How are you storing your camera gear when it's not being used?

13 years 2 weeks ago #51008 by Frank The Tank
So let's hear your input on this. My wife calls me a slob :rofl: Now I have a couple camera bags that I could easily fit all my gear into when not in use. However I like my gear spread across my desk and a couple shelves. I have a ton of lenses, flashes, lighting equipment, batteries... heck you name it! It's laying around in my room. I keep it this way so when I go off on a shoot I don't have to go digging thought bags to find certain things that I need, I just grab what I need and off I go!


So how do you store all of your camera gear when you are not using them?


Are the type to keep them all in a bag or do you have a dedicated storage spot where you to keep them in?


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13 years 2 weeks ago #51040 by Francis
My stuff is always in the bags, I just move one thing to another bag as needed.


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13 years 2 weeks ago #51044 by Exposure
Always in a bag. One for camera and lenses and one for lighting gears.


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13 years 2 weeks ago #51082 by photobod
Always in one of two bags, upstairs in the spare bedroom when not working

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13 years 2 weeks ago #51090 by effron
I keep all of mine in a pile in a dark corner of my closet......:)

Why so serious?
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13 years 2 weeks ago #51092 by Henry Peach
I have a wooden shelf unit that used to be an entertainment center. It has several shelves up top, and cabinets down below. In the middle where the TV used to go I keep my Pelican 1600 case that I use to carry my gear to weddings and when traveling. Most of my commonly used gear stays in the Pelican case. I grab what I need, and put it into a bag. The shelves and cabinets hold the rest of the stuff.

I have a glass front display case for my vintage camera collection.
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13 years 2 weeks ago #51116 by crystal
I have all my gear in one camera bag. The main bag I use.

I have a Lowepro Trekker 300 which is my main bag. I also have a slingbag and a vest. If for whatever reason I plan on using the slingbag or vest when I go out, I will then switch my equipment. I haven't used the vest in a couple of years. I use the slingbag today just to carry the camera and two lenses for the trip to my inlaws. As it turns out, I took some awesome macro shots of tulips and some waterfalls photos.
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13 years 2 weeks ago #51388 by Mah and PaH
I have a closet with all my gear in it. When I need something I just place it in my bag


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13 years 2 weeks ago #51390 by chasrich
Sure - I get it... I tell you where I stash my gear and then late one night you come around while I'm sleeping, rip off my gear and drive off in my car with my woman in tow. No way you get this info! :angry:

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13 years 2 weeks ago - 13 years 2 weeks ago #51421 by Baydream

chasrich wrote: Sure - I get it... I tell you where I stash my gear and then late one night you come around while I'm sleeping, rip off my gear and drive off in my car with my woman in tow. No way you get this info! :angry:

:rofl:
Is it worth stealing? The gear, I mean.

I have a some of those white cabinets (particle board) from Home Depot or Lowes, one tall and two stacked half height. That way I can org my stuff by adjusting the shelves. (I do have some hooks on the door to hang the extra bags I have accumulated - I need a photo bag "yard sale".)
I also made one onecase from plywood with wood facings that had slots for tripods and shelves for bags. Lot of work.

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13 years 2 weeks ago #51476 by Alex
I have a closet that has all my gear in it. Yet most of my smaller gear remains in bags tucked away.

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13 years 2 weeks ago #51506 by ghunt64
I use my desktop, just like you. It's a mess of flash cords, battery chargers, lenses, cf cards, and camera bodies. I keep telling myself that if I'd just find a place for it maybe it all wouldn't get so dusty. I am the self proclaimed camera cleaning guru!


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13 years 2 weeks ago #51624 by Foxy Girl
My stuff all fits in one bag, and it stays there. :thumbsup:


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13 years 2 weeks ago #51660 by nanhi
I am a poor photographer with some excellent photo gear + accessories. I also have many collectible cameras - leicas, rolleiflexes (TLRs) + others.
I am concerned with dust, fungus & natural rot (of rubber, leather, plastic, lubricants ..) as I live in a wet, windy & dusty metropolis.
I put each camera with its lenses, filters, grip, flash guns, SDHC cards etc in air / water tight army surplus ammunition boxes - see photos. Very cheap solution as these boxes cost $ 3 each in the local flea / scrap market.


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13 years 2 weeks ago #52049 by Stealthy Ninja
In one of those dry cabinet things.
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