[LargeFormat] Silica Packs to avoid the Fungus

Wed Nov 7 12:28:14 2001

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Clive,

Calumet Photo at http://www.calumetphoto.com/ carries silica paks.  You may 
have to dig around the website for a while but they are there.  Plus, 
Calumet has a british operation.

Drew

At 05:13 AM 11/7/01, you wrote:
>Had a quick look at a couple of lenses last night that I have been meaning 
>to test - both are unknown quantities.  Had a bit of a fright when looking 
>through them top see the start of fungus on internal elements.  The fungus 
>was probably there when I bought the lenses - they are kept in a warm and 
>fairly dry environment so growth is not encouraged.
>
>Anyway, after a strip down and clean with my favourite (Ponds Cold Cream) 
>both lenses are now in tip top shape.  These two lenses are the only ones 
>that I do not keep in ZipLok bags (one of the best camera accessories 
>ever!).  Have been thinking that investment in a whole load of new silica 
>packs would be a good idea. Some of these can be found with an indicator 
>showing when they have to be recharged.
>
>Anyone know of a UK source for these indicator silica packs or even the 
>less sophisticated kind?   US or other European sources would also be useful.
>
>Cheers,
>            Clive
>
>
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Clive, 
Calumet Photo at
<a href="http://www.calumetphoto.com/" eudora="autourl">http://www.calumetphoto.com/</a>
carries silica paks.&nbsp; You may have to dig around the website for a while but they are there.&nbsp; Plus, Calumet has a british operation. 
Drew 
 
At 05:13 AM 11/7/01, you wrote: 
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Had a quick look at a couple of lenses last night that I have been meaning to test - both are unknown quantities.&nbsp; Had a bit of a fright when looking through them top see the start of fungus on internal elements.&nbsp; The fungus was probably there when I bought the lenses - they are kept in a warm and fairly dry environment so growth is not encouraged. 
Anyway, after a strip down and clean with my favourite (Ponds Cold Cream) both lenses are now in tip top shape.&nbsp; These two lenses are the only ones that I do not keep in ZipLok bags (one of the best camera accessories ever!).&nbsp; Have been thinking that investment in a whole load of new silica packs would be a good idea. Some of these can be found with an indicator showing when they have to be recharged. 
Anyone know of a UK source for these indicator silica packs or even the less sophisticated kind?&nbsp;&nbsp; US or other European sources would also be useful. 
Cheers, 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Clive 
 
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