How long does fungus take to come?
it depends on the condition of where you store your lens in. I have used my camera for around 1 year 3 months. I leave it in my wardrobe when i dun use it. Until now i don't see and fungus. The important thing is that just make sure your cabinet or whatever place you put in is dry.
Even if that is the case, I would still recommend you to get a dry cabinet. It is always better to be safe then sorry.
Last edited by bolgash; 6th July 2010 at 12:53 AM.
Dry cabinets give you peace of mind actually; and the running cost is pretty low!
Agreed..Originally Posted by Poseidon
If your lens is used often, fresh air will be entering the lens often enough and the spores won't have time to grow.
my friend kitlens and camera was keep in the cam bag when not in use and all it take was about 6month for fungus to grow in his lens and viewfinder of his camera!
agree with the rest that if u use it frequently, there shouldn't be a problem.
Dry cabinet is always the best bet though. My digi cabi have been serving me well! haha!
Even if that is the case, I would still recommend you to get a dry cabinet. It is always better to be safe then sorry.
I am buying my DSLR this weekend and I understand dry cabinet is important. I read some 'dry cabinet' uses 'silica' to keep dry the content. What if we buy a air tight box and place the cam and lens inside with silica?
Of course it depend on the condition of where you place the camera. Some places are damp and humid. I heard 'Red dot' is selling a simply small cabinet under $120? Somehow no 2nd hand around.
Hi there,
Yes, you can either us silica + an air-tight box, silica cost around $4 a bottle and the box range is around $20 in some camera shops. This method is low in cost but one will need to pour new silica in everytime you open the box, and monitor the humidity to make it around 45-55% which can prove tedious.
We carry the Digicabi brand of dry cabinet and the smallest one is 30L at $118. You can either pick it up at our showroom or order it online etc. This will come with 5 yr warranty and it'll be a fuss-free way to store your gear and maintain a fungus free glass setup.
You are correct, Dry cabinet is very important.
Back in the old days, wewere using the air tight box with sillica gel method. Sad to say, that was quite inconsistent and as reliable as you being able to remember and having the discipline to change the silica gel or reheat it before it becomes pink. Many a time, a user would forget to do so and the lenses will end up fungus infected; and I had the unfortunate experience of being one of those users.
Since the old days were over, and when Dry cabinets were invented, I switched over and never looked back. Dry cabinets are definitely much easier and reliable way to ensure your lenses are fungus free.
I strongly recommend that you get a dry cabinetRDP does sell them and you can find the online link here!
http://www.reddotphoto.com.sg/ecomme...s.php?catid=19
Sometimes, its also worth considering getting one which is slightly larger than what you currently need, so as to allow future room for expansion. You don't want to be caught in a situation where you run out of space on your Dry Cabinet and need to buy a second one; taking up more space overall. That "tragedy" also happened to me as I bought a 30L initially, and ran out of room pretty fast. Ended up having to buy a second 80L. If I had bought say the 80L straight away, I won't have to buy the 30L at all. Now I end up putting less important stuff (filters, flash etc) into the 30L just to fill up the space. Something for you to think about too.
The larger series from RDP is here, and I believe they come with free delivery (the small one you have to pick it up I think).
http://www.reddotphoto.com.sg/ecomme...ts.php?catid=5
You will see that a larger one doesn't cost you very much more. For example, you can double the capacity to a 60L by just paying 50% more. So you should see what you have right now, how it will fit, and then give some allowance for future expansion; and hopefully you will only need to buy one and only one Dry cabinet.
Just sharing my experiences and hopefully you will make a wiser decision without having to go through the knocks and dings that the earlier people like me had to go through. Thats how we help the newbies here by sharing our bumpy ride and hope you can have a smoother one!
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