Ouch.

Well this puts a damper on my blipping! I knew checking it was a bad idea, but I had it wrapped up all good- it was inside TWO suitcases... TSA is gonna hear from me tomorrow. They always mess up my stuff when they go through it. I swear they live to rip open clear plastic bags, dump shampoo all over everything, and crush filters into camera lenses. The lens is perhaps still functional (at least the body is ok) but I can't get the filter off, and there's absolutely no hope of putting a new one on- the rim of the lens is smashed.