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Just rub rub some salt into the Sony-wound.... I bought a Canon EF 70-200mm f4 L USM a bit over 10 years ago. It has tumbled off a flight of stairs with its hood attached, coming to rest on the concrete floor below the stairs. The hood broke its fall at an angle, splitting open over its entire length. The lens was fine. The lens later took a tumble from about 1 meter height onto the concrete tiles of the side walk. The lens did not break. Later, my backpack filled with camera and lenses fell off my bike while biking around the city, onto the bike path. The lens hood of my Sigma 18-50 pressed into the plastic switch plate of the lens, which broke that plate. For the rest, the lens works as it should.