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I went to the lakes for a walk and some photos with a mate today and it rained, I have a crumpler bag and all my gear stayed dry but my mate opened his lowe pro and found his 400D in a decent sized puddle, we dried it best we could and it turned on with an error 99 and hasn't turned on since. Has anyone had anything like this happen, is it a case of claiming on contents or trying to get something out of lowe pro? I really am gutted for him
 
I've got a feeling the water may have shorted his circuit inside the camera therefore turing on once then never turing on again, you should be able to get it reapaired on warrenty and i think the cost of it would be about £90 at a camera repair shop. I would see what crumpler say then also after that if they decline to compensate you somehow ring up a consumer complaints agency and see what they have to say about it all.

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I doubt Lowepro will be too bothered - I don't think they claim their bags to be watertight, but if you don't ask then you won't know.

Try a claim on the contents insurance, if that doesn't work try and get some of the casing open to let it breathe and pop it in the airing cupboard for a week or so to see if a thorough drying-out can resurrect it.
 
I did this with a video camera, the fatal part is switching it on when it's wet, if you find any electronics wet don't power them up to see if they work until they're thoroughly dried out
 
Didn't it have a waterproof cover? I thought all Lowepro bags had that hidden in a pouch at the base of the bag?
 
KayJay said:
Didn't it have a waterproof cover? I thought all Lowepro bags had that hidden in a pouch at the base of the bag?
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I think it's only the 'AW' (all weather) designated bags that have the water proof cover that you describe.
 
Well in that case if you're bag isn't weather proof then I'm not sure what you can do about this.
 
I've dumped cameras (yes, plural!) into a stream before, and they're both working. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, but you might find it's fine after drying out.
 
If you get your camera wet it's ESSENTIAL that you DON'T turn it on whilst wet (kinda late in this case, but for others out there who might come across the problem).

This is also important if you get liquid of any kind in the shutter, if you turn it on whilst wet the thing will fry. Always wait until it's dried out before turning it on again.

If you get a significant amount of water on the camera and it's still on, turn it off immediately until it dries out.

Never had to worry about my kit getting wet in my Crumpler bag, you could pour a bucket of water all over the thing and your kit would probably be safe hehe.

Someone did spill a drink all over my lens once though, luckily it's weather sealed :D
 
I have to say that i have 5 different lowepro bags and have been out in the rain (really heavy nasty Welsh rain) for hours before and never had a problem with kit getting wet...:shrug:
 
Having spoken to a Lowepro rep at Focus, she stated that only a few of their range are actually considered to be water proof. The all weather sheet like the AW300 and other models have is only considered as being light shower proof.
 
Yep, although my Mini Trekker got caught in some heavy rain, without using the AW cover and everything inside was bone dry...

However, they don't claim them to be waterproof unfortunately, so it's unlikely you'll successfully claim for a warranty repair from them..

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news here..best thing would be for him to claim on contents insurance, if he can't get the thing going again.

Mark
 
Hey i just hope your mates sorts it out, the airing cupboard seems like a good option but like others have said turning it on before it was dried out might have been fatal, good luck!
 
:( As mentioned by a few others don't turn electronic devices on if they are wet.

First thing you should do if you find any kit wet is get the battery out pronto.

If possible rinse off the circuits with Distilled water ( may not be possible for cameras) and then leave to dry, I often do this in my job and as long as it completely clean and dry you stand a reasonable chance of it being ok.
 
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