I remember seeing a melted lens, the glass had flowed out over the twisted barrel and formed a sort of modernist sculpture. The cameras on the 2005 film House of Wax didnвЂ™t fare so well, a studio fire destroyed them all. I remember being a little nervous, but it finished the film without a hitch. They sent it straight back to us, I spent 12 hrs straight pulling it completely apart, drying, cleaning and treating it for corrosion, reassembled it and sent it back the next day. The camera sank to the bottom and was fished out, thoroughly sodden. I worked for a rental house that provided the cameras and lenses for the Australian film Balibo, and during that shoot an SR3 was being carried by an assistant when he slipped and fell into a river. Im planning to use a double adapter which is Bronica to Canon EF and then the Kion EF to GFX Shift Adapter. I know for sure the Contax is much better but its diaphragm is electronic so it is a hassle. Heh, great story Doug! Bolexes are tough as nails arenвЂ™t they? IвЂ™m surprised the zoom survived bouncing off the rocks. I have the sensational 32-64 which is amazing but It doesnt shift so Im between the Contax 35mm lens and the Bronica 40mm lens.

It was many weeks before I was able to send it to a technician, though lenses came back looking new. Hair dryers effective рџ„ I think with that Bolex experience many years ago, I must have dried it out in the Afghan sun. As you say, it needs to be dealt with by a technician. It wasn't salt water, thankfully, but it was submerged completely for a moment in the water, and I think water has gotten everywhere. I'm definitely going to send it to a technician asap. I'm not familiar with that camera though, so only giving generic advice. Usually the advice there is to immediately dunk the equipment in fresh water, and then send it straight to a technician. It wasn't salt water was it? That would definitely require an immediate overhaul.

If the camera had any electrical power when you dunked it (even just a battery fitted) there could be some component damage, but you don't want to turn anything on to check until it's quite dried out. But if it was only brief perhaps water didn't get in very far? The problem can be that water trapped in small spaces may be hard to completely evaporate away and can eventually corrode or stain. If it's something you value I would probably send it to a technician to be disassembled and dried out properly, and any water stains on optics cleaned.

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