Is dry cabinet necessary ?
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in singapore, YES. if you don't, you'll have a nice collection of pet fungus living in your lenses within a couple months. but you dont' really need the nice electric powered ones... just get an airtight box and fill it with some silica gel. good and cheap. i think you can get a cheap one at carrefour. as for silica gel, it's just a few bucks and you can recycle it with a microwave.
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Ansel
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If just an F717 and a few filters I guess a small airtight container (tupperware or big dumex or milo tin also can) with some silica gel will do.
If still want to buy electric dry box, then Carrfour is the best place for the DRI-CABI .
Singapore definitely must have dry box. Don't bother with those tricks from places like states or UK where the weather is very different, they are are either cold and wet, or hot and dry, both situations fungus cannot grow. Even if their weather do get humid sometimes, the duration is usually short, so not too bad. some of the tricks like your UV light method may work in those countries. In Singapore we have a rotten climate, everything rots here.
I recently got hold of a box of cameras and lenses from a relative who didn't bother with keeping dry. Oh what a heartache it was to see all those equipment going to waste!!
:cry:
If still want to buy electric dry box, then Carrfour is the best place for the DRI-CABI .
Singapore definitely must have dry box. Don't bother with those tricks from places like states or UK where the weather is very different, they are are either cold and wet, or hot and dry, both situations fungus cannot grow. Even if their weather do get humid sometimes, the duration is usually short, so not too bad. some of the tricks like your UV light method may work in those countries. In Singapore we have a rotten climate, everything rots here.
I recently got hold of a box of cameras and lenses from a relative who didn't bother with keeping dry. Oh what a heartache it was to see all those equipment going to waste!!
:cry:
Go to the photoshop at the first floor at the row of shops diagonally from carrefour, I was there two days ago and saw they are selling those white/blue plastic dry boxes for S$19.90 or so. I have several of these together with some of their Dry-cabi (which they are selling) and they are just fine for your Sony. It also has a humidity meter built-in and I think they are quite accurate. Buy a box of silica gel as well from that shop, nice people.
Hong Sien
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wow.. $10,000 ginseng and $10,000 dollar bill must use safe liao.. under lock and key.Originally posted by E1g3
It's must have.
Lens repair cost about $50 per lens multiply by the no of lens you have. Buy a small one around $100.00 and have peace of mind.
also can store your $10,000 ginseng, birdnest, $10,000 dollar bill etc
nicholas1986
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tot last time got a post in dunno what website to show what RH is needed for diff things?
anyone got that web add?
anyone got that web add?
Ansel
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When at 20% all the time, your film, leather and other plastic parts can become crispy (brittle) over time. Not good. Not sure about the coating of lenses though. This was the selling point of the dry box when I decided to buy it.
I think when I bought my toshiba dri-cab 9 years ago, it came with a user manual or information sheet that has a table that shows what kind of humidity is required for what kind of things. Unfortunately I don't know where that sheet is now (almost ten years liao!). Don't know if the new ones come with a similar table. Check with those just bought one and see.
I think when I bought my toshiba dri-cab 9 years ago, it came with a user manual or information sheet that has a table that shows what kind of humidity is required for what kind of things. Unfortunately I don't know where that sheet is now (almost ten years liao!). Don't know if the new ones come with a similar table. Check with those just bought one and see.
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