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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 95 07:49:33 +0100
From: diethard@F1*.te*.ch* (Diethard Wagner - Telekurs AG - FLCQ)
To: deepreef@bi*.bi*.Ha*.Or*
Subject: Re: Nikonos 5
Cc: techdiver@terra.net


 
> > A collegue of me took his Nik 5 down to 60 m and IT HAPPENED.
> > So i would not recommend to take it deeper than the 50 m.
> 
> Hi Didi;
> 
> What happened?  Did it implode or just flood?  I've had several Nik V's 
> flood, but never because they were taken too deep.
> 
> Aloha,
> Rich

Hi Rich 

The Nik 5 body was flooded and the 35mm lens was flooded as well.
After sending it to NIKON for inspection and repairing, (fortunately
it happened in lake zurich, which is clearwater-lake) they told us that
the water entered through the body-lens connection.the water which flooded
the lens entered through the o-rings securing the aperture-knob.

rgds
Didi
(Zurich)
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