I was pissed at my 4 year old for knocking my camera and breaking a $40 lens hood. Then I realized it could have been the $1500 lens and I was happy.
My girlfriend was in New York with her Rebel and they smashed the UV filtre. Since she knows absolutely nothing about that camera, she kept on walking around taking photos anyway and I'm amazed at how well they turned out with this shattered piece of glass on the front. You see she's a 6 figure finace wizzard but not bright enough to remove the shattered piece of glass from the front of her lens. I did it for her when they got home and blew out the shatters - amazingly, the lens seems perfect. God, she makes me laugh, one of the smartest chicks I know - but....