NoxNoctus
11-17-2009, 08:03 AM
Environmental Sealing is a well-debated topic so I'm not going to get into the merits of what I would qualify as a "sealed" piece of equipment.
I went mudding. Without any protection. The camera had no cover. It took wave after wave of nasty gritty grimy North Carolina mud.
The last part of the day, it took a direct and literal title wave of muck as I was in the back seat of my Jeep and filming as a wave crashed over the truck into the back seat.
The camera was fine.
It was the cleaning part that zapped the camera.
I figured if it could take a relentless pounding like that, what harm would a sink dish sprayer do against it? Bad mistake. Somehow or another my stupidity caused the entire camera's innards to render completely soaked. She stuttered for a second then cut off with a "low battery" warning and poof. I thought I was screwed.
When I got home, I dried off as much mud as possible, Deoxit'd the contacts, and tossed it in the oven for 2 hours. Took it out, threw it in an airtight box of kitty litter and rice and let it sit in there overnight.
The camera works fine. There's still condensation through the viewfinder, rendering it useless until it dries, but I am extremely impressed. Canon made a camera that was not water resistant, but idiot resistant.
Anyways, here's the fruits of my quasi-destruction. Enjoy! It was worth it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCzGY6pZIr0
I went mudding. Without any protection. The camera had no cover. It took wave after wave of nasty gritty grimy North Carolina mud.
The last part of the day, it took a direct and literal title wave of muck as I was in the back seat of my Jeep and filming as a wave crashed over the truck into the back seat.
The camera was fine.
It was the cleaning part that zapped the camera.
I figured if it could take a relentless pounding like that, what harm would a sink dish sprayer do against it? Bad mistake. Somehow or another my stupidity caused the entire camera's innards to render completely soaked. She stuttered for a second then cut off with a "low battery" warning and poof. I thought I was screwed.
When I got home, I dried off as much mud as possible, Deoxit'd the contacts, and tossed it in the oven for 2 hours. Took it out, threw it in an airtight box of kitty litter and rice and let it sit in there overnight.
The camera works fine. There's still condensation through the viewfinder, rendering it useless until it dries, but I am extremely impressed. Canon made a camera that was not water resistant, but idiot resistant.
Anyways, here's the fruits of my quasi-destruction. Enjoy! It was worth it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCzGY6pZIr0