Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/23

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica Users --Dry Cabinet
From: Karen Nakamura <mail@gpsy.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 18:53:34 -0500
References: <200304231933.MAA18252@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> <a05100303bacca1eb66b8@[68.164.37.36]>

It depends on the temperature of the room. If the room is above 
80F/20C, then you're going to start cooking things. First the film on 
the inside, then the plastics. Remember that plastics outgas a lot of 
icky stuff that has a tendency to migrate onto lenses. A 15 watt bulb 
is safer.

Then again, MP users have nothing to fear but fear itself (and 
perhaps the vulcanite).

Karen

p.s. In hot/sticky Japan, they sell refrigerators for film/cameras. 
They are about $500 each. You can achieve the identical result 
stateside with the $100 wine refrigerators at Costco.




>--
>Wouldn't a metal storage cabinet, fitted with a light socket, with a 
>60 W. bulb left burning, be a viable alternative to  spending a lot 
>of money for a purpose-built dry cabinet?
>
>Bob Marvin
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