I will repeat what I mentioned in my original post:
I dropped my R'35 some *twenty feet* onto a rooftop. This was, for anyone
familiar with the town, a little wooden walkway that runs along a cliff face
towards the back of the town of Berchtesgaden in southern Germany.
I was carrying it in a motorcycle helmet when it .... Rolle'd out - hit the
walkway floor and went over the edge. I then watched it strike the roof of a
house below (about 20 feet), it bounced several times, and then fell another
considerable drop of several feet onto the flat roof of a garage or porch.
Recovering it was quite interesting (the elderly lady that answered the door
had obviously been enjoying her afternoon ration of Salzberger Pils or
something). But recover it I did, and was amazed to find it in one piece, a
dent on the top case plate corner. I was also amazed to find that it worked.
And work it did.. for another *ten years plus*.
Not suggesting a well-made plastic P&S might not have done the same.. but I
doubt that many would. SOME plastics are very tough indeed. This was covered
quite thoroughly in a previous discussion on the subject. But plastics very
greatly in their charactaristics. Some will shatter like glass, and
everything in between. Without testing one, there is no way to say what any
particular plastic P&S can take.
Lee
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From: "John Cwiklinski" <plinkochips@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [OM] "poor-quality" plastic cameras
William wrote:
<<
I invite any reader to try the same thing with a Nikon F, Olympus OM, etc,
and let us know what happens. (No? If metal cameras are so rugged, why are
you afraid of dropping one 3' onto an asphalt surface?) Plastic withstands
all sorts of abuse that would severely damage a metal-bodied camera.
<<
I have inadvertently dropped (actually kicked) an OM camera from a high
school gym bleachers. Sure, it made alot of noise, people stared at me, etc.
As it was going down, my thought was on the circuitry, not the mechanical.
(Still works great, today)
The D100 is not professional and is based on the Nikon N80 body (I believe),
whereas the D1X is still considered the pro version. Both take the majority
of Nikon's SLR lenses.
I'm not sure what the intent of your post is. I don't think I would go out
and buy any camera just to do a drop test. I think I'd rather use it for its
designed purpose, taking photos.
As always, my 0.02 USD.
John Cwiklinski
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