Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks to all - I am thinking that a wooden box with a lid (non plastic) and damp-rid packs might be my solution. or.. installing a clean room for several million dollars is the way to go. Only after decontamination and donning a 'bunny suit' will I will allow anyone to touch my gear. Eric On 5/5/06, Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> wrote: > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >