Wisnu
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As the title [emoji20] . here is the chronology :
1. On my last diving day we planned to dive blue hole. Normally I activate the vacuum system 30 minute before dive, this time I set up camera and activate vacuum at the hotel (more than 1 hour before diving)
2. Walked to dive centre approx. 5 minute. Ambient temp. 36 c and set up the gear. The vacuum detector status light was green.
3. Drived to blue hole, in the car the light still green.
4. Arrive at blue hole, I didn't check. During the entry at al-bell (small crack opening just enough for 1 person down to 27m), I folded the strobe arms and put my camera on my chest. My wife followed behind me.
5. I didn't check the camera during descending. In 28 m, when I prepare to shoot my wife, I realized the light was blinking red. No way, to surface using the same entry.
6. I wait my wife and told her and dive guide that I would surface. I could see few water droplets inside the housing.
7. Slowly ascending and during safety stop I could see the dome port almost full with water and there were two points leakage (tinny bubbling) from the housing lid, ie, at 11 and 1 o'clock.
8. Once on land, immediately removed the camera from housing, rinsed with lot of fresh water and dried it with compressed air.
After math :
No problem with camera. Battery compartment and sensor chamber are dry. I can immediately use the camera with my other lens.
The pany lens is not working until now. I notice visible water vapour inside the lens. I have not dismantled the lens body yet.
No problem with the housing. Once completely dry, I can use the housing with same o-ring. The vacuum system is also working well. Battery need to be replaced though.
Still no idea how could this happened.
And one question, is there I can do with my pany lens? Any hope or just use it as a paper weight
Any suggestion ?
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1. On my last diving day we planned to dive blue hole. Normally I activate the vacuum system 30 minute before dive, this time I set up camera and activate vacuum at the hotel (more than 1 hour before diving)
2. Walked to dive centre approx. 5 minute. Ambient temp. 36 c and set up the gear. The vacuum detector status light was green.
3. Drived to blue hole, in the car the light still green.
4. Arrive at blue hole, I didn't check. During the entry at al-bell (small crack opening just enough for 1 person down to 27m), I folded the strobe arms and put my camera on my chest. My wife followed behind me.
5. I didn't check the camera during descending. In 28 m, when I prepare to shoot my wife, I realized the light was blinking red. No way, to surface using the same entry.
6. I wait my wife and told her and dive guide that I would surface. I could see few water droplets inside the housing.
7. Slowly ascending and during safety stop I could see the dome port almost full with water and there were two points leakage (tinny bubbling) from the housing lid, ie, at 11 and 1 o'clock.
8. Once on land, immediately removed the camera from housing, rinsed with lot of fresh water and dried it with compressed air.
After math :
No problem with camera. Battery compartment and sensor chamber are dry. I can immediately use the camera with my other lens.
The pany lens is not working until now. I notice visible water vapour inside the lens. I have not dismantled the lens body yet.
No problem with the housing. Once completely dry, I can use the housing with same o-ring. The vacuum system is also working well. Battery need to be replaced though.
Still no idea how could this happened.
And one question, is there I can do with my pany lens? Any hope or just use it as a paper weight
Any suggestion ?
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