smile
why so serious?
I've red in a manual that it is not required to store leica glass in leather pouch because leather is a dead animal, so you will get fungus.
do you usually keep your lens in a leather pouch when not using it? and if not how do you store it?
thank you
eugene
do you usually keep your lens in a leather pouch when not using it? and if not how do you store it?
thank you
eugene
zerobuttons
Well-known
In a cupboard with glass doors. This creates a dustfree environment in which light is available. Darkness is another growth factor for fungii.
Lflex
Lflex
The leather pouch (and the box for that matter) is a useles piece of trash I only keep in case I need to sell my lenses.
I keep my lenses in a "dry cabinet" to keep out dust and humidity during the hot and humid Japanese summer.
I keep my lenses in a "dry cabinet" to keep out dust and humidity during the hot and humid Japanese summer.
karlori
Digital Refugee
In a gun cabinet, mostly wood and a good amount of glass. It's dry, the wood is treated with a special finish and the cameras and lenses are on the glass shelves...
Leather deteriorates and rots, neoprene holds humidity, i never held any pentax or canon digital lenses or classic leica glass in their pouches.
Leather deteriorates and rots, neoprene holds humidity, i never held any pentax or canon digital lenses or classic leica glass in their pouches.
250swb
Well-known
Bottom drawer of a desk. I don't want to pack my lenses away, I want to open the drawer and be inspired. Remember 'out of sight out of mind'.
Steve
Steve
Clancycoop
Established
I say if you aren't using it, sell it.
DSkjaeve
Established
Just put them on a shelf along with the cameras.
Brian Puccio
Well-known
In my camera bag. With my camera. And a few rolls of film. So I can take them with me when I leave the apartment to go take photos.
mdarnton
Well-known
I used to carry all of my lenses in slip-on tube cases made of cutting off the tops of my old (well-washed and lint-free) socks and stitching the cut end closed on a sewing machine (with the sock inside out, so the raw edge goes inside). It made nice protective cases that were soft, breathable, quick, fit any lens, and could regularly be run through the laundry. They stretched to hold any lens securely. That worked for my RF lenses, which were all distinctly different to touch. It was a great system, and I'm surprised no one else seems to have done it.
Now I use small baggies for most of them, since all Nikon system MF lenses look almost the same, I can't identify them by touch anymore, and the rabbit-ears get hung up on sock tops (though I've removed most of the bunny-tops). When the bag gets grungy, toss it. This system works surprisingly well, too. Heavy-gauge freezer bags do a good job of keeping things from banging together in a scratchy way. I don't zip the bag, but sort of roll the top around the lens.
Everything gets taken out and moved around every day or two, so the long term effects of being sealed don't matter. When it rains, I don't worry at all, knowing that all my lenses (bodies, too, in bigger baggies) will be dry, even if my bag gets soaked. Lenses that I don't use often sit on a shelf in my vault, naked, getting lots of air.
The other thing I did for my Leica lenses was put a strip of velcro on top of every finder, and a mating strip on the bottom of all the lens back caps I had. That way I could take off the lens, put on a cap on it, stick the finder to its own lens, and slide the pair in a sock, together.
I recommend the sock top idea; I really do. It served me well for several decades.
Now I use small baggies for most of them, since all Nikon system MF lenses look almost the same, I can't identify them by touch anymore, and the rabbit-ears get hung up on sock tops (though I've removed most of the bunny-tops). When the bag gets grungy, toss it. This system works surprisingly well, too. Heavy-gauge freezer bags do a good job of keeping things from banging together in a scratchy way. I don't zip the bag, but sort of roll the top around the lens.
Everything gets taken out and moved around every day or two, so the long term effects of being sealed don't matter. When it rains, I don't worry at all, knowing that all my lenses (bodies, too, in bigger baggies) will be dry, even if my bag gets soaked. Lenses that I don't use often sit on a shelf in my vault, naked, getting lots of air.
The other thing I did for my Leica lenses was put a strip of velcro on top of every finder, and a mating strip on the bottom of all the lens back caps I had. That way I could take off the lens, put on a cap on it, stick the finder to its own lens, and slide the pair in a sock, together.
I recommend the sock top idea; I really do. It served me well for several decades.
maddoc
... likes film again.
I keep all my stuff in a automatic dry-cabinet that keeps humidity within 30 ~ 50 % and is also almost free of dust inside. Also, no leather strap (except for my Rolleiflex but will change soon), pouch or camera half-case for me ...
kokoshawnuff
Alex
In a foam padded Pelican case with a renewable Pelican desiccant silica gel tin. Thousands of dollars worth of glass deserves the simple, effective $50 set-up just in case...
jordanstarr
J.R.Starr
...same here
Paul Luscher
Well-known
I'm with Brian. Keep my lenses in the camera bag (Tamrac), with some silicon packets thrown in. So far, this has worked for 19 years ...
philipus
ʎɐpɹəʇɥƃı&
Camera bag for my EOS stuff. Or just on a bookshelf.
I don't have a dedicated camera bag for my Leica equipment. I happen to have several of Barton 1972's excellent camera straps and they come delivered in very nice, silky (though I fear it is synthetic) and thin pouches. So I keep my lenses in those.
I don't have a dedicated camera bag for my Leica equipment. I happen to have several of Barton 1972's excellent camera straps and they come delivered in very nice, silky (though I fear it is synthetic) and thin pouches. So I keep my lenses in those.
peter_n
Veteran
In a Steelcase cabinet in my office and well away from leather! Hopefully Bob (sepiareverb) will post here with a pic of his amazing divider system from Rousseau in Quebec.