DPReview.com is closing April 10th - Find out more

Underwater camera longevity

Started Aug 26, 2019 | Discussions thread
PHXAZCRAIG
PHXAZCRAIG Forum Pro • Posts: 19,651
Re: Underwater camera longevity

Shrug.   I flooded the battery compartment of my Ikelite AF-35 external flash and didn't even notice until the next day.  I thought the batteries gave out.   A lot of brown water came out when I opened it.    Took a lot of cleaning with some alcohol and q-tips, but it still works, and that happened in 2009.

I also flooded the battery compartment of a Sea and Sea strobe, though at least I cleaned it out at the end of the dive.

Both designs have any connectors solidly encased in plastic to seal off the battery compartment with the rest of the electronics.

-- hide signature --

Phoenix Arizona Craig
www.cjcphoto.net
"In theory, practice and theory are the same. In practice, they're not."

 PHXAZCRAIG's gear list:PHXAZCRAIG's gear list
Nikon D80 Nikon D200 Nikon D300 Nikon D700 Nikon 1 V1 +45 more
Keyboard shortcuts:
FForum PPrevious NNext WNext unread UUpvote SSubscribe RReply QQuote BBookmark MMy threads
Color scheme? Blue / Yellow