My EX1 has taken some serious abuse and keeps on going!

Doing lot's of TV ads. I just did my first professional wedding. Not sure if I want to peruse weddings, but the money is good. Been buying whatever gear I can. Oh I'm doing audio post for a couple feature length indi films. That's fun!
 
Definitely go get that cam serviced. It's not so much the water as much as the salt. A little unrelated but I had a bad splash with an HVX this summer. The camera worked for two days afterwards, then stopped. Luckily we had a good serviceman give it a thorough cleaning and its back to life. He said we are lucky and that we nearly killed the cam. The entire powerboard was covered in corrosion. But he did say the fuses did their job and saved the camera. Good Luck!
 
So far so good but I'll definitely have it serviced. I just hate to let it go for a few weeks in the black hole of a service center. It seems turnaround times are inconsistent. The Fall colors are coming soon to the Sierra. I do hear a slight noise with the aperture ring changing when in auto iris mode, which is no worries when either using my external mic (Sennheiser 416) or manually adjusting the aperture. I'd hate to have any corrosion take hold in there from the salt. I'm still blown away it fired up and works!
 
Welp, my EX1 finally took a blow that will require sending it to Sony Service... fell off my tripod (it was mounted on a slider on my tripod), fell smack on the extended LCD and took it out big time. Thankfully it's insured. Bad timing as the fall color season is here. I'll have to stick with digital stills and movies from my 5D Mk II until it's back.
 
The estimate came back at $5600, mostly due to corrosion on the boards. But it also needed a new LCD and assembly and handle. I have a $500 deductible. I'm wondering if I should fix the camera or use the check to buy a new one. That's most of the way to a new one. B&H has them listed at $6299. I love this camera.
 
Grab an ex1r! a new and updated camera would be great in the long run I think, that's only a little north of a grand to cover (taking your deductible into play)
 
Go for the R! Who knows what the salt water did - that they DIDN'T catch.... Gotta do it. Think of it as if they did you a favor. You get an EX1R for 700.00!
 
In actuality it's more than $700 because there's a $500 deductible, so it would be $6300-$5100 = $1200. But I'll still probably do it.
 
Oh - Duh. You were only going to have to pay 500.00 out of pocket. Still, after the salt water bath who knows what will happen down the road. It's a big chunk, but you get an even awesomer new toy.
 
Buck... You've milked this cat's nine lives for all they're worth. Time to dump this poor warrior and get the new EX1r. Salt water is the worst. As you found out, it's not the water that will do the camera in, but the salt promotes corrosion that keeps on going until it eats everything in the camera. It may work today, but tomorrow will be another story... so don't bother trying to fix this one. My tech says if you get dunked in salt water...kiss your camera goodby.
Yes, this is one tough camera. My safety strap came undone once and the EX1 hit the concrete. Wouldn't turn on... Oh no. Went to Sony Repair in LA. They could have reemed me and I would have paid it. But like yours, only a ribbon connector popped loose. For only $200, Sony cleaned it up and even upgraded the firmware. If that were to have happened with a Panasonic or JVC, it would have been in pieces.
 
Thanks, FrankC. Sony has been surprisingly quick and responsive on this. Each time I've called I've spoken to real people and they've been helpful. Today I actually talked to the tech guy who did the estimate on my camera and he spent about 15 minutes with me on the phone reviewing the damage and my options, etc. I was thinking Sony would be nigh unreachable and a little uncaring. They gave me an estimate two days after they received it.

What I'm thinking I'll do is use the insurance money for a new EX1r and then pay Sony to fix the broken LCD. The tech guy said the corrosion is not good but other than a few things not working (rear scroll wheel, viewfinder, battery must either be in or out because it won't turn off), these things I can work around and still shoot. The sensor is good. He said it might be a couple months or a year or more for the corrosion to render the camera unworkable (sorta like cancer), but for me it might be worth spending $500 on the LCD and still have a mostly-functioning second EX1. So many times when I'm shooting, especially time-lapses, I wish I had two cameras in play. He's also going to look closer at the lens because I told him I could hear some creaking noises when the auto-iris is engaged. If the lens needs work or replaced that would fullly 'total' my camera. Then I would get the full amount for a replacement EX1r. We'll see. But Sony Professional service has been very good to me so far.
 
A revised estimate from Sony added the lens. Total repair costs $6700 (with tax, $6258 without). I'll get the EX1r and my plan is to then get an Epic when it comes out. I'm really lovin' what I'm seeing (I mean, hearing) about that one. Well, I guess "seeing" too with the new HDRx stuff posted.
 
Well the saga ends happily! I have my commercial policy through State Farm as a photographer/videographer and I must say they have been awesome! Quick, responsive, and not a lot of paperwork and no bickering. They're paying for the cost to ship and insure shipping of my old EX1 to Sony (that was $85), the cost for the estimate by Sony $135, taxes incurred, etc., any costs associated with the loss. Plus the full cost of a new EX1r minus my deductible. I'm impressed. Just my experience. I'm ordering my EX1r now and I'm glad I'll have it for some remaining Fall colors in the Sierra.
 
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