John Sheehy
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Not only does everything work as expected, but the creaky door gets very quiet under water!
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5D MKII under water for 2 minutes.
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maiaibing
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Agree but...
Some large - or a lot of small packs (not one or two small ones). Try to get industrial sized bags (250g/500g).
Don't use the camera for 10 days - leave it to dry out - why take the risk when you have been so lucky so far?
Maybe the 5DMk2 is much tougher than how it feels externally? Pretty sure Canon deliberately added a creeky memory compartment door because the 40D feels a lot more solid. They do this to remind user to distinguish build quality between their upper mid level camera from 1D series.Not only does everything work as expected, but the creaky door gets
very quiet under water!
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StevegeK
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All thanks for the comments. It seems awefully dry on the inside since it was in the sun, a rice bowl and next to my pc video card exhaust vent for the last 3-4 days. last night as well
I'll put it in "drying conditions" for the next 2 weeks.. got my 1DMKII as backup.
Just not sure if I should be buying a replacement lens, or save the money just in case my 5D MKII does go to EOS heaven...
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I'll put it in "drying conditions" for the next 2 weeks.. got my 1DMKII as backup.
Just not sure if I should be buying a replacement lens, or save the money just in case my 5D MKII does go to EOS heaven...
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candleJack
Senior Member
"Weather proof" and "water proof" do not refer to an item being able to survive , but rather to operate in the respective conditions (bad weather or under water).
Anyway, best of luck with the camera. Like most other posters said, sending it to Canon asap is probably the best course of action.
Best regards,
Alex
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Anyway, best of luck with the camera. Like most other posters said, sending it to Canon asap is probably the best course of action.
Best regards,
Alex
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Oliver Cardona
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If it was under clean fresh water and remove the battery first thing there is a good chance it will survive long term too.
If you drop it in saltwater, give it a thorough rinse in fresh water and dry it for several days. Chance will be that the contacts will corrode sooner rather than later.
Last year I dropped an 8 stop B+W ND filter in a stream. I found it 6 months later and it was completely destroyed. Water had creeped between what seemed to be glass layers inside the filter.
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If you drop it in saltwater, give it a thorough rinse in fresh water and dry it for several days. Chance will be that the contacts will corrode sooner rather than later.
Last year I dropped an 8 stop B+W ND filter in a stream. I found it 6 months later and it was completely destroyed. Water had creeped between what seemed to be glass layers inside the filter.
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Fresh water can be destructive for books or paintings, but there is no apparent reason why it would ruin a plastic and non-ferrous metal camera. Mostly water is a problem in operating mode because of the electrical circuits, but when it's turned off there may be nothing wrong after the water has dried without leaving a residu.
On the other hand I wouldn't test it on my mkII.
Fresh water can be destructive for books or paintings, but there is no apparent reason why it would ruin a plastic and non-ferrous metal camera. Mostly water is a problem in operating mode because of the electrical circuits, but when it's turned off there may be nothing wrong after the water has dried without leaving a residu.
On the other hand I wouldn't test it on my mkII.
Kabe Luna
Veteran Member
...wait the same period of time, then trying both the camera and lens again. Then report back.
Seriously, you were lucky nothing more. I assume the camera was off and that you didn't make the fatal mistake of powering it on while soaked? That was smart, and what saved your camera...for the time being. because after two minutes submerged, you certainly had water intrusion and should be prepared for Canon to refuse any warranty claims because of water intrusion, which it won't be hard for them to spot evidence of.
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Seriously, you were lucky nothing more. I assume the camera was off and that you didn't make the fatal mistake of powering it on while soaked? That was smart, and what saved your camera...for the time being. because after two minutes submerged, you certainly had water intrusion and should be prepared for Canon to refuse any warranty claims because of water intrusion, which it won't be hard for them to spot evidence of.
Cheers!
--Hey guys.
Had a bike-ride with my bicycle, and during a break on our way back
the bike fell over, my 5D MKII rolled out and landed on the bottom of
a small river.
I tried to grab it and eventually I had to go in.
This was tuesday, today I tested the lens on my EOS 3000 and after it
worked there on my 1D MKII: THE LENS WORKED!
10 minutes ago I also tested the camera and guess what:
IT BLOODY SURVIVED BEING 2 MINUTES FULLY UNDERWATER!
So Canon claimed that the 5D MKII is pretty much weather sealed: I
can't agree more.
Way to go, my cam is 100% fully working.
Thanks Canon for making such a kick-ass camera!
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Roger Bloemers
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The 28 to 135IS is for full frame cameras. I first bought mine with the Eos 3 several years ago and film is full frame. 
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erikstefan
Leading Member
good point !!!
and don't forget to zoom in and zoom out while under water
yes, zoom in and out several times
Seriously, you were lucky nothing more. I assume the camera was off
and that you didn't make the fatal mistake of powering it on while
soaked? That was smart, and what saved your camera...for the time
being. because after two minutes submerged, you certainly had water
intrusion and should be prepared for Canon to refuse any warranty
claims because of water intrusion, which it won't be hard for them to
spot evidence of.
Cheers!
--Hey guys.
Had a bike-ride with my bicycle, and during a break on our way back
the bike fell over, my 5D MKII rolled out and landed on the bottom of
a small river.
I tried to grab it and eventually I had to go in.
This was tuesday, today I tested the lens on my EOS 3000 and after it
worked there on my 1D MKII: THE LENS WORKED!
10 minutes ago I also tested the camera and guess what:
IT BLOODY SURVIVED BEING 2 MINUTES FULLY UNDERWATER!
So Canon claimed that the 5D MKII is pretty much weather sealed: I
can't agree more.
Way to go, my cam is 100% fully working.
Thanks Canon for making such a kick-ass camera!
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you're solving the problem for both. =)
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Camillo
Leading Member
Send it to Canon, then sell it before it stops working and get a new one!!! hahaha
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hunk
Senior Member
Phonecall; 'What?! I don't get warranty because of one bl* dy fish?!'
philmar
Senior Member
what great news
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Him or the camera
))))dSLRs are like PC or laptops. Even when it is powered off it is still drawing small amount of power from the battery and onboard cell that maintains all your settings. The fact it can continue to work after taken on so much water is down to the robustness of the electrical design and ventiliation friendly of the body. A more tightly fitted camera while not waterproof and draws water in may not want to dry out so readily, also tightly sealed camera has a tendency to condensation in humid or extreme climate condition resulting in moisture inside the body. However being ventilation friendly can have its downside such as operation in very cold climate.
Henrik Melander
Leading Member
Plain old luck I guess If the camera was full of water
Thankfully it was a river with sweetwater and not the sea with salt water
Thankfully it was a river with sweetwater and not the sea with salt water
StevegeK
Well-known member
To reply to most questions asked:
No the camera was OFF at the time of disaster.
I didn't turn it on untill 2 days ago (it happend tuesday) since the day before the lens started working again.
Also 2 days ago I removed the small flat battery since aparently that one IS dead. Every time I turn the camera on while I had the main battery out it would ask for the date and time. My personal color settings etc ARE saved though.. so that's fine with me.
Roger Bloemers: Yes the 28-135 does not show any ring around the pictures. Also vignetting is OK considering the price. Howeever the corners/outsides are VERY blurry often. It was a guy in a photostore who told me this lens was not optimized for fullframe.. considering the blur I'll agree.
Camillio: lol meanie.
Taikonaut: as I said I removed the flat battery. since it's a really low voltage I hope this didn't do any harm...
Henrik: yeah guess so...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=emmeloord&sll=37.579413,-95.712891&sspn=58.886906,135.263672&ie=UTF8&ll=52.738098,5.971606&spn=0.001403,0.004128&t=h&z=19&iwloc=A
This is the place where it happend.
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Be gentle and honnest to others, always discuss a way
you're solving the problem for both. =)
No the camera was OFF at the time of disaster.
I didn't turn it on untill 2 days ago (it happend tuesday) since the day before the lens started working again.
Also 2 days ago I removed the small flat battery since aparently that one IS dead. Every time I turn the camera on while I had the main battery out it would ask for the date and time. My personal color settings etc ARE saved though.. so that's fine with me.
Roger Bloemers: Yes the 28-135 does not show any ring around the pictures. Also vignetting is OK considering the price. Howeever the corners/outsides are VERY blurry often. It was a guy in a photostore who told me this lens was not optimized for fullframe.. considering the blur I'll agree.
Camillio: lol meanie.
Taikonaut: as I said I removed the flat battery. since it's a really low voltage I hope this didn't do any harm...
Henrik: yeah guess so...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=emmeloord&sll=37.579413,-95.712891&sspn=58.886906,135.263672&ie=UTF8&ll=52.738098,5.971606&spn=0.001403,0.004128&t=h&z=19&iwloc=A
This is the place where it happend.
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DavidSvensson
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I work with electronics. Just take the advice of everyone who says to have the equipment serviced right now, before something nasty happens with it from the water.
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