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10/08/2007 03:50:31 PM · #1 |
Well, I've been on a forced leave of absence. (Don't create multiple accounts, the DPC powers don't like it.)
Before I got back from my leave, I took my kids to the park with our jogging stroller. Like always, I wanted to bring my camera, so I put it in one of the big side pockets.
When I got to the park, I pulled out my 10D to take some snaps. To my surprise, like a coffee cup turned over on it's side, water came dripping out.
OH F*&K!!! That ain't right. Apparently, we left the jogging stroller out overnight and it rained. Apparently, the large pocket is waterproof, so no water can get in and water can't also get out.
Luckily, I didn't power it on. I took out the batteries (even the clock battery) and brought it home to dry. I read somewhere you should put it in a container with rice. The rice will soak up the water.
After a week, I powered it back on. Nothing, not even a noise.
My wife then asked me if the lens (17-40f4) was okay. Crap! I forgot about my lens (the most expensive lens I own). I still have my elan7e, so I tried it out on my film body and it worked. Yeah!
To summarize:
1. Waterproof works both ways. Keeps out and keeps in the water.
2. Digital and water don't mix.
3. If they do happen to mix, remove ASAP and don't turn on.
4. Using rice to help absorb the water helps (of course, I don't really know if this works, but it worked for others).
5. If worse comes to worse, there's always ebay for a replacement.
BTW, I've upgraded to a used 20D. I really thought about the 40D, but for that much money, I can get a really good lens. I'm still holding out for the sub $1,000k full framed camera that Canon is keeping in it's marketing closet. |
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10/08/2007 03:53:54 PM · #2 |
Originally posted by Nullix:
Well, I've been on a forced leave of absence. (Don't create multiple accounts, the DPC powers don't like it.) |
Why would you have done that? |
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10/08/2007 04:32:57 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by Nullix:
I'm still holding out for the sub $1,000k full framed camera that Canon is keeping in it's marketing closet. |
Don't hold your breath. |
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10/08/2007 05:03:13 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by david_c:
Originally posted by Nullix:
Well, I've been on a forced leave of absence. (Don't create multiple accounts, the DPC powers don't like it.) |
Why would you have done that? |
I was trying to be funny. I was watching Beavis and Butthead. That inspired me to create an account for Beavis and Butthead. The name wasn't taken. Then I could comments on pictures and reply to thread in a "Beavis and Butthead" fashion and hope people got it.
Apparently, other people didn't like the humor. Sorry people.
I could also take "Beavis and Butthead" style shots for competition which surely take the brown ribbon, but I got caught.
I'm not certain how I got caught. Maybe they track IP address since I don't think they can track a MAC address.
Of course, it would've been easy to track. I new user, making obsurd comments and all. They caught me with in a 24hour period.
Maybe I used up my DPC karma and my camera got trashed. Or maybe it was a conspiracy. (be afraid people) |
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10/09/2007 09:08:48 PM · #5 |
i kinda went 2 a foam party with my camera!!! whoops lol obviously it got a little wet but still worked!! i let it dry in the sun an it worked for for a few mins then turned off!!! so i put it back in the sun an it worked again only for a few mins then turned off again!! weird!
anyways it turns out my camera needs a little bit of heat 2 work now! nt a lot about 10 seconds under the hair dryer seams 2 do the job!! but obvoisuly i cnt take a hair dryer out with me all the time!!!
anyone know why it needs heat 2 work???? its quite anoyin!!! lol |
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10/09/2007 09:47:38 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by casperrito:
anyone know why it needs heat 2 work???? |
Hmm...because it has been corrupted by a foreign substance that happens to be sensitive to heat before it will conduct electrical impulses...like foam perhaps? :) Just a thought. |
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10/09/2007 09:50:05 PM · #7 |
| I feel your pain....I broke my sony a100 dropping it in a river and had to buy a new body because it was on when it dropped and was hopeless, I was able to sell the broken body on ebay for 100 dollars though.... |
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10/09/2007 10:03:17 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by casperrito:
i kinda went 2 a foam party with my camera!!! whoops lol obviously it got a little wet but still worked!! i let it dry in the sun an it worked for for a few mins then turned off!!! so i put it back in the sun an it worked again only for a few mins then turned off again!! weird!
anyways it turns out my camera needs a little bit of heat 2 work now! nt a lot about 10 seconds under the hair dryer seams 2 do the job!! but obvoisuly i cnt take a hair dryer out with me all the time!!!
anyone know why it needs heat 2 work???? its quite anoyin!!! lol |
That much heat may be expanding a connection to complete a circuit there by causing it to work. This problem may have been exasperated by the foam or it could just be a coincidence and there was a weak connection to begin with. No clue what foam and circuitry does...just guessing...
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10/09/2007 11:15:25 PM · #9 |
<============Got a 20D now. Now instead of 3 camera versions behind, I'm only 2 versions behind.
Bought it off ebay and it just arrived. Wow, it's snappy and the FPS rate is better. I also dig the RAW+JPEG.
Now to shoot for some challenges. And don't worry about entering the monthly free study. It's a waist of time, because I'm going to win it with my 20D. |
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