Category: Destruction

How to stop getting the huge printed catalogue from B&H and maybe save some trees

John Aldred

Anybody who’s ever ordered anything substantial from B&H will likely, at some point, receive a printed catalogue. This is essentially an inch thick (or bigger) 300+ page book featuring every product in B&H’s inventory. I’ve received them myself in the past. It started after ordering my first “Pro” lens. I didn’t ask for them, and […]

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What an SLR being cut in half by a 60,000psi water jet looks like

John Aldred

Destruction is always entertaining, but sometimes it’s useful, too. It can show us how things work on the inside. Cutting cameras and lenses in half is commonplace for manufacturers. You see them at all the shows in glass display cases. Cameras cut in half so the curious public can see exactly what is contained within […]

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Vandals destroy local landmark “Duckbill” Rock at Oregon’s Cape Kiwanda

John Aldred

In what can only be described as another incident of mindless stupidity, vandals have destroyed an iconic sandstone pedestal at Cape Kiwanda on Oregon’s coast. Described by local residents as a “natural wonder” and often photographed by visitors, the “Duckbill” rock is no more. A video sent to KATU News shows a group of people […]

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This ‘Smashing’ New Year’s video is thirty seconds of camera gear destruction

Gannon Burgett

If you possess a weak stomach, you might want to turn away while you can. What you’re about to see is thirty seconds of devastation, brought to us by B&H in collaboration with video production company Brilliant Champions and OnTime Studios. In the half-minute video, which is an advert to promote Canon’s CarePAK protection plan, which comes free with […]

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