What would you do in this situation?
. Well I had set the camera down on their counter top in their kitchen, well away from the edge so I could use their restroom. While in there washing my hands I heard a yell from the father, then a unmistakable sound of a camera falling and hitting their slate floor. 
Long story short, the kid tried to get at it and knocked it down on the floor. The fall broke the lens (70-200mm) hood and so far there is something buggy going on with the auto focus.
I'm going to drop both the camera and lens off at the shop tomorrow to be inspected. The father never offered to pay for anything, he just stood there with the same stupid look on his face.
Ahhhhhh, there some parents who need to discipline their kids better!
You mind me asking how you would handle this?
Be prepared to get nothing, and to lose a friend. At best, it's a learning opportunity.
All that to say, I'd ask, nicely, for help in covering repairs. But I would expect nothing. The man hasn't learned to take responsibility for his kid, he may not take responsibility for this. But he's got a rough road ahead, I'll say that.
btw, if the dad is a real friend, you will need to mention nothing, he'll do what's right....
Why so serious?
effron wrote: You knew the camera had the kid's attention, and left it in the danger zone? I'm guessing you have no children of your own. This one is on you in my opinion. Sorry to hear of the damage and hope YOU have insurance....
btw, if the dad is a real friend, you will need to mention nothing, he'll do what's right....
Right on.
effron wrote: You knew the camera had the kid's attention, and left it in the danger zone? I'm guessing you have no children of your own. This one is on you in my opinion. Sorry to hear of the damage and hope YOU have insurance....
btw, if the dad is a real friend, you will need to mention nothing, he'll do what's right....
EXACTLY! If he doesn't, well that says it all right there.
Tony Imaging wrote:
effron wrote: You knew the camera had the kid's attention, and left it in the danger zone? I'm guessing you have no children of your own. This one is on you in my opinion. Sorry to hear of the damage and hope YOU have insurance....
btw, if the dad is a real friend, you will need to mention nothing, he'll do what's right....
EXACTLY! If he doesn't, well that says it all right there.
also.If it had been me the camera would have been in the bathroom with me. Though if it had been me the kid would have learned the first time he touched the camera to not do it. I am the type to say something if the parent lets their kid go nuts, to the kid themselves. I do have one of those voices that is well suited to putting some healthy fear into them.
Truthfully I see this far too often today. The parents do not seem to parent at all. Instead they just kind of house their kids. I can always tell how bad it will be when I walk into someones house. IF the kids toys are strewn in every room in the house, they have the run of it, and their parents. People like that are never my friends for long. I do not tolerate wishy washy people very well, and they do not tolerate me well either.
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