djtravels Loc: Georgia boy now

TimS Loc: GA

If you do decide to buy a new camera, consider a refurb 7D for about the same amount as a new 60D. Adorama has them at a really good price.

ole sarg Loc: south florida

believe it or not. A 5 pound bag of white rice will absorb water. Used it to dry out my phone when it was dropped in the pool.

haasrw1031 Loc: Gainesville - Originally Miami Florida

The rice trick apparently works for cell phones.

The Saint KK4GO Loc: Florida

The 60D is an awesome camera. It has a burst rate of 5.6 frames/s, and the same processor as the 7d and it has the articulating screen (which I love) for odd shooting positions. Do a google compare, for the money (if not shooting sports frequently) it's hard to beat.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Did you plan one long exposure? I've read that taking many shorter exposures and combining them gives better results. Did you check the memory card? It would be interesting to see what it recorded. Next time, use a Rainsleeeve - cheap but effective.

http://www.amazon.com/OP-TECH-USA-Rainsleeve-18-Inch/dp/B000PTFDYO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370434646&sr=8-1&keywords=rainsleeve

gypsylarry Loc: Lancaster, PA

I've used Canon for years. Ran the gamut. Now have the 60D as well as a full frame 5d. However, the 60D is with me all the time. I love it's production and bokeh. Won't ever trade or sell this one.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Here's something I found online a while back.

Saving a Wet Camera
March 19, 2013
http://www.redbubble.com/people/peterh111/journal/9049428-how-to-perform-cpr-on-a-drowned-dslr

1. Take the battery out as fast as you can. Yes, it doesn’t take more than a nanosecond to turn the camera OFF (which is the least you should do), but even after doing so there are still volts inside going where ever the water goes. If the charge meets that moisture, your electronics will be fried. End of story.
2. Take the card out. Simple step, but in the panic immediately following the drowning it’s easily forgotten. I know I have.
3. Don’t stand there wiping the exterior of the camera body. You are wasting valuable time. You need to get to a heat source ASAP.
4. Did you drive to your shoot? Get to the car pronto. Now take the lens off and wipe as much water as you can from inside the camera with your lens cloth or an absorbent cloth if you have one, without damaging the mirror or sensor. Tissues are NOT recommended because they will separate and strands will be left inside the body. Even shaking the body while holding it downwards will help. Turn on your car’s engine, turn the car’s airconditioning on full-bore and HOT, and hold the body up to the vents. Keep it there as you drive home or to your hotel, or get your passenger to do it if you have one. (Drive safe but don’t dawdle.)
5. Think as you drive home. How much rice do you have? You’ll need a good 4kgs, so if necessary buy some on the way home, but don’t stop for a Big Mac or a pie. Get long grain, basmati, jasmine, whatever. Just get the damn rice, ok?
6. When you get home, grab a blow dryer and give the body’s interior a good going over. (The camera’s, not yours.) Full blast. Give it a good 15-30 minutes or at least until you can’t see any more water and your camera body is nice and warm.
7. Ideally, whilst you are doing the blow job, someone else is grabbing a pillow slip and putting all the rice in it. Now find an item of clothing. The thinner the fabric the better. The BEST item to grab is a thermal top or thermal pants or similar.
8. Insert the camera body into a sleeve (or pant). This is to prevent rice grains from getting inside the body. Don’t “wrap” the item of clothing around the body because you want as little as possible coming between the moisture-sucking rice and the body. Now immerse the body in the rice. If the body is in a sleeve, you can leave the rest of the item of clothing hanging out, just make sure the body is immersed in rice.
9. Put the bag on a table next to a fan. This will help keep moisture from hanging around.
10. Leave the body in the bag of rice for as long as possible. Note that I haven’t said you can turn the camera on. That is the hardest bit – resisting the temptation. Give it a week. Seriously.
11. When you finally can’t wait any more and turn the camera back on, do not leave it on. Turn it back off and put it back in the bag of rice even if the camera seems to be working. CPR by rice takes time.
As I said, no guarantees any of the above will save your drowned buddy, but hopefully you can give it at least your best chance to survive. Bear in mind that repairing a drowned DSLR, if possible, can end up costing nearly as much as getting a new one, if not more.

Ka2azman Loc: Tucson, Az

Find a friend in Arizona - and send the camera to them - relative humidity is around 4% at this tiime of the year - will throughly dry out in no time. Sorry about the dry humor at your expense.

EstherP

In your camera bag, in a box with your camera, in your lens bags, no problem.
But not inside the cavities of you camera: battery bay, lens opening - I can see too many possibilities of even those little packets of silica doing damage there. Call me paranoid if you like, but just as I wouldn't put my finger inside the lens opening, I wouldn't put a packet of silica in there: it may look clean, but is it?
And what if it catches something sharp and tears?
EstherP

sr71 Loc: In Col. Juan Seguin Land

Bummer, know that feeling very well. Went swimming with a Nikon F once, been there done that.

robert357 Loc: gainesville,fl

[quote=pappy0352]I set my Canon T2i up to shoot star trails the other night. The weather was great with a good forecast. Well when I woke up it was pouring down rain. Yes you guest it my camera is shot.I wanted the 7D but it is out of my price range. I'm going to buy the 60D and was wondering if anyone that has one could let me know how well you like it.

Thanks
Pappy
I have the 60D & I love it. You will be very happy if you buy one. Sorry about your mishap.

Ramled Loc: Victoria, British Columbia

Sorry to hear about your T2i, I have had a 60D for 3 years and I really enjoy it, it is a great camera. I upgraded to a 7D a year ago and lately a 6D. I have been using the 60D for back up. You can get a good deal on the 60D from most camera stores now as they have discounted the price because they are coming out with a 70D soon. Hope that helps.

boymama

I have read that you can put electronics that are soaking wet in rice to help dry it out. Worth a try. It has to be submerged. GOOD LUCK!!

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boymama

Sorry, I suggested this until I read EsterP's post. DOes make sense about all the rice dust. Maybe you could use those boil in bag type where it is not submerged but sitting with. DOn't know.