Hi,
So I just bought this lens off of eBay, it's not expensive especially for a lens (lenses are so goddamn expensive!!) but I'm very "cheap" and even if I had a penny, I would save it... (I come from an asian family.)
The last thing I want is fungus or oily aperture blades, I don't think the owner before me kept the lens and the camera body too well, but I definitely want to protect it.
I will not be using the lens for a very very very long time, maybe even a year! So it will be stored for a very very very long time and that's why I want to protect it so that when I use it, it's not in too bad of a condition.
Here's how I'm planning to protect it:
-Stored in a plastic container (the type for lunchboxes) with the cover on.
-Plastic container will be stored in a lowepro bag or closet or something...
-Probably a " Silica gel desiccant unit" from ebay OR rice inside the plastic container.... (is rice good enough, or should I still buy the silica gel thing from ebay?)
-Please on rear cap to prevent oily blades.
-ALL caps on, and I'm even going to buy a rear cap because the guy didn't include one.
AND BECAUSE THE LENS THAT I OWN IS RADIOACTIVE, I WILL BE COVERING THE INTERIOR OF THE LOWEPRO BAG WITH ALUMINUM FOIL..... (Don't judge haha... as you can see, I like to be "protective")
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS:
1. I heard that light could possibly "kill" or prevent fungus? Is that true? And should I place it in direct sun light? I also heard that placing it in direct sun light is bad....... Dunno what to do!!!
2. Do you have any tips to properly store lenses???
IMPORTANT FACTS:
1. I live in Québec, Canada (I don't believe it's that humid, but I live in front of a lake AND in front of an artificial lake!! It also gets very snowy in the winter, but very hot in the summer)
2. I will most likely be storing the lens for over a YEAR! That means I won't really be using it at all.....
3. I will store the lens separately from the original camera body (which I will probably sell...) and I'm planning on storing all my future lenses separately so that if one has fungus, the other ones won't be infected.
PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR TIPS! THANK YOU!
Last edited by iNicole; 08-19-2012 at 09:10 PM.
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