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Oh shit

May 24, 2005

Don't buy an aquapak to shoot with your camera underwater. Here's why...
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The second time I went out with the pak, I took a gratutitous "these are my legs underwater" shot. I was out in the water alone and Gonzo the Pelican was nowhere to be found... my legs seemed the perfect subject. This image isn't showing any bizarre leakage issues... let's see what happened 2 seconds later, shall we?


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This must have been just as the salt water made contact with the chip inside the camera. Yeah, that's my leg with my shell ankle bracelet (very hip and cool) Obviously... something is definitely NOT RIGHT about this image.


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And, finally... this is what happens when you get saltwater in your digital camera. You get a shitty short circuiting NIGHTMARE. (Although I must admit... this is a pretty interesting image. Soon, photographers in New York will be purposely spritzing their Canon D10's with salt water to try to mimic the Visual-Voice Effect. I just want everyone to know.. you saw it HERE first!)

How's my camera now? Amazingly, it dried out and seems fine. MIRACULOUS. Whether or not salt corrosion will claim it's life down the road is yet to be determined. For some reason... at the time... it seemed like a good idea. DUH!

Posted by vincent at May 24, 2005 10:06 AM

Comments

I love these pictures...unexpected beauty. Who knew salt would have this impact on a digital camera?? SO glad to know your camera is okay. I love your site!! I am always so excited when you post a new photo.

Posted by: Small Glimpses at May 24, 2005 10:34 AM

those are even cooler now that we know your camera is okay! :)

Posted by: bobbie at May 24, 2005 05:49 PM

Maybe it's ready for a good rinsing in the shower !

Posted by: dan at May 24, 2005 10:36 PM

Wow, those are spiffy accidents.

That said, I'm very glad your camera is happy. Yesterday I saw a new dig-camera that is designed for underwater. So tempted...but like all these things, there is NO way I'm buying Version 1.0.

Posted by: joy at May 25, 2005 01:29 PM

Well, I think the camera probably SHOULD be professional rinsed and blown dry... but Nikon typically charges at least $250 to do any kind of maintenance on these things. A rather expensive mistake. Luckily, my model isn't that expensive to replace now... maybe $400 for the same model.

Posted by: Susan at May 27, 2005 09:46 AM