GrandmaG Loc: Flat Rock, MI

I always keep them in camera bags (3) with the extra lenses in a pelican case that I can lock. The camera bags were on a shelf in the closet; but the weight made the shelf almost fall off the wall. Luckily I caught it before it completely came loose. Now they are on a free-standing heavy-duty plastic shelving unit that my husband found at Lowe’s. The rest of the gear, light stands, tripods, umbrellas, etc fit next to the shelf. Since purchasing two strobes, I ran out of room, so I bought a wooden crate to store them in, along with the sandbags. The crate duplicates for a seat or foot rest when I do portraits.

I like the dresser idea someone posted. If I lived in a high-humidity climate, I would get one of those temperature and humidity -controlled cabinets.

Hope this helps.

GrandmaG Loc: Flat Rock, MI

I’ll bet you were devastated...I would be. Yes, thieves will always find a way. Still, I’m sorry for your loss. I think a climate controlled cabinet would be nice, but they have glass doors and I’m not sure how easily a thief could break it.

I have my camera bags packed as you do, a Tamrac Velocity 7 for my Sony, all three lenses, a flash and accessories. The Nikon system is in two bags...the go bag with camera, small flash, 3 lenses and accessories and the extra bag with whatever other lenses I might need that day, along with the battery grip and a larger flash unit.

When I switched from the Sony a6000 to the Sony a7Riii, everything no longer fit in the small Tamara bag that I had, so I stored the camera on the shelf next to the bag. I grabbed the bag, got to the event and NO CAMERA! That’s when I bought the bigger bag and I ALWAYS keep the camera and lenses together now!

So, to the OP, if you use camera bags, I suggest keeping them packed and ready to go.

Hope this helps.

jayd Loc: Central Florida, East coast

55% rph or drier

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

I have signed up for their daily deals. So, everyday I get an email that shows what items they have deeply discounted for one day only. Their is no rhyme or reason to what goes on sale. But if you sign up to receive their daily specials, eventually one day they will deeply discount the Ruggard Dry Cabinets.

berchman Loc: South Central PA

Thanks, I'll do that.

CatMarley Loc: North Carolina

I bought a small chest of drawers, and got blocks of foam to fit the drawers, and then cut out appropriate sized holes shaped for each lens, gadget and body in the foam blocks. So each item has its own comfy little home. In summer I put little dessicant pouches to discourage the humidity.

cdayton

I have four level shelving in my home office closet and keep my four cameras in separate camera bags on the top shelf. Most lenses fit in the bags but some in cases on lower shelves with other equipment. It used to be scattered but I recently purchased the shelving and cleared space (not fun).

sirlensalot Loc: Arizona

I bought a cheesy small wardrobe style cabinet at Big Lots a few years ago. Shelves on one side with two drawers under the shelves. On the other side (double doors) is an area with a closet pole that I use for hanging camera bags and a couple of backpacks with a small shelf on top which house smaller accessories. I keep one backpack loaded and ready and small camera bag loaded with a single body and a few accessories for family stuff.. After a few years the cabinet is getting crowded. We all know how and why this occurs. Pretty sure it will be even more crowded tomorrow morning. lol

ChrisRL

In the studio I sometimes work out of, there is a secure equipment room where there are four heavy metal cabinets bolted to the wall behind them and with decent locks on them, and each one has two of those small wi-fi motion detectors, one in the room facing the cabinets, and one inside each of the cabinets themselves.

There's one cabinet for bodies, one for lenses, one for lighting units (not stands), and one for accessories and misc grippage (tripods, etc).

The camera cabinet has several personal grab-and-go bags, mainly LowePro AW Magnums, which contain kits for common on-location jobs (portraits, events, interiors, fashion, etc.)

One-inch foam-core is cut to fit each shelf. It seems to work well, and is probably replaced periodically if/when it wears out with use. However, I think that isn't too often, in any event.

Of course this is in a working pro studio that carries equipment insurance, but still. The insurance company appreciates the attention we pay to equipment security, and that reflects in the reasonable premiums they charge.

Plus when you need the gear, you need it right then, not weeks after adjusters et al have finished their work.

latebloomer Loc: Topeka, KS

[quote=dennis2146]I have two Leica cameras and three lenses in one bag and two Nikon cameras and lenses in another bag. When I want to do photography I grab one or the other, sometimes both. Never a problem finding something and I don't find dust on my equipment. It works for me.

Dennis[/quote

Obviously you are in dire need of help. You have been neglecting your opportunities for GAS. Equipment manufactures will not be happy with you. :-)

ecurb1105

After paring down my cameras, selling the large format gear, moving film gear to museum, I've ended up with a Lowe Magnum bag for backup bodies and lenses and a Tenba bag with a full frame body, 20mm, 24-120 and a 70-300 as my grab and go bag. Unfortunately the grab and go bag is as much as my back will let me carry so sometimes the body and 24-120 is my kit.
The bags store on a shelf in a closet next to my office.

ChrisRL

Ha! I use almost exactly your same setup, ecurb!
Lowe Magnum bag, FF body, 20, street sweeper, 70-300.
Have a 300 prime with monopod in its own separate bag, though, that I bring along for sports, nature, portraits and wildlife shoots.
Nice thing about it is that if I'm shooting film the FF digital body swaps out for my F3HP and some film, and that's about it.

aellman Loc: Boston MA

Excellent idea, and probably the best solution.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Well when they broke into my home in 1995, they took a gun locker with all of my guns plus searching the house they found the Beretta in the night stand under some books. I had an unmonitored alarm at the time.
I had a monitored alarm installed two days later, they came back the following Sunday for the electronics they couldn't haul the first time, the alarm did scare them off, I was about 2 mile down the road when I got the call, when I arrived home the Deputies were there, burglars were gone, They later found the gun locker and the "No value" guns in the woods about 2 miles from the house, one handgun was recovered about a year later, I got it back 2 yrs after that. The thieves were caught and one ended up getting 7 yrs. the girl friend got 5 yrs probation and paid restitution took my 5 yrs to get some money back.
Not fun.
I do live so far out that the response time is in a min. of 30 mins. so an alarm just tells the thief they have 25 mins to grab and run.

ChrisRL

Glitter bomb?