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[andydray]

Hello everyone

 

Not the sort of topic I'd like to start off with but here I am in desperate need of some advice.  Yesterday I got absolutely wiped out by a wave whilst on the rocks.  Both my camera and lens got soaked, and I mean soaked.  Switched it off, and took the battery out instantly and started drying them off, I was home within 10 mins, dried them further and got them into an airtight box with a huge moisture absorbing block.  Then set the heated blanket out on the spare bed, and had the box under the covers on warm all night.  I can see that all of the moisture has been drawn out into the block.  I foolishly watched a few youtube vids, and 1 guy dismantled his d600 after dropping it into a lake.  I have since followed his steps, to remove as much salt as possible, there didn't seem to be as much as I had feared, but the camera is not behaving as it should, and neither is the lens. 

 

I am going to have to send them both for repair I think, but Im not sure where's best to send them, can anyone offer any advice.

 

Thank you one and all

 

A very much hating himself Andy.

[RossCumming]

Where in the UK are you Andy? In Scotland, I would recommend AJ Johnstone in Glasgow (A.J. Johnstone & Co Ltd – Camera Repairs and Canon Certified Repairer). I use them for sensor cleaning and they are an approved Canon / Nikon repair company (they can deal with warranty repairs etc.). Obviously there will be other companies perhaps closer to you than AJ Johnstone. You can, however, post your camera to them if you felt they were the right company to use - details of how to do this is on their web-page.

 

Ross

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[nikdood17]

What did the man say -- "if your photos aren't good enough, then you are not close enough."

Well, the good news is that you're at least trying to get close enough.

Sometimes you have to go into harms way (or at least pretty close) to really get the photograph.

Like the pilot said to the man who was making a parachute jump with a Speed Graphic camera in hand, "don't forget to pull the dark slide AND the ripcord."

Sometimes there is a lot to to when you just have to get the shot. Good luck.

[ScottinPollock]

I am going to have to send them both for repair.

Oh boy... salt water.

Honestly, I don't think anyone would warrant the repair of the salt-water exposed innards of a camera or lens. Not unless they reduced it to every sub-assembly to remove it all and repair any corrosive damage (which would likely cost more than replacement).

Good luck (and get an estimate first offering full disclosure).