Any injuries, so far?

[Canonised]

We have heard morbid stories of photogs who sufferred serious/permanent injuries from carrying their cam equipments, just like the Chinese newspaper photog (who got a painful spinal injury, and who recovered after receiving some godly advices from a Tibetian monk).

As for me, i have already got a "permanent" left shoulder and left knee problems. It's quite painful at times but when there are photo opportunities, I will still take the pain and go out shooting. I think this is one of the price you will pay when you are carrying the 70-200 F2.8L IS!

Do you have any such experience?
Did you give up the heavy equipments becoz of resulted injuries?
What type of injuries have you sufferred?

 

[clive]

use backpack to spread out the weight? =)

 

[mpenza]

had some back problems to begin with so I don't have any heavy lenses yet. bulkiest lense now is the 100mm macro usm.... light compared to the 70-200 f2.8 and super teles ;p

 

[Stefen]

I fell into a crevasse while trying to take pictures, or at least planning to take out my camera.... :embrass:

nearly lost my life.... :nono:

and nearly dislocated my shoulder in the process.... :sweat: