On a canoe trip, mini-disaster...Mk IV and new-ish 70-200 2.8 II IS in the water for about 20 mins while we got to shore. In a bag but overwhelmed with water.
No one was hurt so that is the good news, but sheesh, Canon is saying not fixable. Being a CPS member, did get a senior tech on the phone...two of them actually, both said the same thing. Tried both NJ and VA locations.
Does anyone know of a repair shop that can look at and repair this kind of damage? I've called the insurance company and waiting for a reply but thought would check to see if you folks know of a miracle repair shop that has done this before, thanks much, best, Shane
Anything is repairable, but they would have to swap out so many parts that you would perhaps be better off buying a new camera. I'm not so sure I would trust such a repair though. Unless they replace everything, chances are you will have issues later down the line -- similar to a water damaged car.
I know, thanks John. Makes me feel a little sick to be honest. My first "camera" disaster in who knows how many years, ever really at this magnitude...so guess that is good news.
Honestly it does not look like much. No body damage to the outside of either. You can see water in the lens tho...totally fogged and drops inside visible.
Sadly you coulda dunked an old Canon F1 or Nikon F2 or Leica and there would be a chance of repair, not such a rosy outlook with digital computer/cameras....
Have to agree with the non-repariable!
With the very fine pitch IC and ball grid array IC the contamination from water will kill the electronics, if not now, later when you think your'e home free
Corrosion is no fun either.
Sincerely hope you have insurance that will help you out here!
Unfortunately you're going to probably have to suck it up and admit it's not wort it. An extended period of time under water is a death sentence even for a Mk IV.
Sorry to hear... stuff like this is always sad, even if insured.
Salt or fresh water?
If salt, they're doing you a favor by not trying to fix it. They're paperweights. Claim the insurance and if they let you keep the corpses, hang them on the wall for a decoration.... no shit, a friend that flooded an underwater housing with a 1DsII+100 macro inside did this and they look real cool as "art" on his study wall.
If fresh, there's hope.... A friend dunked a 24-105L in a swimming pool and in this case, Canon fixed it for a few hundred bucks. He had no further issues.... but this was a few years ago... other incidents may have forced them to change their policy. If you have replacement coverage, I'd take it either way and replace.
I know the feeling all too well. I had a 5D2 with 17-40 full submerged in water for just a few seconds. I took everything apart and left all the pieces in a box full of rice and put it in the 90-100 degree sun for over a week. And quite surprisingly the camera and lens both worked flawlessly afterwards. It wasn't until months later that the camera started having random error 30s. Good thing I had insurance...
Edit: I should mention that the lens is still perfectly fine.
Thanks all, yes, it is a bummer! Insurance adjuster is working on it now. Should be something anyway.
About replacing the lens...will get the same. That is a super lens.
But wondering about the Mk V or maybe the 5D3...never had a 5D anything before, only 1D bodies, but I don't need the frame rate any more. Hmmm...maybe time. Still have my second body is a 1D so that works. Ugh, money!!!
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... wondering about the Mk V or maybe the 5D3...
Mk IV, right?
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... or maybe the 5D3...never had a 5D anything before, only 1D bodies, but I don't need the frame rate any more. Hmmm...maybe time. Still have my second body is a 1D so that works. Ugh, money!!!
There's only one Canon 1D-series camera on the 'new' market now, and that's the 1DX. I have one that I'm shooting alongside a 1DIV. Maybe you don't need the frame rate, nor the 1.3x CF "reach" of the 1DIV (which you didn't mention), but the 1DX is freaking awesome. As I understand it, insurance with replacement value will get you the current equivalent - that's the 1DX. If you're in a position to negotiate coverage (i.e. full cost for a 5DIII vs. half-cost for a 1DX), then you're on your own; otherwise, the 1DX is super-fantastic! If it's replacement value, then it's 1DX!
