.

As for Swap Meets, I submit for your consideration a personal experience.

Some time ago, I bought a Canon PowerShot G12 camera to use as a
knock-about camera. I also bought the Canon filter adapter FA-DC58B that
fits on the G12 so that filters could be used. What I also wanted but
could not find (at the time) was a good screw-on wide angle metal lens
shade. Lens shades are plentiful but I particularly wanted a round metal
lens shade so I could use 58mm Polaroid filters without having to be
concerned about lens shade orientation. When cruising through a Swap
Meet I saw an old unscratched Tokina AT-X 28-135mm metal lens shade and
a Hoya HMC 58mm 1B Filter. I bought both of them for $8.00. When I
returned home, I rummaged though my photo junk box and found a step-up
ring that fits both the Canon filter adapter and the Tokina 28-135mm
lens shade. I now have what I wanted. It looks weird to see the large
(28-135mm) Tokina lens shade on a Canon camera but it all works
extremely well for me.

E-bay may be suitable to others but I don't frequent the site.

 

All the major manufacturers make multi-coated filters -- B+W, Hoya.

What it does is it reduces the optical problems caused by adding two
more air/glass interfaces.

 

ebay is no different than buying used stuff anywhere else. you have to
do your homework and know what you're buying and what it's worth. if
you don't, you risk getting screwed. the same thing can happen at a
swap meet too.

sounds great! i've also found some amazing deals at swap meets.
unfortunately, they're the exception, not the rule.

what i like most about swap meets is seeing all sorts of stuff you
don't see every day.

 

Some people can break a rock.

 

you weren't there either.

i looked at his photo, the same thing you did.

hilarious. you can't even see your own shit you spew.

 

I have recently seen a filter company advertising that they use "high
index glass" for that!

;-)

 

That's why I don't claim to know where the impact was.

You can't tell from that.

 

I take my camera, and usually a few lenses, everywhere I go. It goes
with me nearly every time I leave the house. I'm an old guy too, but
in pursuit of photographs, fun, or curiosity I still climb over fences
and walls, up trees and cliffs, paddle up streams, etc..

I can't afford to buy rugged gear, so I ruggedise it myself. In other
words, I carry everything in individual padded bags, and all my camera
gear bags are also well padded. That works very well.

I have broken one camera and a couple of lenses when in use by my own
carelessness. I've learned by experience and either avoid doing those
things or do them with better protection against accidents.

I can't afford rainproof gear but I like shooting in the rain. So I
use camera raincoats. Beach sand is a big nuisance so I've developed
handling procedures which keep it out of my camera. Condensation is
scary, so I've learned how it works and how to combat it.

If you can't afford or can't get a rugged enough camera you need to
ruggedise it and your methods of using it yourself. Since you're still
alive you've obviously learned how to keep yourself safe and
reasonably comfortable. What's the problem in taking the same attitude
to your camera gear?

 

Your fault.

Ah, yes, you want the filter *and* the front elements to break
under the impact. Sure thing, go ahead. We need someone to
funnel money into the industry.

Yes, if you force them all the time, some day they will fall off.
Usually people can get 5 or 10 years out of them.

I'm sure there was a passage in the instructions not to leave
the battery in for days.

Happens every time you use them as sledge hammers.
Guaranteed.

But, duh, at these cheap lens prices you can buy a lot.

Happens every time you use them as sledge hammers.
Guaranteed.

But, duh, at these cheap camera prices you can buy quite a few.

It's called a sledge hammer. They're much cheaper. They take
a *lot* of mishandling. You can drop them from over your head.
You can smash them into rocks and concrete walls. They can be
taken most everywhere. They should do almost everything you need.
They can even take a bullet.

You can even make images with them, just use a chisel and a stone
plate. But don't whack it to hard, or the image quality suffers.


Anyway, a normal ruggedized camera won't work for you. Not
even something like (random url)
http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/product.asp?product=1621

An additional deep underwater housing won't work for you.

You need to look at stuff like
http://www.visntec.com/Vision-Technologies-Products/p/3
http://www.dvsmil.com/custom.html

Military cameras such as
http://graflex.coffsbiz.com/military.html
won't handle the abuse you routinely subject your cameras to.

-Wolfgang

 

Well, *I* don't take my cameras when jumping from the 10 meter
board. That would require at least "1000m" water depth resistance.


I have carried a p&s for years on my belt. I've had it ding
against various stuff, had it drop a couple times when the sewing
of the leather (not padded) strip for the belt on the camera
holster failed. I had it resewed then.

The camera was bought 2004 and is still in well working condition
--- well, the LiIon battery is getting old now.

Way more care than you do.

-Wolfgang