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From: "Bob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 12:06 AM
Subject: Re: EOS My 5D had water inside it - dead...
Malcolm Stewart wrote:
Got caught in a torrential lunchtime downpour in Cambridge, UK a few days
ago - just like being in a really energetic car-wash for around 10
minutes. And, I was unable to find any decent cover.
My only problem with your recovery is the temperature...... 45C = 113F
Might be hazardous to the internal components, in particular the lenses.
When my ham radio gear, and later my grandson's cellular phone, got
'dunked' we put them in the oven overnight with just the pilot light. Of
course newer stoves probably have electronic igniters so the lowest temp
would be my second choice.
Hi Bob,
Canon's operational spec for their gear is 0degC to 40degC, so I was relaxed
about the camera in this particular Microwave + fan-oven etc. combo. I did
protect it from radiant heat from the elements in its roof by placing 2
layers of kitchen foil (alumin(i)um) above it. Fortunately the lenses only
suffered water externally and didn't need any heat treatment. (I have
wondered if (non-L and unsealed) USM lenses would have survived as well on
account of their use of piezo elements. I'm not going to try dunking my
EF300 f2.8L IS USM though!)
Malcolm
Milton Keynes, UK
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