Electronic Dry Cabinet
Dec 5, 2017 09:35:17 #
tomad
Loc: North Carolina
10MPlayer wrote:
It sounds like something you might need in a tropical climate. Not needed here in N. California. Very dry here except in winter. I keep my stuff in my camera bag in the closet.
Yes, a tropical climate is the worst. I ruined my favorite camera (Sony RX 10) living in a very humid tropical climate and frequently taking it from an air conditioned environment outside into a 95 degree 95% humidity environment. The lens grew mold on the inside of the front element. I asked a camera repair person how this could happen with a weather sealed lens and he told me about the above situation. The temperature change can cause condensation on the inside of a sealed lens/camera which, in that environment eventually grows mold. He couldn't explain how the mold spores got into the lens in the first place, only said it must have happened when the camera was being constructed as they are microscopic and in the air nearly everywhere.
I lived in Thailand for the first year I owned the camera. Not sure a dry box would help in that situation though.
Dec 5, 2017 09:37:12 #
ajcotterell wrote:
In Vietnam, USMC 1965, we used an old ammo box (about 2 x 3 x 20") with a 40-watt light bulb inside to ward off the intense Vietnam humidity. We stored 4 Nikon F's and a few lenses for about a year and a half and had no fungus or other issues with the gear stored there between our forays into the jungles. There are probably more efficient / attractive alternatives today.
This is the technique I don't want to use. It does dry the air but makes a hot environment even hotter.
Dec 5, 2017 09:46:42 #
BarbB wrote:
Here is a link to one that B&H is selling..It ... (show quote)
I have the 80L version; it's wonderful!
Dec 5, 2017 15:40:18 #
I think you should send me your cabinet and gear to test out for a year or two and report back to the group how it's working out.
Bill_de wrote:
I built mine only 10 inches deep. I tend to lose things in deep cabinets.
Dec 5, 2017 22:18:16 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Can you give us a link for that?
On Amazon -
https://smile.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=dry+cabinet&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Adry+cabinet
On Amazon -
https://smile.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=dry+cabinet&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Adry+cabinet
The link is https://www.cameralk.com/andbon-dry-cabinet.html
Since I'm living in a tropical country where humidity level is high, it is better to use a dry box/cabinet to protect the cameras & lenses from fungus.
Dec 5, 2017 22:24:08 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
I haven't. We lost power for several days after hurricane Irma with no subsequent problems. Probably a dumb question but, have you checked to be sure it didn't just lose settings during the outage? I also put an inexpensive humidity gauge inside the cabinet to double check the levels. They never match but are close.
My main concern is mold. It would make me sick to develop mold in my lenses.
My main concern is mold. It would make me sick to develop mold in my lenses.
OK. My concern is, my dry cabinet is not air sealed completely and there is a leak somewhere.
Jun 19, 2018 15:12:17 #
tomad
Loc: North Carolina
For anyone still interested in this thread, those Ruggard electronic dry cabinets are half off today and tomorrow at B&H. That makes the small one only $79; less than you'd pay for a decent filter...
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1282131-REG/ruggard_edc_30l_electronic_dry_cabinet_30l.html
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1282131-REG/ruggard_edc_30l_electronic_dry_cabinet_30l.html
Jun 19, 2018 17:07:14 #
10MPlayer wrote:
It sounds like something you might need in a tropical climate. Not needed here in N. California. Very dry here except in winter. I keep my stuff in my camera bag in the closet.
Here in Nevada, we're even dryer. I think we may tend toward drying out rubber seals before humidity. Environmentally controlled storage is never a bad thing.
Jun 19, 2018 18:21:38 #
BarbB wrote:
Does anyone use an electronic dry cabinate to store their camera gear as well as protect it from humidity and dust?? Would you recommend it? And if so, how big is it and how much does it hold?
No. I have lived in Florida since 1968 (mostly in Miami) and A/C is all I needed to protect my cameras and film. Somebody is trying to sell you something you don't need.
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