Is a water ruined D7100 worth anything?.. Have had it laying around now for about 3 years and looking to get rid of stuff. Just curious if it's worth taking to a camera shop or just...

bbrown5154 Loc: Baltimore, MD

Have had it laying around now for about 3 years and looking to get rid of stuff.
Just curious if it's worth taking to a camera shop or just recycling it.
Thanks
Brian

Boris77

bbrown5154 wrote:

Have had it laying around now for about 3 years and looking to get rid of stuff.
Just curious if it's worth taking to a camera shop or just recycling it.
Thanks
Brian

Not likely. I have a twice soaked D7100 showing a few quirks; I expect to quietly file it in the trash when it ceases to work. The remaining people who are happy with DSLR cameras probably use the D7200; that could be worth a few pennies because it represents a plateau.
However if you have a handy camera shop (a rarity) take it in and ask if they want it. Our old pro shop had a lot of drawers of parts - which I know went into a dumpster when they closed.
Boris

bbrown5154 Loc: Baltimore, MD

Boris77 wrote:

Not likely. I have a twice soaked D7100 showing a few quirks; I expect to quietly file it in the trash when it ceases to work. The remaining people who are happy with DSLR cameras probably use the D7200; that could be worth a few pennies because it represents a plateau.
However if you have a handy camera shop (a rarity) take it in and ask if they want it. Our old pro shop had a lot of drawers of parts - which I know went into a dumpster when they closed.
Boris

thanks that was pretty much my thinking as well.

blumoon722

Someone may need the focusing screen or battery door

Don, the 2nd son Loc: Crowded Florida

Have you tried to take a photo with it? I got caught in a cloudburst that soaked my Canon Eos. It was off at the time. I opened it and let it dry for a couple of weeks. Took a deep breath, after prepping it (battery, charged, SD card in) and it worked just as always. Sometimes we get GOOD surprises.

bbrown5154 Loc: Baltimore, MD

Don, the 2nd son wrote:

Have you tried to take a photo with it? I got caught in a cloudburst that soaked my Canon Eos. It was off at the time. I opened it and let it dry for a couple of weeks. Took a deep breath, after prepping it (battery, charged, SD card in) and it worked just as always. Sometimes we get GOOD surprises.

Yes I've let it dry out for at least 3 years. LOL. I tried before I made this post and nothing is working.

bobforman Loc: Anacortes, Washington State

I was able to sell my D7200 to an enterprising fellow (for $100) who wanted it to disassemble and see if he could fix it. I thought about doing that but figured I would leave it to someone who had more courage than I do. Try our classifieds.

Boris77

bobforman wrote:

I was able to sell my D7200 to an enterprising fellow (for $100) who wanted it to disassemble and see if he could fix it. I thought about doing that but figured I would leave it to someone who had more courage than I do. Try our classifieds.

Note: D7200.
Boris

Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York

Boris77 wrote:

……….
However if you have a handy camera shop (a rarity) take it in and ask if they want it…….

Sadly, the camera shop now has spider webs and dust!
I have sent a camera body and 2 lens for repair to rjriggins11. How about asking him for a quote and if it’s worth it?

flyboy61 Loc: The Great American Desert

The D 7100s had some level of "weather sealing". Yours may not be damaged as much as you think. Scruples has a point. Good luck!

Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York

flyboy61 wrote:

The D 7100s had some level of "weather sealing". Yours may not be damaged as much as you think. Scruples has a point. Good luck!

Thank you for the of support. I’m actually a Canon Kid. Even a camera that isn’t at all functional, can make a nice shelf worthy conversation piece when incased in an acrylic box.

Thomas902 Loc: Washington DC

bbrown5154 I'm a commercial photographer who occasionally sells to other UHH members (those who actually post their photographic images on UHH, not those who's only mission purpose is to "Flip-Kit" in this Buy/Sell Forum)

Since I personally know many UHH members from my decade on UHH. My policy is simple, I do not sell kit that is not something I consider less than KEH EX+ grade (I seek to maintain credibility on this site).

For items that are marginal (kit purchased that didn't work as advertised) I simple send them to Roberts, mpb or KEH (who I consider the "Gold Standard" for "Integrity" in our marketplace) and will except the best offer from the aforementioned (or simply give the item away). Again I cherish my perceived worth as a seller of previously owned kit here on UHH. You might consider that route bbrown5154...

OK, To others viewing this thread, a word of advice that I've come by through assisting many of the top commercial shooters in my market (I've been an ASMP Associate for well over a decade and offer my services on the ASMP Web Portal). If you have to SHOOT IN THE RAIN, and you're a Nikon shooter then only use Nikon Kit listed in their Professional Flagship Line. This has worked extremely well for me.

See Below: Probably the most miserable day I've ever had on a commercial assignment. Even though I had rain gear on I was pretty much soaked and fighting off hypothermia by the end of this soccer match. The Nikon D3 and Pro Glass was absolutely fine and stayed attached together in it's Nikon professional carrying case until I got back to my studio.

Hope this helps others here on UHH, wishing you all much joy and success on your photographic journey.

Fitness Lifestyle (League Soccer in the rain); Kit: Nikon D3 paired with an AF-S 200-400mm f/4G ED IF VR Nikkor

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Fitness Lifestyle (League Soccer in the rain); Kit: Nikon D3 paired with an AF-S 200-400mm f/4G ED IF VR Nikkor

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