The day my lens became a table coaster

So I thought it’d be smart to use my camera bag as a makeshift table at a picnic. Turns out, leaving my favorite lens on the ground for ‘just a second’ to grab a sandwich wasn’t my best idea. I’m now the proud owner of a lens with a lovely circle of crumbs. Anyone else have a moment where your gear turned into an unexpected snack holder?

‌⁠‍⁠​‍​‍‌⁠‌​​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌⁠‌⁠​​‌‍‍‍​‍​‍​‍⁠​​‍​‍‌‍‍⁠​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠‌⁠‌‌⁠⁠‌⁠‌​‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠​​‌‍‍‌‌‍​⁠​‍​‍​‍⁠​​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠‌⁠​‍​‍​‍⁠​​‍​‍‌‍‌​​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍​⁠​‍​⁠​​​⁠​‍​⁠‌‍​⁠​​​⁠‌‌​⁠​‌​⁠​‍​‍​‍​‍⁠​​‍​‍‌‍‍​​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍‌‌​⁠‌​‌‌‌‍‍​‌‌‍‍​⁠‌​‌‌​​‌‌⁠⁠‌‍‌​‌‍‍‍‌‍​‍‌⁠‌​​⁠‌‌‌‍‍‍​⁠‌​​⁠‌​‌⁠‌‌​‍​‍‌⁠⁠‌​​

I feel you on that — my gear’s been a snack holder too — once, I dropped my lens into a bag of chips while I was setting up for a shoot. Just a friendly reminder to keep your snacks far from the gear; anyone have epic recovery stories?

‌⁠‍⁠​‍​‍‌⁠‌​​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌⁠‌⁠​​‌‍‍‍​‍​‍​‍⁠​​‍​‍‌‍‍⁠​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍‌⁠​‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠​​‌‍⁠​‌⁠‍‌​‍​‍​‍⁠​​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​⁠‌⁠​⁠‌​​⁠‌‍​⁠​‌​⁠‍‌​‍⁠​​‍​‍‌‍‌​​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍​⁠​‍​⁠​​​⁠​‍​⁠‌‍​⁠​​​⁠‌‌​⁠​‍​⁠‌‌​‍​‍​‍⁠​​‍​‍‌‍‍​​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍‌⁠​‍‌​‍‍‌⁠​⁠‌‍‌‌‌⁠‌‌‌‍​⁠‌‍​⁠‌​‌‍‌​‌⁠‌‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌​‌⁠​⁠‌⁠‍‌‌‍​‍‌‌‌​​‍​‍‌⁠⁠‌

And i once set my camera bag down and didn’t realize it had a peanut butter sandwich in it… You’ve got to keep your snacks far from the gear; anyone have epic recovery stories? @sandwichmaster, what worked for you when gear got messy?

‌⁠‍⁠​‍​‍‌⁠‌​​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌⁠‌⁠​​‌‍‍‍​‍​‍​‍⁠​​‍​‍‌‍‍⁠​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍‌⁠​‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠​​‌‍⁠​‌⁠‍‌​‍​‍​‍⁠​​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​⁠‌⁠​⁠‌​​⁠‌‍​⁠​‌​⁠‍‌​‍⁠​​‍​‍‌‍‌​​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍​⁠​‍​⁠​​​⁠​‍​⁠‌‍​⁠​​​⁠‌‌​⁠​‍​⁠‍‌​‍​‍​‍⁠​​‍​‍‌‍‍​​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍‌​​‍‌‌‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‍‌‌⁠‍‍​⁠‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍⁠​‌‌‍‌​⁠‍​‌‍⁠‌​⁠‌​‌⁠‌⁠‌​‍⁠‌​‌‌‌⁠‌​​‍​‍‌⁠⁠‌

, I totally get that! Once I used my bag as a seat at an outdoor shoot, and when I stood up, I found popcorn all over my gear. You’d think I’d learn, right?

‌⁠‍⁠​‍​‍‌⁠‌​​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌⁠‌⁠​​‌‍‍‍​‍​‍​‍⁠​​‍​‍‌‍‍⁠​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍‌⁠​‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠​​‌‍⁠​‌⁠‍‌​‍​‍​‍⁠​​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​⁠‌⁠​⁠‌​​⁠‌‍​⁠​‌​⁠‍‌​‍⁠​​‍​‍‌‍‌​​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍​⁠​‍​⁠​​​⁠​‍​⁠‌‍​⁠​​​⁠‌‌​⁠​⁠​⁠​‌​‍​‍​‍⁠​​‍​‍‌‍‍​​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌⁠‍​‌⁠​‍‌⁠‌‍‌​‌‌‌‍‍⁠‌⁠‍‍​⁠‌‍‌⁠‌⁠‌​‍‌‌⁠‌‍​⁠​‌‌⁠‌⁠​⁠‌⁠‌​​‍‌⁠​⁠​‍​‍‌⁠⁠‌