As many camera geeks know, and most of you don't, a Canon 24-105mm f/4 lens fell through the roof of Debbie Panye's house in Petaluma, tearing a hole that costs almost $5000 to replace. This event was apparently newsworthy enough that CBS 5 mentioned it during their nightly news report.
Lenses are not falling from the sky left and right, but just one falling lens in the right spot can kill someone. Should the FAA or Foreign Alien Agency attempt to create rules to prevent heavy objects from falling from the sky during what was presumably aerial photography or is it just another example of too much government protection? Most aerial photography is done in a small aircraft with the door open, I for one can see more similar accidents occurring. For example, during a press / photojournalist tour of the Toronto CN Tower's Edgewalk, everything had to be clipped and taped down.
"I brought up a Canon 5d Mark II with a 16-35 wide zoom, and a Nikon D3s with a 24-70. The memory card slots, eyepiece, and battery doors of both cameras were all taped down to make sure nothing fell off. I have dropped a camera maybe once or twice in my life, and I knew this wouldn’t be the time to have an accident."So, should something similar occur with aerial photography?
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