It looks like one of the casualties from the car accident on Thursday is my trusty carry camera. That camera has been a constant companion for over two years now. I believe it was whacked against the steering wheel during the impact. When I tried to photograph the accident it wouldn’t focus, but I was immediately distracted by the police, then I called my insurance, the exchanged info with the other driver, etc.  When I went to do a photo later, I noticed the camera was still having a hard time focusing, and the lens motor was making a grinding noise. Then I noticed the UV filter was missing, so it must have been knocked off the lens by the impact. It’s probably in my car somewhere.

I took photos at our gathering yesterday, and everyone on the edge of the frame is very distorted and there is even some distortion on the people in the center of the frame — one of the elements must have been knocked out of place. The last thing I noticed is that the lens does not click tightly onto the body now. I put on another lens tonight, and that lens doesn’t click on tightly either. The photos today were taken with the undamaged lens — even though they are pretty sharp, I know from the past that lens is extremely sharp, plus it has image stabilization, so the focus may be a little out of sync between the body and lenses from the impact.