How do you store your cameras (want suggestions on a good set of boxes)

uniondale · Nov 15, 2015

My current setup is wrapping camera bodies in kitchen towels...this works great, I fold them in half and can wrap a body 2-3 times. Lenses I put in Lowepro cases or wrap them in Domke protective wraps.

Now...I need a good set of boxes! Any suggestions. I'm figuring not too large so they don't become too heavy and stackable would be nice, too.

Thanks

PS For shooting, I just use a fish tackle box. Much cheaper than a camera bag.

TheFlyingCamera · Nov 15, 2015

I got a bunch of stackable clear plastic boxes with gray lids to store a bunch of my gear in at Target. They come in different sizes, usually in sets of 2, 3 or 4.

uniondale · Nov 15, 2015

Maybe Target is a good idea...I spend too much time at Walmart!

Sirius Glass · Nov 15, 2015

I store each camera with the lenses in camera bags. The lenses are wrapped in lens wraps[http://www.samys.com/p/Camera-Wraps--Skins/722-15B/F-34M-15-Protective-Wrap-Black/13081.html].

uniondale · Nov 15, 2015

Thanks! Those protective wraps are great. I want a cheaper solution than camera bags, though. I think Target is a good start for household storage solutions.

Sirius Glass · Nov 15, 2015

Welcome to APUG

uniondale · Nov 15, 2015

Thanks! People are very helpful here...great fun. I do read this site all the time, though.

uniondale · Nov 15, 2015

I'm thinking of this:

http://www.rubbermaid.com/en-US/roughneck-storage-box

where is everyone...off bidding on eBay for a Sunday night

Fixcinater · Nov 16, 2015

I use the Iris brand from Costco with their great warranty/return. No issues thus far, even with the bigger versions full of bodies.

Theo Sulphate · Nov 16, 2015

My cameras are on racks, shelving, and for the digital cameras, in a cabinet with a glass door. The cameras, all with lenses, and separate lenses, are all out in the open in a dedicated "Camera Room". I want my photographic equipment to be in ambient air, not wrapped up and in the dark. None of my equipment has fungus. I have four temperature/humidity gauges in the room.

Too see a small part of what I've done, look at my post, #26, in this thread:
(there was a url link here which no longer exists)

Slixtiesix · Nov 16, 2015

The only thing I can warn of is to store things in zip locks. They will most certainly grow fungus :-/ I learned that the hard way, if only with a very cheap lens.

Peltigera · Nov 16, 2015

I store mine in a stack of loose fitting polythene drawers. Allows for plenty of air circulation. I live in a dry part of the world - if I still lived in Cornwall I would be doing it differently.

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crumpet8 · Nov 16, 2015

Thats an amazing collection Theo! I keep my cameras out on a shelf in their leather body covers or small carry bags. I have a couple in a camera backpack in a drawer and was thinking to get some silica packets to put in there as well. Does anyone do this? How does pitting in metal bodies occur as well?

John_Nikon_F · Nov 16, 2015

Slixtiesix said:
The only thing I can warn of is to store things in zip locks. They will most certainly grow fungus :-/ I learned that the hard way, if only with a very cheap lens.

Only time the ziploc bags should be used is when you're transporting a body and a lens on a rainy day outdoors. When you're done with it for that day, use the bag for something else, or chuck it.

Usually, my gear is either on top of my computer table, or in a built-in bookshelfing unit that's open to the front. That way, I can grab what I'm going to shoot with, and walk out the door. If I'm going on a roadtrip, or will be at an event where I need more than a camera and a lens, I'll bring the Domke F-2 bag out.

-J

uniondale · Nov 16, 2015

Is this really an issue about storing lenses without proper circulation?

John_Nikon_F · Nov 16, 2015

^For the most part. If there's not enough circulation, plus humidity, you'll likely get some "fungus amongus" going on.

-J

uniondale · Nov 16, 2015

OK, will nix the idea of storing the lenses in boxes and only keep the bodies tucked away. Thanks

trythis · Nov 16, 2015

Remove the batteries! What would stop mold from growing on the glass in the camera bodies viewfinder, mirror box, etc.?

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Richard S. (rich815) · Nov 16, 2015

Buy a nice but old use dresser. Make dividers in the drawers. Put in some packs of desiccants. That's how I store most of my collection.

Richard S. (rich815) · Nov 16, 2015

Anyone of these can work too. I have a two-shelf one set on top of the aforementioned dresser.

http://m.ikea.com/us/en/search/?query=Glass+cabinet

Sirius Glass · Nov 16, 2015

Sirius Glass said:
I store each camera with the lenses in camera bags. The lenses are wrapped in lens wraps[http://www.samys.com/p/Camera-Wraps--Skins/722-15B/F-34M-15-Protective-Wrap-Black/13081.html].

The packs are left open so that air can circulate. Also the packs are on shelves.

Luis-F-S · Nov 16, 2015

On shelves in a climate controlled, 25 CF safe.

Chrismat · Nov 16, 2015

I store most of my cameras in camera bags with this stored with them. Haven't had a problem.

https://www.theruststore.com/40-Gram-Rechargeable-Silica-Gel-Canister-P46.aspx

benjiboy · Nov 16, 2015

I store my equipment in 3 Domke camera bags with some silica gel inside because the bags are made of military grade cotton canvass which is breathable (unlike nylon) I've never had any problems with fungus

ozphoto · Nov 16, 2015

Used to store in the wardrobe, with copious packets of silica gel, but maybe I was tempting fate, living in Asia.
Have since had a small humidifier given to me by a colleague, and the kit now resides in this; climate controlled with no chance of fungus.

Having said that though, maybe I've been lucky over the past 7 years living in BKK and the silica gel solution was fine. A friend living with me had fungus start in her 24-105 L lens (now ok after being cleaned), but the gear was kept in different rooms and she didn't have silica gel in with hers.

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