I can not believe what I've done. A brand new (less than 5 days old) Nikon F100 and Nikkor 28-105 also a 75-300 Nikkor, all drowned in the lake. Completely submerged for about four minutes. Are they salvageable or total losses? I currently have all three in a room I can keep warm with a fan circulating the air. The new lens has water literally sloshing all through the thing. Everything is fogged. The camera seems to be drying out, but when I pulled it from the bottom of the lake, the LCD was acting odd and the self timer light was on. I pulled the lithium's to terminate any power. Now, just the VF seems fogged. The film plate has emulsion residue evidence from the film. The 75-300 seems to be fairing quite well. Some moisture on the aperture blades but otherwise, no signs of water. Go figure, it's the oldest of the three. There is still something to be said about the older equipment quality. My advice, go Pelican at all times. Dust proof, water proof and shock proof. I wished I had listened to me. Take care, Gregory david Stempel FIREFRAMEi m a g i n g www.americanphotojournalist.com
