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Selling dead camera
Oct 16, 2016 08:32:08 #
mas24
Loc: Southern CA
smk124 wrote:
Just wondering if it would be worth the effort to try to sell On Ebay my Sony a6000 and Sony 55-210 lens which took a swim in a river and are quite dead. Would anyone have a use for them for parts? I'm still in mourning though. Once a week, I put in a battery in hopes that it will rise from the dead. Maybe on Halloween.
Sorry about your lost. There are two enemies of a digital camera. Direct impact damage and water. Impact damage can be repaired, sometimes very costly. Water turns cameras into bricks. I knew someone who dropped a very expensive full frame camera into a swimming pool. It could not be repaired. There was a uhh member who brought back to life his Canon SX50 Bridge Camera. It took a few weeks of drying though. Naturally. Popped in the battery. Bingo.
Oct 16, 2016 08:48:42 #
A "tough" camera is best for water activities. Nikon has the AW series, and Olympus has their Tough line.
Oct 16, 2016 08:53:01 #
Had washed an old iPod and after few attempts nothing. Went ahead got a new one and just left old one on a combination speaker charger for over a month just for decoration. Was pleasantly surprised when it decided to work. New a6000s are fantastic buys now and new a6500 is very close to release. You have a perfect reason for getting one and perhaps over time be blessed once again with a old one. It would serve as my old iPod did to check clothes before washing them.
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Oct 16, 2016 09:33:01 #
I would find a prominent spot in the house, display it with some other smaller gear, have a great story and memory. I think cameras make great decorator items when done right. Sorry about your gear, I guess you were to get something different!
Oct 16, 2016 09:41:58 #
jerryc41 wrote:
A "tough" camera is best for water activities. Nikon has the AW series, and Olympus has their Tough line.
I would imagine the exterior shell and some other non electric parts would be salvageable for cameras dropped and needing a new shell or other non-corrosive parts.
Sad that this happened to you and I feel bad at the loss as it is an investment beyond salvage.
BTW too bad the Nikon Nikonos series were discontinued.
A new digital Nikonos would be incredible and I am sure they could do it. I guess not enough demand for such a product for the R&D required.
Oct 16, 2016 10:06:16 #
smk124
Loc: Cheltenham, PA
Novots wrote:
I would find a prominent spot in the house, display it with some other smaller gear, have a great story and memory. I think cameras make great decorator items when done right. Sorry about your gear, I guess you were to get something different!
I'm not a pro. Just a recent retiree trying to learn the basics beyond point and shoot. Joining this site has upped the learning curve. My thanks for all of the expertise here.
The a6000 was my first love in photography. Sometimes we get careless with things or people we love. Lesson learned. Saving up for another Sony. Some loves can be replaced.
Attached is the last picture I took before the camera met its demise.
Oct 16, 2016 10:37:50 #
Think of it as a bottle of fine wine. You bought it, you enjoyed it, its gone...buy another! 😄😘😂...😀
Bob
Bob
Oct 16, 2016 10:51:42 #
The camera and that picture side by side on a shelf or end table would be fantastic! Great shot.
Oct 16, 2016 10:55:28 #
smk124 wrote:
I'm not a pro. Just a recent retiree trying to learn the basics beyond point and shoot. Joining this site has upped the learning curve. My thanks for all of the expertise here.
The a6000 was my first love in photography. Sometimes we get careless with things or people we love. Lesson learned. Saving up for another Sony. Some loves can be replaced.
Attached is the last picture I took before the camera met its demise.
The a6000 was my first love in photography. Sometimes we get careless with things or people we love. Lesson learned. Saving up for another Sony. Some loves can be replaced.
Attached is the last picture I took before the camera met its demise.
Nice shot. How about making the camera into a lamp? The design possibilities are endless.
Oct 16, 2016 11:06:52 #
If the power is off, water does not damage modern electronics. If, IF, it's turned off you quickly remove the batteries and let the excess water drain out. When you get a chance, soon!, open it as much as you can and wash it out with clear distilled water. Let it dry in a clean dry environment (use rice as a desiccant if you want to speed it up). Turn it different ways and shake it occasionally to move any water captured in it.
Once dried it should be fine.
And, if the liquid was hot coffee with cream and sugar (yes, personal experience) then use warm water with soap to clean it out and then rinse with distilled water.
Once dried it should be fine.
And, if the liquid was hot coffee with cream and sugar (yes, personal experience) then use warm water with soap to clean it out and then rinse with distilled water.
Oct 16, 2016 11:45:39 #
How long ago did it get dunked and for how long? Was the water high in minersls? As water evaporates the mineral precipitate and deposit. One of the advices I got from an expert was to dunk the object in cleanwater after its first dunk in dirty water in an effort to flush the crud out, then proceed with the drying. Opening a camera body will be difficult, however. One trick might be to dunk and slosh in isopropyl alcohol to mix and flush out the water.
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Oct 16, 2016 12:03:49 #
Being a photographer, you might appeal to those photographers out there that would like a broken camera to use in their images. Lots of people like to use them for that. Children like to hold them when posing for pictures.
Oct 16, 2016 12:34:12 #
I use a regular dry bag for my equipment in the kayak. I've had better luck with them than a hard case
Oct 16, 2016 12:52:56 #
Why ruin good rice after all this time ?
Maybe experiment w WD-40, ment for Water Displacement.
Maybe experiment w WD-40, ment for Water Displacement.
Oct 16, 2016 13:06:59 #
No, NO, whatever you do don't put any chemicals in the camera!!!!!! Unless you dropped it into the oil bucket at your local garage, then use WD-40 and then use alcohol and then use distilled water and then ?????
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