Wow thanks for all the feedback,
Guess i need to up my budget by around 200, by the way , i am going china shanghai during decmeber.. dun tell me i need to bring dry box there?!! omg ..
By the way mybearbrick , why did you choose 450D over D60, any feedback about these cams?
So it is inapporpiate to use tupper ware and silica gels lah sighz..
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i do not own either, but I have tried both. I like 450D (CMOS) simply because of better noise control than D60 (CCD). D60 like their siblings D40/x do not aupport non-motor lenses, though you might not need it now or even later, still who wants to be handicapped at the start? I would rather use 1000D to compare to D60. so since u asked 450D vs D60, its 450D! After all, imo, Canon churns out pictures off the camera with richer and more vibrant colours! (doesn't bug me because I love shooting raw and taking them through a tedious workflow of post-processing).
when u see ur silica gels turn pink, you know that it has done its job and time to change.
thing is, i tried and silica beads turn pink after one day!
so i got a dry cabi and never looked back!
there are still many ppl who survived with drybox/tupperware-silica combo.
i agree with the rest, when u can spend on a DSLR, what is a dry-cabi? I think a 30L is around $110 (used to be $99)?
after all u wont want to save that little money (~ price of 5 CDs from HMV) and put your 1000+ equipment at risk lor!
If you are using the camera day in and day out over in shanghai. The camera should be fine. Its long periods of inactivity that is conducive for fungus.
i agree with ahbian. I got a friend who kept his prosumer in the camera box and box in the clothes cupboard. I am not surprised after one month, fungus sprawled all over his filter. Lucky is just filter and not the front element.
anyway since u getting brand new, don't have to worry! you have 1 year + 3 months warranty!!!