These tips work no matter where you are. I’m glad that you found them useful.

Cheers!

thank you for stopping by. While leaving your camera out in the sun, do remember two things.

Read your camera’s instruction manual. It tells you what you can/should do and can/should not do.
Your camera is affected by heat just as it is affected by humidity and dust. Remember that leaving it out in the sun for long periods of time will spoil it. My suggestion is to use it often, and just expose the insides to the sun by removing the lens for not more than a couple of minutes at a time.
Exposing your sensor to the sun is surely a bad thing. Don’t try it.
When exposing your lenses to sunlight, remember the same guidelines. And do remove the lens caps at both ends for a short while
Remember to keep your camera dust-free by doing this indoors, or in a place with minimal/no breeze. Breeze typically carries dust.

Above all, remember to use your camera frequently. That’s the best medicine… It’ll teach you to love your equipment, and to treat it with care. It will also hopefully reward you with beautiful memories and a wonderful hobby.

recently I took my Canon 350D to a service technician to remove what I thought it was only dirt… He ended up telling me I was infested by Fungus growing all up inside and risking of eating my mirrors.

I don’t use my camera very often and I used to seal it in my bag cause I thought it would be protected. I’m trying to get rid of this fungus… in two cheap ways as described in this article… Stuffing my Bag with packets of Silica gel and leaving my gear outside in the sun.

But I’m still asking some questions as I still a noob on such matters:
-When leaving the camera in the sun do you take off the caps leaving the sensor & lenses unshielded? as I removed the UV filters and the lens from the body but not the caps.

Lens cleaning solution was ineffective. (I knew it would be, but I had to try … )

Next brainstorm: a few moth crystals (naphtha) and the filter in a sealed glass jar. Over a period of several days, the mold spots are shrinking, and some have disappeared entirely. A cure? Temporary or permanent? Time will tell.

Anyone else try this remedy?

Dude, that’s Crazy…

You actually translated it into Spanish! WOW! I’m thoroughly impressed and thrilled.

I just came across your site; thank you for the recommendation for Adorama Camera – very much appreciated.

Sincerely

Helen Oster
Adorama Camera Customer Service Ambassador

helen.oster@adoramacamera.com
http://www.adorama.com