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Water damage due to flood / Canon 6D

DianaReich
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We had a flood in our house and my camera bag with my camera and a few lenses was submerged for 8 hours.  There was not a lens attached.  Is it possible to repair the camera with water inside? and the lens?

 

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stevet1
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Diana,

I'm sorry. But from everything I've read, I don't think so. There's sensitive electronics involved.

Steve Thomas

 

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stevet1
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Diana,

I'm sorry. But from everything I've read, I don't think so. There's sensitive electronics involved.

Steve Thomas

 

Where did you find any sort of information about situations like mine?  Did you read on a specific site?   I have a bad feeling it's not repairable.  

 

 

https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2020/08/the-fujifilm-gfx-100-vs-salt-water-teardown/

https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/Would-you-especially-like-to-see-what...

Note that these examples had lenses!

While not salt water, flood water has a lot of nasty stuff including gypsum from the drywall.

kvbarkley
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No. It is dead. It can no longer be trusted. I have had cameras just splashed that died.

shadowsports
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Greetings,

Sorry Diana.  You'll need to include this as personal property under homeowners or renters insurance.  Time for mirrorless and new camera / lens day.  

~Rick
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Tronhard
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Hi Diana and welcome to the forum:
I am really sorry to learn that you have been the victim of a flood.  Sadly, I would consider them all write-offs.  Water in a camera starts a corrosion process that is very difficult to stop. Flood water, as my colleague said, contains all sorts of pollutants that go to work immediately.  Lenses, once water is inside, will develop fungus and that is also a write-off state.  To be honest, I would suspect that no reputable service centre would touch them.
If you have insurance, then make a claim and get new gear.  If you want advice on getting new gear, come back to us and create a post with your budget and needs, we'd be happy to help any way we can.


cheers, TREVOR

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