| Sign in: |
| Members log in here with your user name and password to access the your admin page and other special features. |
|
|
|
|
|| SportsShooter.com: Member Message Board
HELP--Lens & Flash in water
Ian Solender, Photographer
 |
Palm Beach Gardens | Fl | USA | Posted: 8:12 AM on 05.30.09 |
->> I know someone had this happen.. Out shooting sunrise at rocky beach and fell hard. Banged up pretty good, but more importantly, my canon 70-200 and 430ex flash got completely submrged.
It's been a long time since I've done this, I'm draining on towels mount side down and flash on side.
Do I dry them out, then send out OR put in bag and send out.
I have had good experience with Mid-State Camera for repairs, but should I send this off the Canon?
Thanks for any help!!
Ian |
|
Brian Tietz, Photographer
|
Fort Myers | FL | USA | Posted: 9:27 AM on 05.30.09 |
->> Ian, I had a 20d and a 10-22 get fully submerged briefly in the Gulf a while back. I immediately took the battery out and wiped off as much as I could with a clean moist (freshwater) towel. I think the important thing is to get as much salt off as you can and make sure the batteries are out of the flash.
CPS was able to fix everything and it didn't cost an arm and a leg.
Also, you are a few hours drive from Greenes up Daytona, you can always try them.
-good luck |
|
Matthew Healey, Photographer
|
Providence | RI | | Posted: 10:46 AM on 05.30.09 |
->> Call the guys at Midstate for advice. They will at least point you in the right direction.
I did ask them about getting gear wet once and they told me to bring it in ASAP don't let it dry out because that is when things start to short. Of course up until that point I always let my gear dry out if it was fresh water at least. |
|
Ian Solender, Photographer
|
Palm Beach Gardens | Fl | USA | Posted: 11:00 AM on 05.30.09 |
->> Thanks, I kind of knew what to do. Buut of course when I wrote the post I was pissed off and in alot of pain.. Now things have calmed down I Called and talked with Mark. Said to place them in ziplocs and ship out first thing Monday... Hopefully he can at least save my lens, it's my lucky 70-200. Then again this might be a great excuse to give to the wife to upgrade to the IS!! LOL
Thanks again for your help.
Ian |
|
Alex Jones, Photographer
|
McAllen | TX | USA | Posted: 12:20 PM on 05.31.09 |
| ->> I hope your experience is better. One of my co-workers dropped a 70-200 during hurricane coverage last year, and CPS sent it back with a nice note saying that they couldn't do anything. And this wasn't even salt water... |
|
John OHara, Photographer
 |
Petaluma | Ca | United States | Posted: 1:26 PM on 05.31.09 |
| ->> In the pre-digital days, If I flooded an underwater camera, Nikon. We would usually be on a boat far from anything but water. I would put the camera in a bag of water and FREEZE it. Then get it to the repair shop still frozen. Frozen, the camera didn't corrode. I don't know what I would do today. |
|
David Harpe, Photographer
|
Louisville | KY | USA | Posted: 7:49 PM on 05.31.09 |
| ->> Burying it in rice or dessicant is also a good trick... |
|
Andrew Spear, Student/Intern, Photographer
|
Athens | OH | United States | Posted: 8:08 PM on 05.31.09 |
| ->> I was going to recommend rice as well. |
|
Sheen Yen, Photographer
|
West Lafayette | IN | USA | Posted: 11:10 AM on 06.01.09 |
->> Ian,
Was it salt water? If it was, drying it out probably won't help you much, even if it's in dessicant or rice. The salt would eventually eat away any electronic components. You need to get that sent in and completely cleaned out- even then it might not be economical to have it repaired, especially the flash. |
|
Jesse Beals, Photographer
 |
Tracyton | WA | USA | Posted: 4:43 AM on 06.02.09 |
->> I dropped a 70-200 in fresh water for like 1-2 seconds, sent it to canon and they sent it back saying I was the proud owner of a paper weight. Well not exactly a paper weight but they said the lens was toast. I put the lens on EBAY and stated that the lens fell in water and canon said it could not be fixed.
To my surprise a guy in England purchased the lens for $700.00 and made it into a telescope. I took the $700 and used it as a down payment on a new 70-200 2.8
Worth a try |
|
Return to --> Message Board Main Index
|