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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Taking precautions against fungus in tropical humidity
From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc@sonc.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 21:46:55 -0600
References: <5.1.0.14.0.20020309102201.00a46660@pop.netvigator.com>

I lived in New Orleans many years, and lens fungus was never among us.
Humidity 90-100% many days.  Many lenses over many years. I don't think
humid climate enters into the equation, so much.

Regards.
Sonny


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From: "Howard Cummer" <cummer@netvigator.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 8:38 PM
Subject: [Leica] Re: Taking precautions against fungus in tropical humidity


> > Andrea Cucina wrote:
>  > Hi to everybody,
>  > I am going to move to and live in a very humid tropical environment,
and
> I am
>  > pretty much concerned of the electronic components of the Leica (I have
an
>  > R7).
>  > Hope you can help me in the search.
>  > Regards
>  > Andy
> Andy,
> I learned the hard way that keeping cameras unspoiled in tropical humidity
> requires a "dry box" - these days usually a plastic sealed cupboard which
> has a heater bar in it with a thermostat and a means to measure humidity.
I
> keep all my camera equipment in one of these (Eureka Auto Dry Box - made
in
> Japan) and when it gets full because I keep buying things - then I sell
off
> some things. I am now at the stage of thinking about getting another box -
> as the present one is over flowing and I don't want to sell anything I
> presently have. :-)
> My learning-the-hard-way story follows. I was living in Singapore and went
> home to Canada one summer for holidays. In Singapore the clothes closets
> had heaters in them to keep mildew off the clothes. While we were away the
> maid turned off the heaters (saving money for us) and when we came back
> after a month all the leather goods in the closet were green with mold and
> a nearly new 90mm tele elmarit (finally on topic!) stored on the top shelf
> had its internal glass etched with fungus. Be sure to buy and use a dry
box
> where ever you go. That way your R7 will work just fine.
> Cheers
> Howard.
>
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