Camera got dunked in pacific ocean today. Am I completely screwed?

9 years 3 months ago #420846 by Greg Friedman

garyrhook wrote: OMG. Who the hell answers the phone while they're kayaking? I don't mean to seem unsympathetic, because I am sympathetic to the loss and destruction of $5000 worth of camera equipment. But there's a serious lesson here.

Why can't people turn their damn phone off?

If it's important, they'll call back.



I won't bore people with my life's challenges right now.  We all have them. However I will say I have a family member who is doing very poorly medically right now.  I took off from work to clear my head and always find peace when I'm on the water.  So that is why I went out, I picked up my phone because it was another family member giving me an update.  

Normally I wouldn't even bring anything electronic in my kayak.  It was just one of those days.  :(  


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9 years 3 months ago #420873 by Prago
Unfortunate thing to happen.  I'll bet that won't happen again.  Sorry about your lose of gear. 

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9 years 3 months ago #420886 by Kenta
I wouldn't feel well after that either. Good luck


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9 years 3 months ago #420895 by effron
Its probably too late and salt water is a killer of electronics, of course. However, had it been mine it would have been buried in a baggie of rice (no battery) quickly, and sent off to Nikon repair next opportunity. A quick dunk with a modern camera might have survived, but a serious cleaning would certainly be mandatory. I hope things improve for you......

Why so serious?
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9 years 3 months ago #421298 by Greg Friedman
Well I got told today that my gear is toast.  Nothing can be done.  When I asked about repair, I was advised to buy used replacements as lesser cost alternative.  


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9 years 3 months ago #421301 by Ontherocks

Greg Friedman wrote: Well I got told today that my gear is toast.  Nothing can be done.  When I asked about repair, I was advised to buy used replacements as lesser cost alternative.  


Oh no, sorry to hear


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9 years 3 months ago #421816 by Greg Friedman

Ontherocks wrote:

Greg Friedman wrote: Well I got told today that my gear is toast.  Nothing can be done.  When I asked about repair, I was advised to buy used replacements as lesser cost alternative.  


Oh no, sorry to hear



Yeah, it sucks


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