Jonssi

DaveC1, you can also go on ebay and look at Pelican Cases, which come with customizable foam so you can make spots for each lense.

pbradin Loc: Florida

I have a large rolling camera bag that holds everything in padded pockets. It makes it easy for me to be "ready to go" with everything. I bought mine used for pennies on the dollar. Then, when I get to where I will be doing the actual photography, I "cherry pick" what I actually want to use and put it into my shoulder bag or my backpack.

DaveC Loc: Illinois

Yes, it’s felt. The first one I made I used sheet cork. Haven’t decided on a preference.

DaveC Loc: Illinois

A thought and a question. What if I just propped the lid open an inch or two? Couldn’t stack them but do you think that would help protect against fungus? And, the way I am using it now I leave both lens caps on. Do you think that is okay or would the breath better with them off?

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Why not purchase a silica dehumidifier and put that in with the lenses?
--Bob

collins9000 Loc: Michigan

I bought a dry cabinet from Adorama. I keep the overflow in a padded camera bag. The dry cabinet hold my D7200 and D750 with about another 5 lenses and my Speedlite.

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

Stored mine in a haliburton case. Nothing could get in there, except me, on occasion, when the clasps froze

AndyGarcia

Hello,

I live in Costa Rica so I bought this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Teej-50L-Camera-Dehumidifying-Dry-Cabinet-5W-LED-Temperature-Display/263885751570?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

It is not huge but holds two camera bodies and about 12 l2nses. Cheap enough to buy two if you need to. The guy I bought from is 100% genuine.

Sorry about the terrible photo iPhone under my desk is my excuse!

Hope this info helps you.

Pura Vida,

Andy

Ginny Leger Loc: Hampton, NH

Bill, this is exactly what I want in my little cottage. Got to convince my grandson or nephew to build one for me. Till then, I have a Tamrac padded bag (like a carryon bag) that I keep my lenses in. This way when we go out or travel some distance and I'm not sure which lens I might need, we just wheel the bag out to the car or motorcycle. Then I have what I need when I'm ready.

delkeener Loc: SW Rhode Island, USA

That's a useful link. Notice an abundance of choices at wide price points for "dry cabinets" under the one you linked.

DaveC1 Loc: South East US

Thanks to everyone for their thoughtful replies to my question. This is where I ended up, $24.95 from Home Depot. Living in a climate controlled home made the climate controlled cabinets, while quite attractive, an unnecessary expense in my case.

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BlackRipleyDog

Pelican case

Bill P

I keep all my cameras and lenses in a locking gun cabinet in which I have installed shelves. I have rechargeable dessicant things that are available in wporting goods stores that cna be plugged into a wall socket and recharged. I used weatherstripping around the door to keep it sealed.

Bipod

Before we can talk about how, we have to talk about where. Storage requirements
vary somewhat depending on the climate and storage location.

Some bad places to store lenses or cameras: car trunks, unheated garages,
storage containers that are not climate-controlled.

As food labels are fond of saying, "store in a cool, dry place". Heat speeds up
oxidation of lubricants and rubber parts (and is bad for film in film cameras).
Moisture promotes rust, corrosion and (worst of all) fungus growth. The lower
the relative humidity, the better: Unfortunately, in some climates in some
seasons of the year, cool and dry may be difficult to achieve.

In drier areas, a cool closet in a heated house can work fine. The lens container
need only protect the lens from dust and mechanical damage. Closets that
have an outside wall should be avoided, as condensation is possible.

In a humid climate, an effort should be made to find a cool, dry environment.
One option is a closet or room in a part of the house that is kept heated above
outside temperature (reducing humidity). But in a tropical or temperate
coastal environment, this may not be possible.

One option is to store lenses in a sealed plastic container along with a bag of
dessicant (i.e., silica gel). Food strorage containers with an air-tight seal are ideal.
I store all my lenses in round containers and my camers in square ones. . (But
without the dessicant, an air-tight container is a bad idea -- moisture may become
trapped inside.) The dessicant will need to be replaced or "recharged" periodically--
see below.

My reason for using separate containers is the old "don't put all your eggs in
one basket."

Storage recommendations are in addition to the usual precautions:
* Never take a valuable lens or camera out in the rain
* Never put a lens away wet or damp
* Before bringing a cold lens or camera inside, wrap it in air-tight plastic bag--
after it warms up (in a half-hour or so) remove the bag. This will prevenr
condensation from forming.

Some web sites say that too low humidity is bad for lenses and cameras:
https://www.beyondphototips.com/humidity-fungus-and-cameras-problems-solutions/
But this is incorrect: there is no water in a lens or camera. Evaporation and aging of
lubricants is based on temperature and exposure to oxygen--they are oil-based and
do not contain water.

The most common desicant is silica gel. It is available in two forms (clear or
blue) and two packagings (loose or in packets). Packets are most convenient.
The blue granuals are "indicating": as they absorb moisture they start to
turn pink. This is very handy. For a larger container, you can include one indicator
packet with a larger non-indicator packet, and simply renew both when the little
packet turns pink.

Dessicant has to be renewed periodically. One way is to simply replace them.
Another way is to "recharge" them by drying in an oven. Temperature is crucial:
Free-flowing silca gel granuals: 300 F for 1.5 hours
Silca gel packets: 245 F for 24 hours
https://sciencing.com/dry-desiccant-5939321.html

Oxygen absorber packets are sold for packaging certain food products (e.g., seaweed).
Included along with a dessicant packet with a lens or camera in a air-tight container,
they can totally prevent rust and most corrosion, and greatly increase the life of rubber
and pastic camera parts (including door light seals). However, this is only worth
doing if the item is going to be stored for a long time, since the packets are quickly
exhausted and cannot be recharged.

The most common "oxygen getter" material is sodium sulfite (a favorite ingredient in
developers). The sodium sulfite slowly combines with O2 gas to form sodium
sulfate.

And it goes without saying that the battery should be removed and the shutter released
before long-term storage of any camera.

Cheapshot Loc: California.

I live two short blocks from the Pacific Ocean. I have a Homak Gun Cabinet that is now used for my digital camera gear. I also have light fixture inside with a 50w incandescent bulb that I occasionally will turn on during a wet season to dry out the air. I also have an old minty Nikon F2 with a handful of lenses stored in a camera bag for the last twenty years stored in a closet in my house. In 50 years I have never had any fungus problems with any of my equipment. Link to Homak Gun Cab. https://www.amazon.com/Homak-10-Gun-Security-Cabinet-HS30136010/dp/B001J5OTNY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1537743496&sr=8-1&keywords=homak+corner+gun+safe