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<blockquote data-quote="Dave_W" data-source="post: 173535" data-attributes="member: 9521">I was taking star images in the desert and slammed my D7000 w/ 14-24mm f/2.8G lens to the ground, not gently but at the end of my tripod so like a baseball bat, it picked up speed before crashing to the ground. I went to move my gear from my west facing spot to shoot the eastern skies and forgot there was small 1 ft wash near my position. And to make it worse, I left the camera on the end of my tripod and slung both over my shoulder. When I hit that wash I went down hard and so did the camera/lens. I laid there in the dirt for a good 4 or 5 min wondering if I broke my leg and thinking to myself that driving out to the middle of the desert alone might not have been such a great idea. Finally I had the nerve to look at my camera and lens and much to my surprise all I found was a sheared off wired remote and a tiny little scuff on the lens hood. Otherwise the camera and lens were working fine.So given what I've seen a D7000 go thru and still work fine, I'm thinking you'll have no problem with your camera.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dave_W, post: 173535, member: 9521"] I was taking star images in the desert and slammed my D7000 w/ 14-24mm f/2.8G lens to the ground, not gently but at the end of my tripod so like a baseball bat, it picked up speed before crashing to the ground. I went to move my gear from my west facing spot to shoot the eastern skies and forgot there was small 1 ft wash near my position. And to make it worse, I left the camera on the end of my tripod and slung both over my shoulder. When I hit that wash I went down hard and so did the camera/lens. I laid there in the dirt for a good 4 or 5 min wondering if I broke my leg and thinking to myself that driving out to the middle of the desert alone might not have been such a great idea. Finally I had the nerve to look at my camera and lens and much to my surprise all I found was a sheared off wired remote and a tiny little scuff on the lens hood. Otherwise the camera and lens were working fine. So given what I've seen a D7000 go thru and still work fine, I'm thinking you'll have no problem with your camera. [/QUOTE]

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