What is the best way to store all this stuff at home? (Page 3): I am going through that dilemma as I speak.... I have been combing Craigs list and looking in thrift shops for a 4-5...

MrBob Loc: lookout Mtn. NE Alabama

markstjohn wrote:

I am starting to get lots of cameras and lenses and accessories. I can not figure out how to store all this at home? Keep it backpacks that I also have? Baskets on the floor? Dedicated cabinet with shelves? Do I store all my DX stuff together, and the FF stuff elsewhere? What systems work for you all?

Also do you keep or sell off old cameras and lenses? I have a D100 and D200. Any use in keeping them?
Thanks ahead of time for your ideas here.

I am going through that dilemma as I speak.... I have been combing Craigs list and looking in thrift shops for a 4-5 drawer chest of drawers. refinish an old one and dedicate each drawer to a system or category. Segregate bodies, lenses, filters, chargers etc. as you choose. good luck. Bob

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Shelves and shelves and shelves of old books and we can't figure out where to put a few lenses.

jccash Loc: Longwood, Florida

SteveR wrote:

Shelves and shelves and shelves of old books and we can't figure out where to put a few lenses.

Add some kind of table to set up as a charging station and work bench.

cambriaman Loc: Central CA Coast

I am a keeper (horder?) with GAS! I have virtually every camera body I have ever owned or a similar body, (because in the past I had either given away or sold those I had moved on from). I have one "normal"lens for each body if the body is of the interchangeable lens design. Lenses are different story. I have sold off many of the outdated lenses that had value. I display my accumulation on several open shelves in our Great Room. I keep them tidily arranged and dusted for all to see. The active cameras are kept with their accessory lenses and strobes in separate backpacks so I can do as Banker0715 described as his method. This works for me and some day my widow or my children will probably give the whole shebang to The Goodwill or have one helluva photo garage sale!

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

markstjohn wrote:

I am starting to get lots of cameras and lenses and accessories. I can not figure out how to store all this at home? Keep it backpacks that I also have? Baskets on the floor? Dedicated cabinet with shelves? Do I store all my DX stuff together, and the FF stuff elsewhere? What systems work for you all?

Also do you keep or sell off old cameras and lenses? I have a D100 and D200. Any use in keeping them?
Thanks ahead of time for your ideas here.

The D100 was the worst digital Nikon I ever used. Slooooow to respond. I’d use it as a paperweight.

sirlensalot Loc: Arizona

I bought a storage cabinet at Big Lots. Shelves and drawers on one side. One shelf with a closet pole underneath on the other side. Camera bags and backpack are on the pole. Flashes and batteries with chargers on the shelf over the closet pole. I cut a hole through the back of the cabinet for access to an electrical outlet so I can charge batteries inside the cabinet. Bodies and lenses are on the shelves. Filters and some old flashes in the drawers. A couple of folded backdrops in a storage area between the shelves and the drawers below. A few things are in the safe. It's in a very small room where space is precious. So far it works, but I found I am more the buyer than the seller. It will catch up to me.

SusanFromVermont Loc: Southwest corner of Vermont

markstjohn wrote:

I am starting to get lots of cameras and lenses and accessories. I can not figure out how to store all this at home? Keep it backpacks that I also have? Baskets on the floor? Dedicated cabinet with shelves? Do I store all my DX stuff together, and the FF stuff elsewhere? What systems work for you all?

Also do you keep or sell off old cameras and lenses? I have a D100 and D200. Any use in keeping them?
Thanks ahead of time for your ideas here.

Regardless of how you decide to store your gear, it might be a good idea to decide what you want to do with it all! I cannot afford to have GAS, so plan my purchases then wait for the right price. When I buy a lens to replace another one, I sell the older lens. Won't use it, so why keep it? If you like paperweights, then use them that way. If you know someone who would like a starter camera, give one to him/her. There are plenty of solutions, and even though none of them is likely to earn you much money, some of them can earn you some goodwill. In addition, you will prevent/decrease accumulating unused clutter. Additional benefit to having only what you will actually use, is being able to store them properly and take care of them.

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

markstjohn wrote:

I am starting to get lots of cameras and lenses and accessories. I can not figure out how to store all this at home? Keep it backpacks that I also have? Baskets on the floor? Dedicated cabinet with shelves? Do I store all my DX stuff together, and the FF stuff elsewhere? What systems work for you all?

Also do you keep or sell off old cameras and lenses? I have a D100 and D200. Any use in keeping them?
Thanks ahead of time for your ideas here.

I use dresser tops, but of course I don't have a wife to blow her top about my doing so. I avoid camera bags, and dark or moist places, darkness and moisture will promote the growth of algae and fungus. Clear bins or glass cases are excellent choices in well lit areas.

IBM

markstjohn wrote:

I am starting to get lots of cameras and lenses and accessories. I can not figure out how to store all this at home? Keep it backpacks that I also have? Baskets on the floor? Dedicated cabinet with shelves? Do I store all my DX stuff together, and the FF stuff elsewhere? What systems work for you all?

Also do you keep or sell off old cameras and lenses? I have a D100 and D200. Any use in keeping them?
Thanks ahead of time for your ideas here.

Get rid of them if your not using them , do you have kids , if so give e them what you don't need , there selling for next to nothing
On the used market , you could toss them in the weekly trash ,and won't miss any of them , your just a different type of hoarder
And don't know it yet. ,a bit of excessive compulsive syndrome camera and gear hoarding, if the use of any of these toys
Has not been used in the last year , Chuck them out as soon as you can , or put them in a box and take to the place that takes this crap and tries to make a buck on it , keep only one camera and and three or four lenses that fit said camera. Then go out side
And scream I am Alive and free as last to the first group you come across , and

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Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

IBM wrote:

Get rid of them if your not using them , do you ha... (show quote)

LOL... I am one of them but I call myself a collector, I have almost every focal length of old Takumar M42's prime lenses that were made, between 17mm and 200mm, on some focal lengths I have samples of different versions of these lenses. Maybe some day I will figure out how to display them with photography created with them. Admittedly these lenses are different than modern lenses, they are a thing of mechanical beauty and very functional on modern DSLRs.

You are also right that it is a disease, I also have a bunch of modern Canon lenses, I think that I have 4 different 50mm lenses for instance, 3 Macro lenses, and then there is my stable of ultrawides......

bikertut Loc: Kingsville, MO

SharpShooter wrote:

Mark, welcome to the Hog!
I have a cheap gun safe from Harbor Freight Sales that fits most of my stuff. I do have a Back Pack that has all the gear I need for most any shoot and that also stays in the safe. I can just grab it and go.
I get rid of pretty much anything that has been replaced by a newer model.
I'd get rid of the 100 and 200. Sounds like you've replaced them with FF bodies. I also keep all my Hard drives in the safe.
again welcome and Good Luck!!!
SS

Dehumidifier for a gun safe
https://www.amazon.com/LOCKDOWN-1071006-Lockdown-Dehumidifier-Rod/dp/B004QUDTZI/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1508553848&sr=8-4&keywords=dehumidifier+for+gun+safe

Haydon

bikertut wrote:

Dehumidifier for a gun safe
https://www.amazon.com/LOCKDOWN-1071006-Lockdown-Dehumidifier-Rod/dp/B004QUDTZI/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1508553848&sr=8-4&keywords=dehumidifier+for+gun+safe

My recommendation was similar.

https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Control-dehumidify-cabinet-equipment/dp/B00IG14PLK/ref=sr_1_9?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1508510934&sr=1-9&keywords=Dehumidify+Dry+Cabinet+Box

If I lived in location like Florida and valued my glass I would definitely consider this option. I have an expensive 500F4 that would lead me into an extended state of depression if it were to be attacked by fungus. As already mentioned, there are way too many people who won't flinch spending thousand of dollars on their equipment but will cheap out when it comes to protecting it or providing a stable platform (tripod) for their camera and lens.

bikertut Loc: Kingsville, MO

Haydon wrote:

My recommendation was similar. br br https://www.... (show quote)

I agree. I was just suggesting something to help out a safe or cabinet.

papa Loc: Rio Dell, CA

Dry? YES. I find Pelican cases to be great protection and they're dustproof, waterproof, crushproof and guaranteed for life. That's right, if it's run over by a truck,, send it in for a new one. I have four for photo gear and studio lights in three different sizes. They can be purchased in numerous sizes to fit any need with or without foam or even padded dividers. I put desiccant packets in each to absorb any moisture that could get in by opening and closing the cases. Desiccant is cheap and easy to find on ebay in quantity. Where some people live they may not see the sun for months at a time, so I find putting photo gear in the sun a silly notion; probably someone you know made that up, feeling it was brilliant. It's dim.

muggins88 wrote:

I have read and practice this. Lens and cameras should be stored in a dry place where air can circulate. It is also suggested that they be put out in sunlight periodically.

Tomcat5133 Loc: Gladwyne PA

This is a great question. I had a big townhouse and a finished basement. Had an old cabinet with little draws.
Now I have a closet in Florida in my small office. I use the cases and backpacks to store gear. But I do some paying jobs
and some run & gun coverage free like a soccer game. So some stuff works on different cameras like lens and batteries.
I found myself going crazy for a shoot. Like to have backup wires batteries etc etc. No big solution. Keep things organized
in while boxes I got from gear bought. Sometimes I want to go with one camera and 2 lens but with stills and cine
video still confused. The good camera cases from Lowepro and Tamarac etc is part solution. I have a client/friend who
will call and say can you shoot this event in a 1/2 hour. I have a Sony a6300 and 2 lens for stills. Can also do video.
I have found the Sony RX10 III bridge camera very useful for soccer and other times. Have been trying to use
Sony a7s II (great video and good stills) but I have a rig for it and it is complicated.