Thanks Bob. I am planning on stocking up on silica bags big time. How often do you need to recharge the bags in the oven (or however you dry them).
Cheers Shaun Canning PhD Student Archaeology Department La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia, 3086. e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 0414-967 644 -----Original Message----- From: Bob Rapp [mailto:bobrapp1@;bigpond.com] Sent: Friday, 25 October 2002 02:33 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Tropics Hi Shaun, I live at Terrigal about 300 meters from the ocean. To eliminate fungus growth, I keep my cameras and lenses (when not using them) in plastic air tight containers with 2 or more silica packs. Darwin will be 33-38 degrees and 100% humidity. With normal care, and keeping your equipment in sealed dry containers (Rob swears by Pelican equipment cases) you should have no trouble. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shaun Canning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 2:06 PM Subject: RE: Tropics > Well Herb, Cairns is about 200 kilometres north of where I will be. As for > getting things fixed, if it goes FUBAR where I will be, I probably won't > have time to send it off and wait for it to get back. The P&S is a good > idea. Hopefully I will have access to an oven or such to dry out the silica > bags. I am hoping that my LX is going to be up to the task. I did have an MX > a while back, but I sold the thing. Nice little camera it was too.... > > Cheers > > Shaun Canning > PhD Student > Archaeology Department > La Trobe University, Bundoora, > Australia, 3086. > > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone: 0414-967 644 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Herb Chong [mailto:HerbChong@;compuserve.com] > Sent: Friday, 25 October 2002 01:27 > To: INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Tropics > > Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I am planning on taking my LX and a full kit of > lenses, in a Doskocil (same as Pelican or Domke) waterproof case and > Lowepro > Photo trekker.< > > how able are you to get out and in to replace something? i would suggest an > all manual camera like the MX as an backup. a weather proof P&S would not > be a bad idea either. you will have ways of reviving dessicants as they get > saturated? > > Herb.... >
