Haden123 wrote:
I have several cameras (both film and digital) that I do not plan to use for several months. Is there any reason why I should not store the cameras and their related lenses in Ziploc bags in a closet where the temperature is heated/cooled to 73° to 78°F with 50% to 60% humidity?
No -- as long as the cameras are perfectly dry when you put them into the bags.
Just to be sure, you could include a packet of silica gel dissicant in each bag.
With cameras, the lower the humidity, the better. Water vapor encourages corrosion.
Try to find the kind that turns blue when it's exhausted and can be "recharged" in the oven.
Amzon.com sellers have quite a few different kinds.
Flexible plastic bags don't block gas or water vapor, just slow it down (that's why bread often
comes in a cellophane inner wrapper). So plastic containers that seal tightly are even better
than bags. Or use both
Slide-lock freezer storage bags are tough and easy to open and close.
One common problem is the condenstation that forms on a cold camera when it's indoors in the
wintertime. Plastic bag to the rescue! Take a bag outside, put the camera in it, and then seal it
before you bring it inside. Let the camera warm up, the move it to its storage bag.
For long term storage, be sure to remove the battery.. It could be drained by the clock
(and other electronics, like the logic gate that debounces the ON button). I store batteries
separately, since rechargable lithium batteries contain organic solveens as electrolyte.
Be very careful not to short a battery--especially a lithium battery.