Wednesday was one of those days... nothing seemed to be going right. I was scheduled to shoot an assignment in Arcola in the morning. I hadn't planned on the roads being as gross as they were so I pulled into town just as the event was happening. By the time I got parked and situated I was still able to shoot and get things covered.

The worst part was when I was walking back to the car and slipped on some ice. I've been having knee problems for the past few months, so my first fear was my knee. As I remained sprawled out in the middle of the road assessing any damage to myself I looked up and noticed my lens (no longer attached to my camera) broken into a few pieces a few feet away from me.

Crap.

Fortunately I have protective glass filters on the front of all of my lenses, so the broken glass isn't a huge deal. Hopefully.

Luckily I am OK. My 16-35 is another story, so I sent the camera and lens off to the lovely folks at Canon Professional Services.

For those who want to see more of a lens than anyone other repair technician should ever see, keep reading...