Luigi Case In Dry Box ?

[kingsley1]

Can a leather case like a Luigi's be kept in a dry box together with the

camera ? Will the condition of the leather suffer ?

[mohir_ali]

The condition of your photographic skill will suffer with these two useless accessories.

[kingsley1]

Thank you very much Mr. Ali. I have no doubt you must possess excellent photographic skills.

 

In a humid country like the one I live in, if you do not put your photography gears like cameras and lenses in your dry box, when not in use, you are asking for trouble.

[adrian bastin]

Francis. The case won't suffer but the camera will. They are best kept separately because the leather has properties which can corrode metals and might promote fungus in the camera.

[mohir_ali]

No worries, I lived and worked many years in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and visited Laos, Cambodia, Burma, Singabore, HK...never had a problem with camera 'bugs'.

[kingsley1]

Adrian, thanks. That is exactly what I wish to find out.

[adrian bastin]

Actually, I'm not sure of the wisdom in keeping a camera in a box, either. Are you thinking of using oven dried, colour indicating silica gel?

[anthony_brookes5]

I have kept cameras in bags, boxes,or loose, with and without gel, and in our roofspace - thatched roof in the UK. There has been no sign of deterioration in any of them. Lubricants will dry out eventually but it seems to take a long time.

[mohir_ali]

Maybe vacuum sealed in plastic, like so much gear seen but not handled on the shelves in the Singabore/HK shops, would suit you better...not kidding, just reseal after use. It must be quite cheap.

[yann1]

Francis, I live in Taiwan, and i always keep my gear in a dry cabinet, as well as the leather cases, and advise you to do the same. however I separate cases and cameras. Mohir Ali, your comment isn't responsible...

Boxes with Silica gel aren't good excepted if you renew the packs often.

[mohir_ali]

I never suggested boxes and/or gel. I alluded to keeping the camera in use, not in storage, however one chooses to do it.

[yann1]

Keeping the camera in use will not protect it from fungus. In a wet climate, carrying a pack of silica gel in the camera bag is wise, not doing so isn't. Silica gel isn't the best for storage of course, a dry cabinet however, the ideal solution.

[adrian bastin]

I'm not suggesting silica gel either but there's no point in keeping equipment in a box unless there's an effective drying agent in it.

[kingsley1]

Ali, I work a 5-day week, sometimes 6, indoors and so have only the weekends to do other things and photograhy. I envy those who are able to shoot every day.

 

Yann, thanks. I bought a Luigi case for my M8 and had wondered if I could just put the camera and case together into the dry cabinet after use.

 

Adrian, by dry box/cabinet, I mean a box with a built-in dehumidifier. The humidity in the box can be controlled. I keep my cameras and lenses in these boxes all the time unless they are in use. Otherwise fungus may set in.

[laurentvuillard]

Achtung it is vital to keep the camera in a ventilated place NOT in a sealed box. Fungus will grow in a dry box unless you are sure that your silica gel is OK and does the dehydration job well. I use a dry box for travel but keep it open at home or when in the hotel! A dry cabinet with a built in dehumidifier is the best if you live in a realy damp place.

[laurentvuillard]

Achtung it is vital to keep the camera in a ventilated place NOT in a sealed box. Fungus will grow in a dry box unless you are sure that your silica gel is OK and does the dehydration job well. I use a dry box for travel but keep it open at home or when in the hotel! A dry cabinet with a built in dehumidifier is the best if you live in a realy damp place.

[knut_schwinzer]

Try a Nikonos! And store it in a jacuzzi!