Originally posted by nosnoop Even if small amount of water got in, the camera may be doomed for premature failure due to corrosion or potential short circuit down the road.
True, but he did fire it up immediately. I suspect a small amount of water did get in, especially w/ his taping of the lens opening, but not enough to short circuit it since he fired off pics immediately afterwards.
BTW, I was curious enough to look at the Canon 1D DPR forum. Someone mentioned he dropped his camera/lens into a forest *stream* and it survived. I'd expect the K10D w/ DA* lens to do as well; we just need a guinea pig to try it... :-)