If you don’t know, I work with lasers aside from being a professional photographer and the founder of the National Photographer Group, llc.  I repair and align them and, in some cases, re-design them.  While researching a new dry box for some of our optical components I came across xdry.com and noticed that they have a box specifically for the storage of cameras and camera lenses.  The idea of storing a camera and their lenses in a dry box had never occurred to me in the past, but it makes complete sense.  Not only are the optics inside the camera susceptible to moisture damage, in the form of mold and fungus growth, but the electronics can also become non-functioning due to sub-micron sized defects from humidity.

I have no idea how much one of these dry boxes costs [am waiting on a quote as I type], but surely when you have thousands of dollars of equipment, and your photography clients who are depending on you, the cost is almost negligible.

It’s really funny to see what people come up with in their ideas, especially when it comes to lasers.  After doing some online research for my company, in the field of lasers, I stumbled upon some silly forums such as the one explaining how to take a simple DVD burner laser diode and make a flashlight “laser” out of it.  I’d much rather spend my time building a green laser that output a decent amount of power rather than some silly DVD burner laser.  But, it is nice to know that the red pointer can be used in this manner.

If only they knew what I know.