Deal o' the Day: Electronics Storage

I'm actually kind of nostalgic for the old "deals of the day." When cameras were the hot ticket, occasionally B&H or Amazon would have a one-day sale on something great, and lots of us would pounce on it. But two things have happened...the single-item deal has turned into a huge cascade of items that are either on sale or supposedly on sale, and the kind of stuff we're interested in doesn't move the needle with the public much any more and is seldom featured. I don't even check the daily deals daily [sic] any more. Ah, for the good old days...not of 1992, of 2012!

But here's one that relates pretty well. I'm in the process of rationalizing my equipment cabinet again (a regular if intermittent activity), and I noticed that these are on sale for the next fifteen hours as I write this...electronic temperature- and humidity-controlled, dust-free storage cabinets for electronic equipment. They're available in eight sizes, for 33% to 46% off (depending on size), today only.

I've never used anything like this, but then again, I've had two digital cameras go wonky on me (including my Konica-Minolta 7D of sainted memory) and who's to say moisture or mold wasn't to blame? The writeup says the cabinet has a lockable, rubber-sealed glass door with two keys; a dimmable LCD that displays ambient temperature (in Fahrenheit or Celsius), relative humidity, and other settings; interior LED lights; padded shelves; near silent operation, without a fan or compressor; and they're dripless, with no water tray. If you have a camera for which you paid a s*-ton this might be smart.

Just passing it along. Sale is today only (did I say that already?).

Now back to work on today's real post....

Mike

UPDATE: Links fixed! Sorry.

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Tony Ayling: "Living in the wet tropics with high temperatures and humidity having one of these is essential. Mould grows very quickly in your expensive lenses otherwise. Here in North Queensland, Australia I’ve used them for years and have had no problems with my gear."

Joseph O Holmes: "I'm going to buy the big one, then climb inside and close the door until the All Clear is sounded."

Jeremy T: "We have a whole room doing just the same thing. We live in the tropics in rural SE Mexico and the heat and humidity destroy anything that uses rubber-based glues and anything with rubber coatings, as well as dry goods. So I built a pantry with aircon—just not before the mirror in my 5D had fallen off and the rubber on the strap of my camera bag had turned to dust. We also have to keep our shoes in the room as well: it is quite unnerving to have the soles crumble as you walk."

Comments

[Mikael]

Sounds like the perfect solution to a non existing problem. It's like elephant repellent spray - It must work because there are no elephants here, are there?

[It's not a problem unless you have the problem. See other comments.... --Mike]

[David S]

Mike before recommending Amazon perhaps you should consider this from the Guardian
"Amazon, one of the richest corporations in the world, which paid almost no taxes last year, is offering unpaid time off for workers who are sick and just two weeks paid leave for workers who test positive for the virus. Meanwhile, it demands its employees put in mandatory overtime."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/22/large-corporations-exploiting-coronavirus-crisis

[k4kafka]

Sounds ideal for storing film...

[Stan B.]

As someone who bought a small fireproof safe with rubber sealing, I would strongly advise anyone to seriously reconsider such a purchase. Not only was I confident that such sealing would keep out water (from the subsequent dousing a fire would ensure), but also rather wrongly concluded that it would help keep out ambient humidity. Of course, it instead created it's own humidity laden environment which fostered the growth of mold and mildew which proceeded to eat away at my precious negs. And the thought of something going wrong with the power source on this thing (especially when away), kinda sells a chill...

[David Paterson]

I somehow doubt that locking cameras away in any kind of cupboard - no matter how hi-tech - is at all superior to having them sitting in tha moving air of your office/ work-room/whatever. Surely the hi-tech cupboard just poses another potential threat? It could fail too. But what do I know?

[Tim Bradshaw]

I know it's boring, but buying stuff like this is expecting someone to deliver it. That is ... not risk-free at present, especially for the person doing the delivery. It might be getting close to the time where we should consider not putting people at unnecessary risk as being more important than our momentary convenience.

[David Dyer-Bennet]

Especially if you live in a humid area