While I don't know the facts one way or another, I am very doubtful that
these Zuiko lenses are assembled with cements in which H20 is an important
constituent, and that it could be sucked out with silica gel. Does anyone
know exactly how much silica gel is able to dehydrate air anyway?
And don't new Zuikos come packed with silica gel?
Chip Stratton
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From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Nigel Paul HARKER
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 4:01 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] the plague
my lenses are kept in airtight food containers with a bag of silica gel
keeping them company, the theory being they remain dry and light can get to
them.
Andrew Fildes mentioned on this list its a bad idea to keep lenses like this
amongst other things it can desiccate lens cement.
Prehaps it would be better to use non airtight containers still with the
silica gel but drying the bags out occasionally.
Any thoughts on the subject would be useful.
Nigel
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