From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!G:inp Newsgroups: net.rec.photo Title: drying out cameras and lenses Article-I.D.: populi.247 Posted: Wed Jul 21 12:27:38 1982 Received: Sun Jul 25 06:28:00 1982 A kayaking friend of mine published an article describing how to dry out cameras (and presumably lenses, flashes, etc), WITHOUT RUSTING things. Heating them in a low oven would encourage rusting. The alternative is to find a vacuum pump system with a bell jar or other chamber large enough, and dry the equipment out by lowering the pressure instead of heating. He suggested your local high school physics or chemistry lab and attendant teacher, who might be interested as well as willing to help. If the camera was completely soaked, his suggestion was to boil some water to get the disolved air out, and re-immerse the camera in that while looking for the vacuum system, to prevent oxydation in the interim. This sounds really extreme, and many newer cameras have enough electronics to be ruined in any case. I would recommend removing the battery and adding no MORE water to the mess. I would welcome any further discussion, as I still take my camera out kayaking, sailing, etc, and it MAY happen to me! Bob Tidd decvax!ucbvax!g:inp U.C. Berkeley