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Camera Storage
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Hi all,
I’ve recently bought my first DSLR, an Olympus E-500, and I am wondering about storage. How do you guys store your equipment? Should I invest in a dry box humidifier type thing or will it be okay to keep in the camera bag at the bottom of the wardrobe. I’m a keen newbie who hopes to go snap happy at every opertunity but lets say on average the camera comes out once a week. Hope you can help me
That’s what I do. I pack mine into my camera ruck sack or leave it high-up out of reach of 3 year old hands. At the end of the day its like any other electric component and should be kept away from dust. There’s no need for a “dry box humidifier type”. Just keep it in your camera bag with lens cap on and in a place where it is not liable to being dropped.
The best thing you can do with any camera or lens is use it regularly. Once a week usage is more than enough to keep everything in working order. In between that, storing it in a camera bag is quite adequate and provided you don’t place it in an area subject to environmental extremes (heat, cold, damp, dust, e.t.c.) anywhere should do really.
As Thorston says “use it regularly. Its important to keep it in a dry, clean, not too cold area. Ensure it gets plenty of fresh air also as fungus on the lens elements is a major problem and an expensive problem to have cleaned and removed. I’ve had to have it done in the past and it costs a bit. Left untreated it will over a few years “eat” into the glass and render the lens useless.
To check a lens for fungus…..take it to a window and look through it from the back. If you see cobweb like effects on the inside elements then you have a problem and dont let it develop. The repairers tell me it begins by the lens not getting enough fresh air and moisture in the athmosphere will help it on its way. Another tip is keep plenty of silica in your bag and dry the silica in a hot oven now and again.
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