My beloved Q has died.

[sir_ian]

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At no fault other than my own. my Q has died. i walked into the sea on a recent trip with out around my neck and got about chest deep before i realized anyway i sent it in to Leica and they said it was unrepairable (due to economics) so my question is  do any of you know what if i can sell it for parts or anything other than just being a paper weight in my house.

 

Sad sad days in nyc. also its insane how the price is so high on them now. 

 

 

[Astropap]

That's tragic!  

[TK!]

Sad. Hope for the Q2!

 

-tk

[Leica Guy]

So very very sorry to hear of your loss. Possibly sell for parts on eBay. Don’t know. Someone might be interested.

 

I hope you can replace it and soon. That’s the only way I know to put the bad memory behind you.

 

Good luck.

[Leica Guy]

So very very sorry to hear of your loss. Possibly sell for parts on eBay. Don’t know. Someone might be interested.

 

I hope you can replace it and soon. That’s the only way I know to put the bad memory behind you.

 

Was it insured? Hope so.

 

Good luck.

[beez]

So sorry to hear about this. Because it was immersed in salt water, I doubt anything from the camera would be useful, and it will all continue to corrode as time goes on. Sea water is one of the definitive killers of electronic/digital cameras. Here's a good article about taking apart a Sony A7sII to see what's left after being dropped into salt water.

 

https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2017/10/about-getting-your-camera-wet-teardown-of-a-salty-sony-a7sii/

[sir_ian]

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so so very true about the salt water ah, ok well thank you all so very much. and there has been talk of a Q2  ? i havent been on the forum in a while. i will have to go snoop around. 

 

i was thinking about getting another one. but if there is a Q 2 i may just wait. 

[Leica Guy]

so so very true about the salt water ah, ok well thank you all so very much. and there has been talk of a Q2 ? i havent been on the forum in a while. i will have to go snoop around.

 

i was thinking about getting another one. but if there is a Q 2 i may just wait.

Plenty of speculation and wishful thinking on the forum about a Q2 and nothing from anyone with inside knowledge that I’ve seen. I would not wait. Maybe pick up a used one at a Leica store or on eBay. Good luck. Edited January 24, 2018 by Infiniumguy

[robgo2]

When is the funeral, and should we send flowers or food?

[paulsydaus]

It would be really cool if Leica could offer you a discount or at cost replacement on a new given the circumstances. But I can’t see that happening.

Probably buying one on the second hand market would be your best bet?

 

 

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[Falstaff]

Oh dear, the pain is palpable.

 

Here's hope you can replace it.

[Leica Guy]

This tragic experience is probably a reminder for all of us to examine or consider insuring our camera gear. I just looked at my policy and the attached image shows what's covered in comparison to other options. Good to know that it's worldwide, no deductible and covers loss or damage. I'm not pushing any particular company, This is what mine covers.

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[HighlandK]

This tragic experience is probably a reminder for all of us to examine or consider insuring our camera gear. I just looked at my policy and the attached image shows what's covered in comparison to other options. Good to know that it's worldwide, no deductible and covers loss or damage. I'm not pushing any particular company, This is what mine covers.

 

My policy has the same sort of cover but a limit of £3,000 on valuables unless specified. So I specified the Q at £3500 and of course had a premium increase and now had a second increase when specifying my Nikon D850. Ah well, buy expensive gear and recognise that is not the end of the expense. 

[Leica Guy]

My policy has the same sort of cover but a limit of £3,000 on valuables unless specified. So I specified the Q at £3500 and of course had a premium increase and now had a second increase when specifying my Nikon D850. Ah well, buy expensive gear and recognise that is not the end of the expense.

My policy requires a specific amt. per item. I chose $3000 for the Q thinking mine is 2+ years old. At least it would give me a good start at buying a Q2. :-)

[sumolux]

Sorry to hear about your camera!

Many years ago, I had a prized shortwave radio that fell into the sea....

Fished it out, cleaned it inside with sweet water to keep salt from corroding the circuits - and a few days later it was working normally!

 

Not to say your Q will be fixed that way , however, seen it is a lost case, the electronics could be salvaged for parts resale perhaps by just rinsing them off.

And by taking it apart you might learn a lot about how the Q is constructed inside?

Just a thought...

[TK!]

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And by taking it apart you might learn a lot about how the Q is constructed inside?

Just a thought...

[x] send pix!

 

(impious but not meant rude)

 

-tk

[fotografr]

This tragic experience is probably a reminder for all of us to examine or consider insuring our camera gear. I just looked at my policy and the attached image shows what's covered in comparison to other options. Good to know that it's worldwide, no deductible and covers loss or damage. I'm not pushing any particular company, This is what mine covers.

 

One can insure just about anything against practically any kind of loss or damage. The real consideration here is what is the cost of this kind of coverage per $1000 in equipment?  Of course, the amount of deductible will affect the premium.