varnish dangerous to Nikonos?

Hello

I had a wooden box custom made for my Nikonos V and my SB-105 strobe. after a week or so, the smell of the varnish is still there. Is it safe to put my camera and accessories there?


Jalal

You don't say what type of varnish it is. The solvents in some synthetic varnishes are petroleum distilates, and pretty bad for acrylics and o-rings.

The human nose is actually pretty good at detecting even trace amounts of these solvents.

These solvents leach through plastic bags pretty well, so placing your camera into a ziplock baggie will be of limited value.

To be on the safe side, you can lay the open box in the sun for a day or two. This will boil off the solvents faster.

All the best, James

Thanks for the advice James...
I did that last week and woke up in the middle of the night from the sound of rain...i'll wait a few days for the clouds to clear

Jalal