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Given that this looks to be a Canon 5Ds I would have been more surprised if the card didn't survive. This is what the body of the camera looks like underneath
by antongribok 8y ago
Given that this looks to be a Canon 5Ds I would have been more surprised if the card didn't survive.
This is what the body of the camera looks like underneath the skin:
https://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/canon-5ds.jpg https://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/canon-5ds.j...
From the animated GIF it looks like the fire wasn't very hot, and most of the damage was just the plastic lens hood melting over the front element.
- disillusioned 8y agoI've seen YouTube videos where people try to destroy Canons. In one, they froze it (with water inside the camera), through it down the stairs, and burned it. And the mirror was still functioning. It wasn't taking great pictures, but it WAS taking something. They're tanks.
- jlarocco 8y agoThe "pro" camera bodies from both Nikon and Canon are designed to take a beating. Here's a similar video with a Nikon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBB-CvqjdCE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBB-CvqjdCE
- userbinator 8y agoIn other words, the body acted as a massive heatsink to prevent the internals from getting too hot. Interesting related fact: GoPros and various other action cameras use their metal body as a passive heatsink, but also rely on thermal mass and limited battery life --- they cannot run 24/7 without overheating.