ohhhh!!! but sometime when raining it will go up to 55%!!

I think so. It is a container used to store dry food stuff.

If you're concerned with your equipment, it is better to get a dry box.

The DIY dry box won't keep the humidity at a constant level. For me, I'm not too concern about higher humidity in the DIY dry box as it is still lower than normal humidity. I'm just afraid of my equipment getting too dry if I leave the container unopened for some time.

On average, I use my camera every 2-3 days but so far, I have not left my container unopened for more than 3-4 days.

Oh, I just found out that the "Thirsty Hippo" is only RM6 in Sibu!!! I'm still using my first "Thirsty Hippo" for the past 5 months and it is only just over1/2 full. I think I can stretch it to 6-7 months!!!

This post has been edited by kmarc: May 31 2010, 07:07 PM

thanks for ur info dude!!

Where to get a decent priced dry box ? Shashinki seems to be overpricing... any ideas ? Penang or Kay El is fine.

Errmmm.... there's a lot of sellers in garage sales selling it leh.... search for dry box or dry cabinet.

Hi everyone...
Recently i found that there's a black solid spot in my viewfinder.
No dust on the lens. mirror, and viewfinder lens...

Some says its inside the viewfinder...
Its so irritating... how can i fix this matter??

Im not trust the Thirsty Hippo.. i have experienced use it 2 years ago and use for 2 times only, the water inside the hippo is unrealistic water level.. after that i changed to blue silica gel.. even after i bought the dry box, i still use this silica until now.. i put inside my dry box and my camera bag. i can reuse the silica by 'goreng' using kuali..

for question abt 'is there a safe way to store a camera in your car all the time'.. i think the safe way is by put your camera in a chrome plastic bag (if u buy HDD/3D card, they use this plastic to protect the item). i dont know how to explain this plastic, hope someone can explain better than me..

for those looking for blue silica gel, u can find in lelong. http://www.lelong.com.my/blue-silica-gel-drying-agent-dehumidifier-dry-box-61947265-2010-06-Sale-P.htm

nice thread, if only i have a DSLR to take care.. lol'ed

silica gel is much more realiable then thristy hippo, thristy hippo turns into water after a period of time, imagine this, a container of water in ur dry container/box/tupperware... -______________-

THX SOOOO MUCH!! keep up will read more of ur post.

anyone selling it in lyn?

when u say goreng means u open the package and goreng the small silica gel in the kuali?but i dun understand why you still need a silica gel if u have dry box!

---

Added on June 25, 2010, 2:27 pmhow can i know whether the camera have fungus?i'm buying a second hand DSLR soon need a decent guide to check on the camera to make sure everything is good...

This post has been edited by senyii: Jun 25 2010, 02:27 PM

actually i just want to store my silica gel inside dry box, not for protection purpose.. however it can double protection my dslr and lens.. the silica gel i bought come without package, i DIY the small package for my self.

normally fungus difficult to grows on body dslr.. if your worry abt fungus on dslr body, what u have to do is.. test shot using aperture priority at least f/16 and point to the clear sky on the day light.. check the img and find the spider web like.. if u only found the black dot, this is dust not fungus..

Hey, understanding from this thread, does that mean its advisable to keep those small packets of silica gel in our camera bags if I store my camera all the time in my bag? No money for a drybox yet...Where can i buy the silica gel? =(

Yeah, those silica gels will absorb moisture from your bag. You can get some at Foto-Shangrila. RM5 for a pack if I remembered correctly.

help~~~ where can i buy the silica gel for 1 bottle? at KL area... thanks XD

is there any other shop that offer cleaning service apart from nikon service center?

superb88: it is Not recommend to store in bag even with silica gels. silica gel works on a small radius area. during raining days, Relative Humid can reach up to 90%(or more, coz my RHread max out at 90%lol) whole room(ur house room, even u didnt open ur window!) and bags (especially leather) are breeding ground for fungus!

guys, how to service my d90 like cleaning the lens and the body? my d90 got covered by sands after taking some pictures at the beach

thanks for the info!