rogue wave, camera won't turn on :(

[jsecordphoto]

So I got hit by a rogue wave this morning, soaked head to toe and my camera got hit pretty hard. Dried everything off immediately and it seemed all good but now it won't turn on. I have it all open hoping it dries out and starts working again...anyone have any advice?

 

[Destin]

Put it in a giant bowl of rice. Not much else you can do .

 

[jsecordphoto]

Put it in a giant bowl of rice. Not much else you can do .

Yeah I've done that with cell phones before

 

[Destin]

It's not your D750, is it?

 

[jsecordphoto]

It's not your D750, is it?

Yeah it is

 

[Destin]

It's not your D750, is it?

Yeah it is

I'm only reading about it on the internet and I think I just developed chest pain. That sucks man. If you have any type of dehumidifier in your house maybe try setting it next to that and letting it run for a day or two. Only other thing I can think of.

 

[DarkShadow]

OMG! I think I would just die if water got inside any of my gear but the D750. I sincerely Hope you didn't lose your gear to water damage. I don't trust my Canon 6D even in drizzle but Wouldn't have a problem with my Pentax K-3 with 92 weather seals and all,lens weather sealed as well.

 

[pgriz]

If salt water, then drying it out won't help. I assume you've already changed the batteries and checked the contacts? Other obvious places would be a short of the power-on switch. Beyond that, salt on internal circuitry will cause any number of potential shorts. Oh man. I feel your pain (like Dustin, reading this kind of stuff just squeezes the heart).

 

[fjrabon]

Happened to me with my old Panasonic LX7. I almost fainted when it truly hit me that it wasn't going to come back on. And that was just a carry around camera. I feel for you.

 

[BillM]

Sorry to hear that, hopefully it comes back to life.

 

[snowbear]

Paul is correct - salt water will corrode everything and in surprisingly short time. Good luck.

 

[jsecordphoto]

Yeah, not a good situation. Sending it in to Nikon first thing in the morning and praying for the best. The only silver lining here is that I'll be renting a d7200 for at least a week to have a camera and stay sane

 

[bribrius]

Yeah, not a good situation. Sending it in to Nikon first thing in the morning and praying for the best. The only silver lining here is that I'll be renting a d7200 for at least a week to have a camera and stay sane

yep. sorry to hear. Def bad news. Out of curiosity you think it is a weather sealing issue or did the camera get submerged? And let me say sorry for you one more time, as that just sucks. Hoping for the best for you maybe Nikon will fix you up.

 

[bribrius]

If salt water, then drying it out won't help. I assume you've already changed the batteries and checked the contacts? Other obvious places would be a short of the power-on switch. Beyond that, salt on internal circuitry will cause any number of potential shorts. Oh man. I feel your pain (like Dustin, reading this kind of stuff just squeezes the heart).

yeah. Almost be better off dumping it in the bath tub just to try to get the salt water out. But even then if it turned on it may not work for more than a week. Hoping, it wasn't totally drowned here for his sake.

 

[pixmedic]

I recommend 5mg Versed IVP STAT followed by 2mg Diazapam Q-4 hours until you hear back about your camera.