On 10/6/05, Angel Ramos, discombobulated, unleashed: >Hi, >Long time I have not post, but my first camera back on 1978 or so was a >Pentax ME, my mother gave me as a gift. I remember 6 years or so later, >I had it stored in my camera bag, I was going to use it, put film in >it, and went out. I was to make a first shot when I realized something >moving inside the viewfinder. I took the lens out, and checked inside >the mirror box, and nothing there, nor the lens. Then, without a lens I >looked into the viewfinder and they where inside the pentaprism area and >sure several of them. I took the camera to my friend's camera shop, he >checked it, took it to his lab, and blew the bugs off with compress air >used to clean negatives. I never got those small beasts back. I would >have sent the camera to repair, but was not necessary. I still have the >little camera and still works good. I trashed the bag! >One word of caution. Insecticide is almost 100 % organic chemicals, it >could damage plastic or foam, I would not use it near photographic >equipment or materials that can contact it. If you suspect your camera >bag or the foam in your cases have insects, then you can wash with >normal water and a detergent the packing material ( foam) or the bag if >it is washable. Detergents are known to cause damage or kill to >insects. And after a good rinse, let the foam or bag completely dry >up. Then put the material in a plastic bag, close it up and use a >vacuum cleaner to vacuum off any left overs from the bag or material. >You can also do this as your first approach, but with the detergent you >will be sure you had killed all the living ones.
Hi Angel, Thanks for the info! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________
