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Left my nikon D40 out in the rain

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Charles.
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SHIT... its at my house drying i didnt try and turn it on yet... but it was outside all night and it rained pretty hard. Im at school now so i dont have access to it till later. Any tips on what i should do?
Sep 29 2009 7:40AM
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ONTerriible
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put it in a bag of rice, that will absorb all the moisture, ive done this with my cell phone 3 times now and it still works
Sep 29 2009 7:54AM
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BigJew
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hope.

and in the meantime tell us the story.
Sep 29 2009 7:55AM
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asdfdsa
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what he said.. take it apart the best you can and put each part in a bag of rice for a week and dont try to turn it on until that weeks over
Sep 29 2009 7:57AM
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captainEMERICA
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i concur
Sep 29 2009 8:22AM
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14.
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this. / thread
Sep 29 2009 8:40AM
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factory81
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Or go to the store and buy damp-rid and then put the camera in an air tight container with damp rid. The damp rid will suck the moisture out of the air, and dry the camera out. Let it dry for 1 week+

Consider taking the camera apart as well to aid in the drying process.
Sep 29 2009 8:58AM
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SteezyOhio
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put it in the oven
Sep 29 2009 10:54AM
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Squishmitten
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winner.
Sep 29 2009 12:25PM
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prontocuts.com
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http://sadtrombone.com/
Sep 29 2009 1:24PM
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Pee_and_Ski
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microwave on high fot ten minutes for best reslts
Sep 29 2009 1:51PM
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spruitm
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throw it at the sun
Sep 29 2009 1:58PM
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.Roockley.
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haha, make sure you step under shelter if you do
Sep 29 2009 2:08PM
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PaleCelery
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You could use the grill to cook the moisture off
Sep 29 2009 2:43PM
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Che~
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win
Sep 29 2009 2:50PM
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D-Rex
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boil it
Sep 29 2009 2:51PM
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IRockLizzys
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This. It worked for me last year.
Sep 29 2009 2:55PM
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BravoWhiskey5280
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rookie mistake
Sep 29 2009 2:59PM
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Ski4frnt4445
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this is probubly the best solution. haha

but that sucks man. iv got one too and they arent cheep

Sep 29 2009 3:14PM
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Big_Spence
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How do you forget your DSLR out in your yard?
You should probably be counting your blessings, at least it didn't get stolen.
Sep 29 2009 3:16PM
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factory81
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Yeahhh, if you left your DSLR out in the rain, maybe its best you just donate it to someone who will take care of it. How do you forget a multi-hundred dollar electronics item in the rain?

If your answer doesn't involve both hookers and blow...it is an invalid answer.
Sep 29 2009 3:32PM
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Charles.
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i honestly have no idea how i forgot it, i put it in parts in bags of rice, off to work...
Sep 29 2009 3:47PM
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natedogg789435
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fuck...
Sep 29 2009 3:48PM
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KarmaInitiative
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that sucks dude, if its dead u could sell it for parts on ebay
Sep 29 2009 4:13PM
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Charles.
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alright i took it out of the rice and it works! thanks now i just have to clean off the shit the rice left on
Oct 6 2009 7:24AM
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spruitm
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nice!!  great news
Oct 6 2009 7:31AM
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BlackcountryBill
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Put it in water, that will clean the rice marks off.......................
Oct 6 2009 10:02AM
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Jacuse
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so what happened?
Oct 20 2009 4:59AM
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Jacuse
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never mind i'm an idiot
Oct 20 2009 5:00AM
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