How do you store your lenses?

[RalphLambrecht]

I saw a thread like this on another forum and I'm curious to hear what the Photrio folks have to say about this.

I live in a fairly dry location in Northern California (in a home with central air conditioning) so I haven't really concerned myself too much about mould/fungus growth on my lenses. I usually keep my lenses in my camera bag inside the leather pouches that they came in, and keep a reusable desiccant pack in the bag. I'm starting to wonder if I'm asking for trouble using the leather pouches (apparently great at soaking up moisture) and storing the lenses in the bag when they're not being used.

I know that companies like Ruggard make dry cabinets that some photographers use but I'm wondering if that's overkill given where I live. Would it be better to remove the lenses from the bag when I'm not using them and store them on open shelves , outside of any packaging? I considered using a Pelican case to store my lenses, but I could buy a dry cabinet for the cost of a case large enough to hold all of my lenses.

Wondering if this is a non-issue given that I live in an area of low humidity, but curious how others store their lenses when they're not being used.

I live in airconditioned house in Florida and just keep all my lenses on an open shelf; never had any fungus on them.

 

[Bob Selders]

Pelican cases with silica gel packs. With one exception, the cameras and lenses sit within the pelican adjustable organizers. The case with my long lens has custom cut foam. To make the whole thing work, i have wireless hygrometer sensors. This way i know how the relative humidity impacts my storage when the cases are open. Caps and filters for over 12 years with no issues. Tried the electric dry cabinet from China. Worked great in lower Alabama but quit working in Iowa.

 

[photojournaliste]

I've been considering a dry cabinet for a long time, but I just store it in a cabinet right now.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Cocked

That's the BEST reply (but only suitable for Hasselblad users and alike)!

One would not want to go around half cocked.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

One would not want to go around half cocked.

I always store my Hasselblad lenses fully cocked to avoid problems when mounting them to Hasselblad bodies as recommended in the Hasselblad user manuals.

 

[Luis-F-S]

On a shelf inside a large safe in a climate controlled room with caps on