May 25th, 2018: Canon Melt on Toasted Tripod with a Side of Ash

Griff · 05-25-2018, 06:58 AM

Damn. Now you've got me watching launch failures on youtube.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-25-2018, 08:35 AM

But the launch was a success.

glatt · 05-25-2018, 11:48 AM

All fuzzy looking. I have to wonder if the tripod fell over and the melted lens hood picked up dirt and fuzz from the ground. Also, what's that light colored stuff that looks like slug slime? I'd love to see a before photo.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-25-2018, 12:52 PM

Pretty intense fire will throw a lot of dirt, sand, and crap around which would stick to melty plastic.

glatt · 05-25-2018, 01:32 PM

Cromulent point.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-25-2018, 03:54 PM

It appears to be a $3000-$4000 Canon body plus that ain't no 50mm lens. He was deploying 6 cameras, although they may not have all been that spendy, so he had a serious commitment going on. Makes me wonder what that "perfect shot" is worth?

BigV · 05-27-2018, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

All fuzzy looking. I have to wonder if the tripod fell over and the melted lens hood picked up dirt and fuzz from the ground. Also, what's that light colored stuff that looks like slug slime? I'd love to see a before photo.

I noticed the same thing. I think it's the glue that holds the rubbery overmolding onto the harder plastic or metal subframe. The camera wasn't burned, but it was definitely toasted.

05-25-2018, 06:58 AM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Damn. Now you've got me watching launch failures on youtube. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

05-25-2018, 08:35 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	But the launch was a success. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-25-2018, 12:52 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Pretty intense fire will throw a lot of dirt, sand, and crap around which would stick to melty plastic. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-25-2018, 03:54 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It appears to be a $3000-$4000 Canon body plus that ain't no 50mm lens. He was deploying 6 cameras, although they may not have all been that spendy, so he had a serious commitment going on. Makes me wonder what that "perfect shot" is worth? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-25-2018, 11:48 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	All fuzzy looking. I have to wonder if the tripod fell over and the melted lens hood picked up dirt and fuzz from the ground. Also, what's that light colored stuff that looks like slug slime? I'd love to see a before photo.

05-25-2018, 01:32 PM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Cromulent point.

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