Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric: I have no answer for you there, except to report that I've seen posts on various lists during the last several years from photographers in places like Singapore who swear by them. I like open windows too and even though it sometimes gets quite hot and humid here in the Boston area, I don't do anything special except to keep my gear out of the hot attic and the damp cellar. If it's too hot for me, then I figure that it's also too hot for my photo gear, so I keep it scattered about on the same floor on which I live, away from any sunny windows but open to the air so that leather and other such parts don't mildew. I do have an air conditioner but prefer to use it only during the very hottest 85+ nights. It's 80F at 3:30 PM here as I write this but I can't feel any humidity. I keep most of my film in a cellar freezer until a few hours before I intend to use it. Jim, "Don't worry, be happy" Hemenway Eric Korenman wrote: > That did cross my ming - I was wondering if those sealable containers > de-gas > and can damage our oh-so precious german glass? > > good memory about the Western Mass thing. > Eric > > > On 5/5/06, Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> wrote: > >> >> Eric: >> >> Ouch, Western Massachusetts in July... >> >> I don't think that the humidifier will work well for you because you'll >> need to close the windows in that room for it to be effective, and then >> you'll be too hot with the windows closed. >> >> Why not get one of those large Tupperware type containers with a lid >> which seals well. Get some silica gel, put it in your oven to be sure >> that it's dried out and store it with your sealed gear. >> >> Jim >> >> Eric Korenman wrote: >> >> > Like a nice little OCD leica user, I am concerned about where I am >> keeping >> > my cameras. >> > The correct answer, of course, is strapped from your next and in use :) >> > >> > But I have gear I don't often use. In our our old house we were blessed >> > with >> > a cool dry basement which I would peak at 50% humidity during the >> summer. >> > Our new basement is a swamp.. >> > I currently keep my gear on the 3d floor. >> > Up there in my home office, it is getting warmer and warmer and the >> > humidity >> > is climbing. >> > I may have to install a dehumidifier. >> > >> > Questions: What is the ideal humidity to store equipment? Or, what >> humidity >> > level should I try to maintain? >> > >> > We do not use AC. We like open windows. But I could install a >> dehumidifier >> > in my home office. >> > >> > Eric