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05/17/2013 02:50:12 PM · #1 |
My son was using my 30D (with a used 55-250 that I found on Craigslist). He was leaning over an observation deck and removed the camera from his neck to take a picture - but the strap slipped out of his hand and it went in the river. It was fully submerged about 6 inches below the water. After about 5 minutes of searching for a stick, I found one long enough to reach out and pull it from the water. I immediately yanked the battery and CF card out. At home, I wiped it down and blow dried it a little, then put it in a sealed back with rice.
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- zero in battery compartment
- very little in CF card slot
- a little more in the sensor area but not much
- a lot of water dripping out of the USB port/holes on the end
I turned it on after a day or so, only to find that it seemed to short out after 2-3 shots and wouldn't turn on again (I think it was still wet inside). So I left it alone for another couple of days. I had decided I had killed it by turning it on prematurely and was about to purchase a neighbor's 40D last night, but - I tried one last time to turn it on. Voila! It works - and works well.
Not bad for a 6-yr-old camera with supposedly little or no weather-sealing, that was fully submerged for about five minutes. The lens is toast, though.
Just thought I'd report. Pleasantly surprised!
(ETA - not sure if it helped or not, but one thing he does is turn on the power switch when not taking pictures. So the switch was off. Not a bad habit - I leave mine on all the time so I just have to wake it.)
Message edited by author 2013-05-17 15:00:26. |
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05/17/2013 02:55:04 PM · #2 |
I think this is tempting.
water damaged 50D with 70-200 f/4 - bidding is now at $290
These blasted things are so tough it might just need dried out good.
OTOH, even if it is borked, Canon repair would likely charge about $500-$600 for the pair to be fixed. |
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05/17/2013 02:57:44 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by Cory:
I think this is tempting.
water damaged 50D with 70-200 f/4 - bidding is now at $290
These blasted things are so tough it might just need dried out good.
OTOH, even if it is borked, Canon repair would likely charge about $500-$600 for the pair to be fixed. |
Huh. I wonder how that L lens fared compared to our EF-S lens that took a swim? Probably much better. Tempting --- a gamble on the camera but take that lens apart and clean it. For a low price, I'd attempt it myself. Not into taking chances right now - maybe it were 'buy it now' but I bet the price goes up.
Message edited by author 2013-05-17 14:58:06. |
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