mud in camera

13 years 7 months ago #702 by cranium
I am new to the forum but I am hoping someone can help me out. I have a Canon PowerShot A70 which I have had for a long time but that I am still very happy with. My daughter borrowed it at the weekend and fell over in the mud! Mud has got inside the lens. It still seems to work OK except that half of the plastic cover that slides across to protect the lens when the camera is off no longer shuts. I have cleaned it out as best as I can with a lens cloth, is there anything else I can do?


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13 years 7 months ago #950 by canon4me
Look up your local camera club..someone there should be able to help you. A few years ago when I only had a Kodak easy share...I let "someone" borrow it and they dropped it on a rock!!!! It still worked..to a point : ( Now that I have my new Canon.....the strap goes around their neck if they're trying it out....and it doesn't get borrowed at all lol


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13 years 7 months ago #1093 by Mr Smith

canon4me wrote: Look up your local camera club..someone there should be able to help you. A few years ago when I only had a Kodak easy share...I let "someone" borrow it and they dropped it on a rock!!!! It still worked..to a point : ( Now that I have my new Canon.....the strap goes around their neck if they're trying it out....and it doesn't get borrowed at all lol


Oh I don't blame you! I'm pretty strict about letting anyone use my photography gear.


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13 years 6 months ago #1712 by cranium
Thanks for your suggestions!!


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