Gather 'round the imaginary campfire as Roger, Joey, and Ryan tell us the horrors some of our gear has endured. From creepy crawlies, to bear attacks, to eclipse damage and even Chaos Theory, the guys are passing the imaginary flashlight to each other while swapping stories about the absolute worst things that have happened to our gear while out on a rental.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Lensrentals Blog Posts
  • The Lens that Came Back with a Fly In It
  • The Apocalypse of Lens Dust
  • The Bear Attack
  • Guide to Photographing The Solar Eclipse
  • Rental Camera Gear Destroyed by the Solar Eclipse of 2017
• RadioLab episode about bit flipping
• The picture from Joey's horror story
• Gear
  • Nikon 600mm f/4G AF-S VR  
  • Wimberley Type II Gimbal Head
  • Solar Filters
• The Lensrentals Podcast is a production of Lensrentals, founded by Roger Cicala. Our production staff includes Drew Cicala, Ryan Hill, Sarah McAlexander, SJ Smith, Julian Harper, John Tucker, and Zach Sutton. Other contributors include Roger Cicala, Joey Miller, Ally Aycock Patterson, Joshua Richardson, and Philip Robertson.
• Thanks to Jacques Granger for our theme song.
• Submit a topic idea, question or comment, leave us a voicemail at 901-609-LENS, or send us an email at [email protected].
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