I had to talk about this somewhere it would be appreciated. Almost three weeks ago, I had, what in hindsight, was a stupid accident, but I still feel that I was being careful to no avail. Before the happy ending, here's what happened. I was up early photographing falls/cascades in a stream. The stream runs year round and is quite slippery. However, I was being careful (or so I thought). Long story short, I slipped and dunked a 5D Mk. III and less than one month old 16-35mm f/4. They were fully submerged for at least 5 seconds... enough that the lens took on water. I set them up to dry and after the body showed no visible signs of water (days later) I tried to see if anything would happen... nothing. I sent them both to Canon and they were returned within a few days without any repairs and indicating that they were not repairable. I set them aside and ordered replacements.
A quick commentary: I have purchased large, heavy duty ziploc bags to be used when moving from one place in a stream to another or in other instances where a "water landing" is a possibility.
Last night, I pulled a battery from the charger and, on a whim, put it in the 5D. The only thing I had to do was reset the date and time. Everything works and all the settings are as they were. Crazy. That led me to check the lens. Again, all good, except that the elements need to be cleaned (on the inside) so it'll have to go back to Canon to see about that.
Lucky day!
A quick commentary: I have purchased large, heavy duty ziploc bags to be used when moving from one place in a stream to another or in other instances where a "water landing" is a possibility.
Last night, I pulled a battery from the charger and, on a whim, put it in the 5D. The only thing I had to do was reset the date and time. Everything works and all the settings are as they were. Crazy. That led me to check the lens. Again, all good, except that the elements need to be cleaned (on the inside) so it'll have to go back to Canon to see about that.
Lucky day!
