Camera Disaster
May 29, 2020 18:23:10 #
Out photographing the Oregon coast at low tide I slipped and fell and my camera (Nikon D810) and Lens (24-120 Zoom) fell into a puddle of salt water. It was submerged for about 10 - 15 seconds. Everyone is telling me that it is not worth trying to clean it out. If anyone has any thoughts on this I would like to hear them. Thanks.
May 29, 2020 18:59:24 #
As an old sailor I would advise you to try cleaning and flushing . If it doesn't work at least you tried. I have, in the past , done that for calculators that fell in the sea, with sucess.
May 29, 2020 19:01:39 #
Good chance they are right.
Salt corrodes just about every metal (Contacts, wires, circuit boards, mechanics.)
Is the camera waterproof? (Not water resistant.)
Salt corrodes just about every metal (Contacts, wires, circuit boards, mechanics.)
Is the camera waterproof? (Not water resistant.)
May 29, 2020 19:37:45 #
May 29, 2020 19:41:33 #
JayFD wrote:
Out photographing the Oregon coast at low tide I slipped and fell and my camera (Nikon D810) and Lens (24-120 Zoom) fell into a puddle of salt water. It was submerged for about 10 - 15 seconds. Everyone is telling me that it is not worth trying to clean it out. If anyone has any thoughts on this I would like to hear them. Thanks.
It probably is damaged beyond repair, as salt water will eat away at the insides of your cameras components. That being said, I have heard of a few cameras that were saved after similar disasters, but in most cases, the camera is usually dead.
You can try rinsing it with fresh water, then putting it in a container of rice to let the rice soak up the moisture. Depending on how long the camera was removed from the salt water until you rinsed it with fresh water, too much time may have passed for this to work though. As soon as the salt water contacts the air, it starts to scale and oxidize, and will start eating away at the electronics and components of your camera. But it is worth a shot, so I would try it if I were you.
May 30, 2020 03:36:26 #
Dry out the SD card to retrieve photos, file claim with your homeowners insurance for camera & lens. Even if get working odds of them staying that way are against you.
May 30, 2020 05:59:03 #
Do not use tap water to rinse your camera. Use distilled water, get a couple of gallons and flush the camera well. There are no minerals in distilled water so it will not short out any electronic components. Any damage done will have happened with the battery in while it was in the salt water. Let the camera air dry for about a week and then stick it in a bag of rice for about another week.
We cleaned expensive electronic equipment with distilled water all the time.
We cleaned expensive electronic equipment with distilled water all the time.
May 30, 2020 06:08:26 #
Capn_Dave wrote:
Do not use tap water to rinse your camera. Use distilled water, get a couple of gallons and flush the camera well. There are no minerals in distilled water so it will not short out any electronic components. Any damage done will have happened with the battery in while it was in the salt water. Let the camera air dry for about a week and then stick it in a bag of rice for about another week.
We cleaned expensive electronic equipment with distilled water all the time.
We cleaned expensive electronic equipment with distilled water all the time.
The lack of minerals in distilled water will prevent the water from shorting out any electronic components?
I know little, but that sounds very strange.
May 30, 2020 06:20:32 #
melismus
Loc: Chesapeake Bay Country
Kmgw9v wrote:
The lack of minerals in distilled water will prevent the water from shorting out any electronic components?
I know little, but that sounds very strange.
I know little, but that sounds very strange.
The conductivity of distilled water is very low.
May 30, 2020 07:03:19 #
Capn_Dave wrote:
Do not use tap water to rinse your camera. Use distilled water, get a couple of gallons and flush the camera well. There are no minerals in distilled water so it will not short out any electronic components. Any damage done will have happened with the battery in while it was in the salt water. Let the camera air dry for about a week and then stick it in a bag of rice for about another week.
We cleaned expensive electronic equipment with distilled water all the time.
We cleaned expensive electronic equipment with distilled water all the time.
https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/conductivity-electrical-conductance-and-water?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects
Well done Capn_Dave, well done indeed.
It looks like even Old Ugly Hedge Hogs can learn a new trick or two.
I would have never guessed in a thousand years, AMAZING!
I had my BS flag at the ready too.
Please pardon my language ladies.
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May 30, 2020 07:18:32 #
tcthome
Loc: NJ
Sorry to say, The only thing that would of helped would be insurance on your photography equipment. Sorry for your loss. Could try rinsing with fresh water , let it drip dry & put it in a extra large zip lock bag of rice. you might get a little more use out of it. Worked for me on a cell phone once. the phone worked until I dropped it on to a concrete floor over a year later.
May 30, 2020 07:36:27 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
JayFD wrote:
Out photographing the Oregon coast at low tide I slipped and fell and my camera (Nikon D810) and Lens (24-120 Zoom) fell into a puddle of salt water. It was submerged for about 10 - 15 seconds. Everyone is telling me that it is not worth trying to clean it out. If anyone has any thoughts on this I would like to hear them. Thanks.
When ever this happens you should (ASAP) take a hose and use mist spray and wash it off. Both the body and lens are weather sealed. But once the salt creeps into both, your done.
May 30, 2020 08:28:30 #
Kmgw9v wrote:
The lack of minerals in distilled water will prevent the water from shorting out any electronic components?
I know little, but that sounds very strange.
I know little, but that sounds very strange.
The conductivity of water is actually much lower than you would think. It’s the minerals in the water that make it conductive. Seawater is very conductor. I think the camera in question is done. If the water got into the electronics the circuit boards are likely damaged beyond repair.
May 30, 2020 08:43:03 #
Sorry to read about your accident. Hope it all turns out well in the end. Don’t lose hope try the water rinse and rice bag trick. You could be lucky. All the best.
May 30, 2020 08:58:12 #
JayFD wrote:
Out photographing the Oregon coast at low tide I slipped and fell and my camera (Nikon D810) and Lens (24-120 Zoom) fell into a puddle of salt water. It was submerged for about 10 - 15 seconds. Everyone is telling me that it is not worth trying to clean it out. If anyone has any thoughts on this I would like to hear them. Thanks.
I feel your pain!!! Went swimming with a Nikon F in saltwater needless to say it didn't make it. If any water got inside it's toast....
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