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The Bogen quick-release lever caught on my shirt collar and did its job - releasing. The quick-release is the black lever at the upper right of the image below
The camera fell to the sidewalk and landed on the lens shade, which immediately gave way. The camera then continued its plunge, hitting the sidewalk on the lens filter threads and breaking off a section of this fine plastic structure. The glass is unscathed.
The focusing is OK. The zoom is a little stiff. I retook some images that I had taken before the crash. Image quality is still very good at f8 (what I used for the previous images). It's not so good at f2.8.
I guess it's going to pay a visit to Nikon repair. Repair cost will probably be slightly less than buying a new lens, if my bad luck continues.
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