Hello,
Im thinking of getting Fuji 9500 and a dry box. I heard that putting it in a Airtight Tupperware and some silica gel (dunno how to spell) inside might work it out right?
BTW, how much is a drybox? I'm seriously new to this...
Thanks! :lovegrin:
Im thinking of getting Fuji 9500 and a dry box. I heard that putting it in a Airtight Tupperware and some silica gel (dunno how to spell) inside might work it out right?
BTW, how much is a drybox? I'm seriously new to this...
Thanks! :lovegrin:
My D70 which is into it's 2.5 yrs...and it has never seen even a tupperware container heheh. Why? I keep it in my drawer at the office or in my room which has the air con when I am home. Also I always use my camera and it always am with me in my bag about 1 week for every 4 weeks. As I handle it often, I guess it gives fungus little time to settle and start growing. I have yet to have a fungus in my lens too. I do take them out to clean them every month ( yes I do invest the time in giving them a good clean up every month or so) but that is a DSLR....yours is a fully seal camera with only one zoom lens permanantly attached. It is more enviromentally sealed compared to mine. I still have a PnS Sony S70 3.2 megapixel which is still fine and has no fungus nor show sign that fungus or whatever has gotten inside and attack the sensor. Should you get a dry cabinet or just an air tight camera box with some silicon? Well I think if you use your camera often enough for NOW...you should just get some silicon pads and place them in a tupperware at the very least heheh if not a air tight camera box. And store it under your bed or some dark place. But if you really want to get abit more protective of your investment and you habour thoughts of selling it for a higher value later ( you wish)when you get tired of it then by all means get the 30L dry cabinet. heheh okay abit tougue in cheek there but you get the point. Don't just take all our view as the means to make your choice. Go google some sites, get some pro and cons on what works best for your situation. They all will work but it also depends on how you use your gear, how often and what your mindset is all about. Some people are really anal about what they buy and how they use it and some well if you bought it you just use it and if it gets spoilt...well it will spoilt...sometime after years and years of use before it does or you do something dumb and drop it down a cliff by accident heh. Life's like that sometimes you can't predict what will happen to you or your camera. For me...I treat the camera as tool to be use, yes it needs to be taken care of to ensure it does give me a fair amount of use and reliability...but beyond that...your investment really has a dimishing of return. It is more a mental game and your well being. That is just my thots 
