I live in a damp country and everyone here is fighting against lens
fungus. OM-1/2 users also have to worry about pentaprism corrosion.
I use a large tupperware type container and Fuji anti-fungus agent
(maybe silica gel + something). It worked for me in the past, but
now I am anxious because I recently threw a hygrometer in the
container and found that this seems not to be the ideal solution.
I learned that cameras and lenses should not be stored in a place
too dry; humidity should be lower than 60%, but 30 0s too low.
It's not easy to maintain a good environment constantly with
desiccants. Fresh silica gel will instantly drop the humidity but
too much, and it becomes saturated soon and lasts only a month or
two. Maybe I shouldn't open the container everyday. So I'd rather
store slides and negs in it.
I'm now planning to buy a dry cabinet. Aren't these popular in other
countries? It looks like this:
http://www.dry-cabi.co.jp/
sorry the site is Japanese but you can see the picture at least. The
smallest one will be sufficient for me and it costs about 200 USD.
I'll have to pay about 40 cents/month for the electricity it
consumes.
A container with a hand operated vacuum pump is a new item available
at camera stores. It's environment friendly.
Though, we believe that the best way is to "use the camera
frequently". Remove the lens or body cap sometimes to let the camera
breathe fresh air, and operate the shutter at least once a month.
kazuya matsumoto
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