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I grab it with oily hands, the boys pick it up and take snaps and it's generally bumped about. It usually sits next to or on the tool box.
I bought the lens from my buddy who sells surplus gear on eBay, when I asked him for an 18-105 he was aghast, he only had two and he donned a pair of brand new cotton gloves, he fitted it to my 5100 like it was made of crystal glass. He would throw a dicky fit if he saw it now, bumped and scraped, it also has a 10mm scratch on the front element when it got a bit too close to something hard and sharp but like the sales patter on fleaBay says, you can't tell in the photographs.
The only time you can see it is taking pix straight into the sun, it throws up a lovely streak of green/blue flare! Easily fixed by altering the framing slightly.
As for the video, I do plan to bolt the camera to one of my cars if I ever get one on the road, and record some of my trips along the classic Lake District lanes and passes. I did take the camer onto the estuary sands on a quad one day while the tide was right out. I rode in a big circle and it gave a really nice panorama of the estuary and the surrounding hills.
Considering it was hand held and a bit bumpy I was very impressed with the result. Every bit as good as the crappy videos you see on YouTube!!!
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Robert.