DSLR Got Wet - Saltwater!

[benjyman345]

Hello All,

So I am going to do the Camera Rinse ASAP.
I will have to order some distilled water in, as the supermarket and shops where I live don't have any.

Anyway... I just want to clarify a few things first.

* Firstly when rinsing the camera should I remove the lens and let the water soak insides of the camera or should I leave the lens on?

* Secondly, How long should I let it rinse?
I.e - quick dunk in and out and repeat with fresh water or say few minutes, hours, a day????

* Finally, Approx how long should I leave it to dry?
I'm reluctant to place it in the oven despite some people having success.

I will also order a stack of silica packets and place the camera in some rice too.

Thanks Heaps!

 

[benjyman345]

Hello All,

So I am going to do the Camera Rinse ASAP.
I will have to order some distilled water in, as the supermarket and shops where I live don't have any.

Anyway... I just want to clarify a few things first.

* Firstly when rinsing the camera should I remove the lens and let the water soak insides of the camera or should I leave the lens on?

* Secondly, How long should I let it rinse?
I.e - quick dunk in and out and repeat with fresh water or say few minutes, hours, a day????

* Finally, Approx how long should I leave it to dry?
I'm reluctant to place it in the oven despite some people having success.

I will also order a stack of silica packets and place the camera in some rice too.

Thanks Heaps!

P.S - I have found some distilled water.

I hope someone can respond to my queries before I go ahead!

 

[benjyman345]

Hello All,

So I am going to do the Camera Rinse ASAP.
I will have to order some distilled water in, as the supermarket and shops where I live don't have any.

Anyway... I just want to clarify a few things first.

* Firstly when rinsing the camera should I remove the lens and let the water soak insides of the camera or should I leave the lens on?

* Secondly, How long should I let it rinse?
I.e - quick dunk in and out and repeat with fresh water or say few minutes, hours, a day????

* Finally, Approx how long should I leave it to dry?
I'm reluctant to place it in the oven despite some people having success.

I will also order a stack of silica packets and place the camera in some rice too.

Thanks Heaps!

P.S - I have found some distilled water.

I hope someone can respond to my queries before I go ahead!

Too late. I've gone ahead and given the camera a quick dunk and then another dunk and splash around with fresh distilled water...

hope it did some good...

I touch dried the body of the camera and lens with paper towels and gave a very quick blow dry over the back of the body. I have now placed wrapped lens and camera separately in paper towels and taped up and put them in zip lock bags full of rice. I have also order a stack of sillica packets. I know it sounds over-kill and probably too late... but I really hope I can recover it!

 

[benjyman345]

Hello All,

So I am going to do the Camera Rinse ASAP.
I will have to order some distilled water in, as the supermarket and shops where I live don't have any.

Anyway... I just want to clarify a few things first.

* Firstly when rinsing the camera should I remove the lens and let the water soak insides of the camera or should I leave the lens on?

* Secondly, How long should I let it rinse?
I.e - quick dunk in and out and repeat with fresh water or say few minutes, hours, a day????

* Finally, Approx how long should I leave it to dry?
I'm reluctant to place it in the oven despite some people having success.

I will also order a stack of silica packets and place the camera in some rice too.

Thanks Heaps!

P.S - I have found some distilled water.

I hope someone can respond to my queries before I go ahead!

Too late. I've gone ahead and given the camera a quick dunk and then another dunk and splash around with fresh distilled water...

hope it did some good...

I touch dried the body of the camera and lens with paper towels and gave a very quick blow dry over the back of the body. I have now placed wrapped lens and camera separately in paper towels and taped up and put them in zip lock bags full of rice. I have also order a stack of sillica packets. I know it sounds over-kill and probably too late... but I really hope I can recover it!

Just had a look at the lens and noticed there is some sort of mould or mess on the inside of the lens glass. I probably should have taken it easy rinsing the lens as there ended up being a lot of water inside the lens that was not there when it went in the saltwater!

Is it best to give the lens another good soaking in distilled water to try and get rid of the mould/markings and then try and dry it quicker!?

Thanks

 

[j-dogg]

Salt water may cause a problem down the road if not removed but the biggest thing is getting it dry. I work in a mining lab. While out in the mine working on equipment, I dropped my Nextel phone into a 2ft deep water hole with about 1 foot worth of mud mush on the bottom. After trying to find it with a shovel we ended up digging a trench to drain the hole. After a solid 45 minutes under water, gave it a quick rinse, threw it in my lab oven at 100 degrees, and presto, worked like new ever since. Electronicw arent as brittle as you think, but the longer that water sits in there you run the risk of corrosion.

No, you have a Nextel phone. Those things are bulletproof, try that with a Blackberry.

 

[darkchild]

what you should of done, is taken it to a professional as soon as possible.

 

[cjbecker]

what you should of done, is taken it to a professional as soon as possible.

or rubbed some dirt on it.

 

[JerrfyLube]

what you should of done, is taken it to a professional as soon as possible.

Wouldnt have even bothered with a E-410. You would probably spend twice what its worth to get it fixed. If the lens is still good, scour craigslist...you can find E-410 bodies on there, lightly used for dirt cheap.

Salt water is nasty stuff and even if you did manage to get all the moisture out, any of these tricks do nothing to remove the salt that is now embedded into the inner workings and connections of your camera. Dunking your camera in water is only going to push that highly corrosive salt deeper into the works.

The majority that hit salt water dont survive. The ones that do almost always have problems later down the road.

 

[benjyman345]

what you should of done, is taken it to a professional as soon as possible.

Wouldnt have even bothered with a E-410. You would probably spend twice what its worth to get it fixed. If the lens is still good, scour craigslist...you can find E-410 bodies on there, lightly used for dirt cheap.

Salt water is nasty stuff and even if you did manage to get all the moisture out, any of these tricks do nothing to remove the salt that is now embedded into the inner workings and connections of your camera. Dunking your camera in water is only going to push that highly corrosive salt deeper into the works.

The majority that hit salt water dont survive. The ones that do almost always have problems later down the road.

I know it is very unlikely that it will work etc etc and it was probably waste time even trying, but I am away on holiday at the moment and very disappointed that I don't have a camera to use and no where to buy another one at present. I know that professional repair is not worthwhile and will cost more anyway. Plus I don't have money spilling out of the bank for new camera, lenses, filters etc...

It was just a final attempt to recover anything...