Would you consider an a6000 once dropped in water?

larrytusaz said:

This is one heck of a coincidence. Last week on vacation on July 28th, which was last Friday, 6 days ago (and your thread was started 6 days ago), my Sony A6000 kit, which I got for $450 two years ago, fell in the water while I was on vacation. I was BEYOND ticked off. I had it in a Lowepro Dashpoint 30 and went exploring a local river and the rocks were slick with moss. Wait, hold on--I still had not dropped the camera, I put the camera, which was in the case which was attached to a fanny pack working as a belt, off to the side specifically because I feared it could fall into the water, I was taking steps to avoid it. I put it where I put it, came back about half an hour later, and it had fallen into the water from the side and had been immersed for heaven knows how long.

I was beyond furious, so much so I removed the battery and memory card and threw the A6000 out the window at highway speeds. I actually cursed God out saying "you could have stopped it" and "I put it off to the side, I was taking steps to avoid that very thing, and you can't help me out just that little bit? How worthless are you!!" I also have a Sony A5000 but no other kit lens so it was worthless on the trip and given where I was I couldn't quickly grab a 16-50 or 18-55 or Sigma 19mm. My wife had a Nikon D3100 DSLR kit , I got it about 2 months ago for all of $145, and I used that for the rest of the trip while letting her use my "junk" Sony A230 which I typically use for "silly pics."

Look it up, the D3100 is hardly an awful camera but its sensor scores are a good deal below the A6000 and the A5000, and I was so furious I almost had us leave and return home early. If I had it to do over again I guess maybe enclosing it in a Ziploc bag would've made a difference (the whole case).

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vivaldibow said:

From a local ad, an A6000 was asked for $300. The seller was very candid to tell me that two months ago the camera was dropped in 1' water and was taken out immediately, air-dried for a week and put in rice for three days.

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vivaldibow said:

So far the camera has behaved normal. If you were me, would you consider the a6000 in such a condition? Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

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cxsparc said:

Frankly, you should be angry at yourself or not at all. In any case, if on a vacation I'd still would have given it a try with a hair blower instead of throwing it out into the countryside. Man, have you never heard of proper recycling?

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Paul_B Midlands UK said:

The camera will die.
I dropped a Canon in to a pint of beer. Dead.
I dropped another Canon plus me in a fountain in portugal. Dead.
I got hit by a wave in Turkey NEX5N, dead.
It will die ... Soon.

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Smoothmoose said:

No - I wouldn't buy it for anything more than $50. You can get used A6000 for similar and new ones go on sale a couple times a year - I got mine during the holiday sales for $400 and got free SD card and Sony bag to boot.

Now - my wet camera story. On my honeymoon - I only had a Sony DSC-TX10 P&S. It was a waterproof, shockproof camera....which I did drop a few times and then subsequently took to the water snorkeling into the depths of the Indian Ocean. Guess what - plastic shockproof camera isn't so drop-proof, which subsequently negates the waterproof feature.

The SD card was fine, and the camera was able to turn on, the LCD just displayed jibberish. I figured what the heck - mind as well try to rinse off with fresh water at least it has a fighting chance vs. getting corroded by the saltwater.

Came back from my honeymoon and forgot about it for awhile. Maybe a month later and unpacking - tried the camera - LCD displayed the menu - but heck everything was a shade of hot pink! Tried taking a photo - but gibberish showed up on the SD card.

Forgot about it again for another few months checked back again and the same result.

Then about a month ago (4 years since passed), I'm digging through some boxes and find the old Sony TX10. Turned it on - NOTHING...DEAD. I thought it was about time to chuck it, but in my brilliance, I did come to realize after 4 years the battery is dead. Found the charger - charged it up. Hit the power button....and....

VOILA...It's ALIVE...LCD displays everything normally - no funky colors. Took a picture...and guess it what...it works...can download the JPEG and it looks fine! WHAT? A miracle just happened?

Now it's time for me to hit Ebay and see what I can fetch for this? Nah...this cameras got memories...not just the photos from my honeymoon, but the trail and tribulations for survival. I give the camera that. Sony TX10...you're a fighter.

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