Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I live in Benin (Africa - a very humid place) from time to time and according Atelier 102 (the official repair guys for Leica France) the best way to avoid humidity problems is to put lot's of silicagel in the equipment bag and when the silicagel turns blue just bake it in the oven... I haven't seen the gel turn blue yet. Tarek le 22.05.2001 9:11, Robert Appleby Personal à rob@robertappleby.com a écrit : > I've found that UV _filters_ protect against fungus! The fungus grows on the > filter and not on the lens front element. They don't protect the rear > element of course. > > Just another advantage of UV filters! After a while you can use them as > softars. > > I'm moving to India in a couple of months time and the fungus thing has been > on my mind. From what I've seen, the cabinet with a 40W lightbulb in it is > the best solution. That's what a lot of my photographer friends in Bombay > do. > > Or, if you're living in a _hot_ humid climate, just leaving your stuff out > in the sun occasionally should do the trick. Completely drying out your > gear. Perhaps behind a window pane if you're worried about the humidity. > > But I suspect if you use your equipment regularly - walk around with it on a > strap round your neck going click click click - then it'll be pretty much > OK. I think the fungus thing comes up mainly with gear that doesn't get used > much. > > Rob. > >