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I also got the E41 error because my camera became "FULLY" submerged in River Water. The camera was ON and the lens Fully protruding at the time. The camera was totally inoperable immediatley. I let it set it on top of my refridgerator for 1 week becAuse of the warm air that rises above it. After a week, I took it down and noticed the area BEHIND the main lens was cloudy with moisture. I took a Hair drier and turned it on high and held it near the lens and the cloudy slowly disappeared. HOWEVER, the heat of the hair drier slightly melted the plastig ring around the lens base. I didnt think twice about the small warping of the plastic, which was now gently obstructing the lens from retracting (by compressing against the side of the lens base). I was totally amazed when I put in fresh batteries, that the camera powered on! All seemed well untill I turned the camera to the off posistion and the lens couldnt smoothly retract. I then got the E41 error and the lens stayed open... till I got mad that Kodak wanted more than the camera was worth to repair it, (and because I had some topless girls stored in the internal memory of the camera from that river rafting trip on the 4th of july ;)... so I decided to take matters into my own hands and fix the damn thing. First I took the camera front and back case off, and took a razor blade to the melted plastic and shaved off the piece that was causing the issue. I reassembled the camera and still got the E41 error. I soon realized after disassemling most of the lens assembly (because I had nothing to lose) and discovered the Lens position sensor, and its effects to the cameras boot-up system check of the lens. Voila! BTW I now own a Beautiful new Kodak camera, the EasyShare Z740 with 10x optical zoom (for those great River shots.... hehe. BTW see all my hard work with my Kodak DX4530 & Kodak Z740 on my River Website Photo page: PartyRaft.com and GirlsGoneRafting.com If you wanna see the EXACT moment I submerged my Kodak DX4530, go to the LAST Pic in the 7-04-06 folder, and you will see the 3 topless girls in my raft, drunk and climbing aboard, and I just lost control of the camera... hehe -Marty

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