Author Topic: I dropped my kit lens (Read 794 times)

voyager · « **on:** January 25, 2012, 02:47:10 PM »

Unfortunately while bridge hunting yesterday, it fell right out of my pocket and on the concrete. It still does everything fine, and just sustained a small scratch, but if I look at the front of the lens on the inside, it looks like a little gear is exposed and the outer part of the aperture ring might have broken, but I don't hear anything rattling, so is this just something that all the lenses look like?

ratobuhler · « **Reply #1 on:** January 25, 2012, 04:33:23 PM »

That is the advantage of light weight plastic design. If it was a metal construction it probably would be destroyed.

Agent00soul · « **Reply #2 on:** January 26, 2012, 08:37:42 AM »

Which kit lens is it?
When I look into my Olympus 14-42 mk I, there is indeed a cutout in the ring around the innermost visible lens element. In this cutout there is some brown electronic component visible. Is this what you're seeing?

lisandra · « **Reply #3 on:** January 26, 2012, 09:41:57 AM »

I think its fine.

Em5 Pete · « **Reply #4 on:** January 26, 2012, 11:40:50 AM »

Does it still work?

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voyager · « **Reply #5 on:** January 26, 2012, 04:14:06 PM »

Yeah it works, and yeah that's what I see. Fascinating, I had never noticed that before.

Damn strong ass kit lens, too.

Em5 Pete · « **Reply #6 on:** January 26, 2012, 05:56:35 PM »

I also have the O/14-42 ED MkI and it is a kick ass lens in IQ and I am amazed it took that fall, and all is well.

cosinaphile · « **Reply #7 on:** January 27, 2012, 12:58:37 AM »

lucky you

voyager · « **Reply #8 on:** January 29, 2012, 02:28:27 PM »

That lens is made of a lot of metal, surprisingly you would not think so.

I dropped my kit lens