5 days ago I took a clumsy trip over a rock at the beach and my 70D along with the 24-105L landed in the surf. My heart stood still. I took the battery and card out right away and wiped everything dry. Back at the hotel I tried to wipe everything clean with a wet washcloth but sand is in all the crevaces and some of the buttons and switches on my camera don't move or only move with difficulty. The focusing and zoom rings on the lens sound horrible.
Do you think I there's a chance the camera and lens can be salvaged?
YES! I use my gear and I have no problem with taking calculated risks. It's my own stupid clumsiness that bothers me more than anything. This happened while I was taking a pic with my phone for crying out loud, lol. The phone was safe in my hand while the camera went flying.
I'm in OC and shoot in the same environments and elements so thank you for recommending using the filter that's sitting in my gear bag and never gets used 🙂 I honestly had no idea that the sand came in through the front, I thought it entered at the rings since that's where I can hear it. Lesson learned!
Oh boy, you don't know the half of it. I've had my eye on the R6 and was wondering how I could convince my husband that we needed it. I'm so glad that he saw what happened. I couldn't have faked that if i had tried. But still, I feel horrible and probably even guiltier now.
