fayenastasia
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got a dry box from challenger and used silica gel.. is at 40% RH for now.. total damage: less than $40 
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Dry Cabinet for Sony NEX-5N
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aiest
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Mustafa huh? Which part? I've only been there once, I don't know where/how to find things. Everything's frikkin' everywhere~
ageha
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Not sure where that is but if you don't mind you can get them at Challenger at Funan for the same price as well.
aiest
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I'm at Funan Challenger now. Those cheap dry boxes you guys mention are not really airtight. Even a lock-lock or a tupperware is more air-tight than that. Real airtight will have rubber lining around the cover. Only difference is they don't come with a built-in hygrometer.
miketan888
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u should get a 25L dry cabinet - sgcamerastore having a sales of that at $100 now for digital series now
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Sounds just like my wife ! :bsmilie: ...Drive from Punggol to Sengkang dunno know come can ended up in Tuas !!! :think:
Excellent suggestion ! I'll second that. :thumbsup:
aiest
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I WAS THERE!! Just before my trip to Challenger! Why didn't you post that info sooner~~ T.T
Wahlao eh I'm not that bad la! I read and draw architectural and landscape plans, okay? XD
aiest
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Anyway, for my own NEX I'm DIY-ing my dry box. Looking at the substandard flimsy cover boxes at Challenger I figured I could do the same with a better fitted-cover box from Daiso. With silica gels, sponge mat padding and microfibre cloth lining, all from Daiso. Just lacks a hygrometer but I'm not lazy with checking on the beads' colour. So basically spent only $8 on a little box fitting my NEX, its 2 kit lenses and a future 50mm lens
detritus
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Anyway, for my own NEX I'm DIY-ing my dry box. Looking at the substandard flimsy cover boxes at Challenger I figured I could do the same with a better fitted-cover box from Daiso. With silica gels, sponge mat padding and microfibre cloth lining, all from Daiso. Just lacks a hygrometer but I'm not lazy with checking on the beads' colour. So basically spent only $8 on a little box fitting my NEX, its 2 kit lenses and a future 50mm lens
the hygrometer is more impt than u think... its not just the colour of the silica gel that u must monitor... if equipment is kept in an environment that is too dry, it'll spoil the rubber parts. if its too wet, it increases the risk of fungus.
i've seen pple use plastic tupperware + thirsty hippo dehumidifier used in a "DIY dry box"... my suggestion remains the same - if the equipment is important to u, get a dry cabinet.
aiest
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Only if I get my own house. Heh. I have no space in my (parents') house and no money to afford a cabinet. The camera I have was a gift. I'm not a well-paid (kinda-fresh Diploma grad) employee. You can slam me but my Lock-Lock (decided not to use the puny non-airtight Daiso box) and the dehumidifier (also not Daiso, got a more effective one from SelfFix) and the $5 hygrometer I bought off eBay is the best I can make of what I have. For now
detritus
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Only if I get my own house. Heh. I have no space in my (parents') house and no money to afford a cabinet. The camera I have was a gift. I'm not a well-paid (kinda-fresh Diploma grad) employee. You can slam me but my Lock-Lock (decided not to use the puny non-airtight Daiso box) and the dehumidifier (also not Daiso, got a more effective one from SelfFix) and the $5 hygrometer I bought off eBay is the best I can make of what I have. For now
no lah. not gonna slam u. thats not what this is abt at all. since u asked, we merely shared what we know. :bsmilie:
i understand that diff pple have diff constraints. as long as the solution is within your comfort level, that's what impt. its your equipment after all. u seem to have done very well for a budget solution
i think thats good.