Olga is back!

          Finally, after months of waiting, Olga's repairs were finally completed and I finally was able to take her home.  The first photo shows the actual part that needed replacing.  If you look closely, you can see where exactly the corrosion occurred.  Anyway, when the new part was installed, the camera reverted to factory default settings, so it actually feels like new.

          Since I'm so pleased that Olga is back, and since this coincided with me receiving my P25,000.00 unexpected "bonus" from FSI, I bought two items to better take care of the camera.  These are:



          A DSLR camera bag, by QPaq; and



          A Dry Box.

          For the camera bag, I was actually tempted to purchase the one manufactured by Case Logic which cost over P2100 and was on sale for only P1900.  Good thing I looked around for a cheaper one.  The QPaq bag was of the same size and had basically the same features as the Case Logic bag.  And for only P1,600, had only a few pockets less and was better looking too.

          The dry box is to keep the moisture out of the camera in order to keep vital parts from corroding, and for the lens to remain fungus-free.  There was only one shop in the whole of Megamall that was selling one, so I bought it.  Now, in my excitement, I didn't ask the store attendants how to use the moisture remover that went with the box - I assumed that there were written instructions inside.  Lo and behold, the instructions were all in Chinese, and there were no helpful illustrations.

          I'm not sure how to proceed.  The moisture absorber is a fist-sized gizmo that has a plug.  (see dry box photo)  When you shake it, it sounds like it's filled with sand-like particles (silica gel, perhaps?)  Since the Dry Box itself is airtight, it doesn't seem like you need to plug the moisture remover while it is inside the Dry Box.  So here's what I think - the moisture absorber is indeed filled with silica gel.  I will place this inside the Dry Box with the camera and lock it.  It will then absorb the moisture.  Once the silica gel is too saturated, that's the time when I need to take it out of the box and plug it in an electrical socket order for it to be heated and for the moisture to be released.

          If there's anyone out there who is familiar with how to use a dry box, can you please confirm if I have the right idea?  Thanks!