actually I DIY my own drybox.
I use normal silica gel. seems the silica gels doesn't wet out tough

what is the difference normal silica gel and digital silica gel??

put microwave to bake silica gel will spoil microwave? (to reuse silica gel)

I got my silica gel when I bought my wallet so I just use it put it on my dry box.

hi guys, just found out that one thing point-and-shoot digital camera is better than DSLR is that ...

DSLR totally disabled and cannot be used when the lenses are foggy caused by going to high humid areas after exposing to air-con....just like ur car's windscreen getting foggy when u off the aircon when raining...

once the ur lenses get foggy, its the end for the trip and have to dry it in the dry box for at least 1 day !

and the pain is watching other people with compact digital cam playing around hahah =.=

sigh ... my Sigma 50mm f/1.4 got back focus issue with manual or auto focus when set any aperture lower than f/4 ... its less than 1 month old ... now i cant use it for chinese new year cos their service center is closed already ...

that why is there is the advice of never taking out your camera immediately when moving from a cold to hot place or vice versa.
same applies for items made of wood like snooker cues or guitars.
leave it in the bag / case for at least 10mins for it to settle down then only take out.

for point n shoot its what you dont see that may kill it, who knows moisture may have formed in the circuit board inside the camera?

This post has been edited by Everdying: Jan 31 2011, 06:59 PM

very good advice to any beginners =)

lol..so early 2 hav problem meh..

when i tested b4 purchase with focus chart was ok ... started from last saturday till now every shot i take below f/4 sure back focus ... manual or auto also same ...

where u have been?
i been to somewhere environment -20 and got into the bus, the lens got foggy...but after have a lunch or bout 1 hour, it recovers. what i do is to bring a backup lense with me, change when it gets foggy. also, i have silica gel inside my camera bag, mayb that helps too...but not taking 1 day to recover, just an hour perhaps..

Beh tahan my camera. Thermal noise kinda visible after low shutter shots for less than hour.

Ya sigma got that issue , that y i choose nikkor 50mm 1.4g , better accuracy focus

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dont throw your d70s away even if u get a new cam. keep it for the high flash sync speed and also maybe next time can mod to do infrared photos.

i tried the nikkor 50mm f/1.4G but didnt like the focus speed ... sigh ...

O.O what to do between low light and SWM? this is really mind blowing...

This post has been edited by alvinX: Jan 31 2011, 10:56 PM

The focus motor focus way better than tammy under low light la.
SWM = Silent Wave Motor = The Focus motor inside 17-55

If u get nikkor sure will not get back focus problem..lol

if i know i would have taken the nikkor ... at least i would be able to use it for CNY ...

i tot its job just turn the lens silently ?