Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]biggest problem i have encountered with most equipment is the transition from an airconditioned hotel room to the outside.that will cause condensation inside most stuff instantly. easily solved by wrapping stuff inside a few bags and allow everything to heat up while still inside the bag(s) for operation in torrential rain near the intertropical front/convergence zone,may i suggest to put the camera inside a thin plastic bag like the cheap ones used to wrap sandwiches in ;tape the opening to the lens using narrow double sided tape (major hassle cutting regular double sided tape in half)all controls wil be usable through the thin plastic. changing film will be awkward but the bags usually come in 50 or 100 size cartons and the tape will remain sticky for a few bag changes .Yes you will have to wrap those in bags as well.another thing that might help is an assistant with an oversized umbrella. equatorial rain can be amazing.wish you loads of fun. best ,simon jessurun p.s. doesn,t the nature photographer Lanting have a site with some tips somewhere? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Feli" <feli2@earthlink.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 2:09 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Taking v Making > Thanks Karen. Let me give you a little more information. > I'm going on a trip for 4-6 weeks. Unfortunately it looks like I > will be hitting the beginning of the monsoon season, where I am > headed. I will be on the road for the entire time and will be staying > in hotels. I'm taking two M cameras, 3 lenses and a mountain > of film. > > Feli > > On Mar 30, 2005, at 3:31 PM, Karen Nakamura wrote: >> >> As in Japan monsoon season humid? In Japan, we all have camera storage >> vaults. The inexpensive ones are just giant sealed plastic tubs. The >> expensive ones are fancy glass cabinets. Throw in a couple satchets of >> dehumidifying and anti-fungus satchets. Fuji makes a nice anti-fungus >> agent that they sell in Japan. I keep the giant dehumidifying satchets >> from my "nori" (seaweed) cans. I recharge them everynow and then by >> sticking them in my oven. >> >> Get a hygrometer and make sure that the humidity is reasonable. Don't >> make it too dry or all the leather (straps, cases) will dry out and >> crack. Take your cameras for a spin every now and then. The sunlight will >> kill any fungus too. >> >> >> Karen Nakamura >> http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/ >> http://www.photoethnography.com/blog/ >> >> >> -- >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > ________________________________________________________ > feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 www.elanphotos.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information