Just a quick update about the camera and lenses that fell into the lake this summer. All of the equipment was underwater for about 2 minutes and the camera was on and loaded. Both lenses were repaired and cleaned at a cost of about $75 each. Not bad considering. There appear no long term affects from the swim. AF on the new Nikkor is as fast as first purchased. Both lens' AF seem normal images returned clean and well exposed (camera side, the photographer still makes mistakes_grin) and without issue. The Nikon F100 was refused for repair. The reasoning was water in the VF, if this is present saving the camera is generally considered non-viable. In reality, the camera seems to have returned to normal. There appear to be only ONE problem that has remained. The led on the front of the camera whose primary function is to light intermittently for the self timer function remains on until it drains the batteries. All other functions have returned. The meter seems to be within 1/6 stop of the new replacement F100 and AF, all modes and the flash hot shoe seem to function. I had the camera powered up most of several hours over numerous days and everything except the LED seems to have returned as new. I cleaned the film pressure plate with old lens cleaning fluid and a bandana. Used Q-tips in the auto load mechaisms and this area looks very clean now but have yet put any film through. Batteries do not last long, less than 50 hours, assumeably because of the LED.I am thinking of having the LED disconnected. I will then know if the batteries are being drained from some other source. Thanks for all of your feedback, it was appreciated a great deal. What the hell, I can use it for the next Mt. St. Helens eruption. Take care, Gregory david Stempel FIREFRAMEi m a g i n g www.americanphotojournalist.com "The brave ones were shooting the enemy, the crazy ones were shooting film"
