Golfer Strikes and Shatters the Lens on an $80,000 Camera at the British Open
Last month we shared a couple videos showing how it’s a bad idea to ask professional golfers to aim at your camera — there’s a good chance you’ll end up with shattered glass and a pricey camera repair bill.
Unfortunately, the same thing can sometimes happen even if you don’t intentionally put your camera in harms way. ESPN found that out at the British Open today after a golfer accidentally smashed one of its $80,000 high definition cameras.
Photographs of the shattered camera gear were soon shared through Twitter:
The Open Championship is live on ESPN, and we've already lost one camera to an unfortunately placed golf ball: pic.twitter.com/ljO9ZzbD2s
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 18, 2013
and now…the evidence RT @ ESPN TV camera on first fairway after Thomas Bjorn's second shot from the rough!! pic.twitter.com/kMCO8WtSYe
— trey wingo (@wingoz) July 18, 2013
ESPN’s Mike Tirico later commented on the air that the camera was worth a whopping $80,000 — no word on whether the damage was limited to a filter or lens.
(via CBSSports)
P.S. It’s not just golf balls — we’ve previous seen the same thing happen with shattered bats at baseball games.