GAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

[MartinCrabtree]

Just in case you're curious your Nikon D3100 w/24 f2.8 AiS might survive a trip bouncing down the stairs. Mine seems to have made it unscathed. The strap snagged on my watch and I got to watch helplessly as it did the bip.......bop.....donk.......boink.....thump down 12 riders to the floor in the dining room. Don't suggest verifying my results on your own.

Here's a 100% from the center of a shot taken after the fall. Corners seem to be as good as ever. Uploaded image seems to be suffering a bit of degradation from the computer.

 

[goodguy]

Glad to see all is well with your camera.

I LOVE the Monster, had same watch, these are timless classic for people on budget.
Reliable, tough and well designed.

 

[KmH]

It's nice having a metal lens.
Just don't make a habit of dropping it. lol

You can still buy a Nikon 24 mm f/2.8 AiS new.
Nikon NIKKOR 24mm f/2.8 Lens 1416 B&H Photo Video

 

[desertrattm2r12]

I dropped my Nikon F (with the motor drive and the attached battery pack) onto the floor in 1974. I still have it and should probably get it fixed one of these days. I shot a Muhammed Ali title fight with it and it's a sentimental favorite of mine.

 

[MartinCrabtree]

My 24/f2.8 is actually an Ai. I mistyped. But it's chipped so took machining to make it work. I think what saved it is carpet.

 

[Derrel]

"DO'AH!!!"

Way to go!

Yeah, the carpeted stairs were really a good thing, I'd wager.

 

[beachrat]

'Twas the badass lens that saved the body.

 

[NancyMoranG]

You just used 1 of your 9 lives....
Or did you make a deal with the devil during the Bing, bang, blink....

 

[MartinCrabtree]

Nah I just uttered the universal word for such situations and waited for it to be over. Walked down picked it up and took a few shots of the kitchen just for a quick confirm/deny. Haven't used it in every mode or possible situation but it appears to have survived intact. Gonna take it out and give it a good workout this afternoon after the football game.