KeithH
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Each of my main use cameras, 35mm, MF and 5x4, is kept in it's own bag complete with all associated bits and pieces, filters, cable releases etc, all other gear is kept in bags/boxes/cupboards.
how do you store your gear?
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One shelf of a big book shelf... no junk, clutter or collectibles, just good cameras that I use. This shelf has a door. Camera bags are in a closet.
joe bosak
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how do you store your gear?
Much of mine is stored in camera bags, some in cupboards and some of the bags in cupboards. Other stuff in plastic boxes on shelves. i've got a trolley stand that was for developing pots and chemicals, but that's half-overtaken by extra "stuff" I've accumulated lately, as is my desk now. Trouble is one thing leads to another. There's always one more idea that current gear won't cover; and so gas fills the available space. The current situation with covid probably helps that.
Much of mine is stored in camera bags, some in cupboards and some of the bags in cupboards. Other stuff in plastic boxes on shelves. i've got a trolley stand that was for developing pots and chemicals, but that's half-overtaken by extra "stuff" I've accumulated lately, as is my desk now. Trouble is one thing leads to another. There's always one more idea that current gear won't cover; and so gas fills the available space. The current situation with covid probably helps that.
Yokosuka Mike
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Japan is an inordinately humid country. Without dehumidifying cabinets a person's cameras and lenses will be ruined by fungus. I found this out the hard way years ago.
I have 3 “Toyo Living” brand Auto Clean Dry cabinets for storing my camera equipment; they are worth their weight in gold.
All the best,
Mike
I have 3 “Toyo Living” brand Auto Clean Dry cabinets for storing my camera equipment; they are worth their weight in gold.
All the best,
Mike
Nitroplait
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I concur.
I got myself a "Toyo Living" dry cabinet when I lived in Japan for the exact same reason.
I now live in a less humid environment, but I still find the cabinet highly practical.
I store all cameras and lenses in the cabinet and take whatever out that I need for the day.
valdas
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Most of my cameras are in camera bags (also sorted by system - Contax bag, Leica bag etc). I live in a country where humidity is not an issue, in winter we have to use air humidifiers and even with them it’s hard to reach 40% humidity.
pvdhaar
Peter
In camera bags in drawers. One has a compact, one an APS ILC with wide angle zoom, one a FF ILC with 50 macro, and finally one with a FF DSLR with 300mm lens. That allows me to pull out a specific bag for the most common situations.
A separate bag contains lenses for use in more outlier cases.
A separate bag contains lenses for use in more outlier cases.
Out to Lunch
Ventor
Living in the tropics, I bought a ventilated cabinet made of aluminum and plexiglass and put it in an air-conditioned room. When we start traveling again, I will have to buy a dehumidifying cabinet. Cheers, OtL
Dogman
Veteran
Everywhere. Some in bags, some in boxes, some in cabinets, some in closets. Unfortunately, the only area of the house I have available for most of my "stuff" is small and adjacent to a bathroom with shower so it's humid in there. But we do have air conditioning and airflow. Thus far no fungus in over 20 years.
davidnewtonguitars
Family Snaps
It really is nice to be a 1 camera person, ok, 3 cameras. I keep it all in a Korean drop front "secretary" with slots for lenses and misc. and a large open jar of silica gel pellets.
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Rayt
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In my office bottom desk drawer the one that locks.
Bill Clark
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Years ago, I bought a bookshelf system, there are four that stack on top of the ither plus a base and top. Each bookcase has a framed glass front that pulls up into the top of each case. This is where I keep my cameras.
agentlossing
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Mostly my cameras sit on a bookshelf, and my miscellaneous gear is unceremoniously crammed in a storage organizer. One drawer for digital stuff, one for film, the third holds photo paper, replacement ink tanks and some negatives (self-developed ones are in their own box, but the ones that I sent off and have an envelope for go in the organizer).
It could be better. I have seen some nice narrow, tall glass display cabinets that would be great for my cameras, but that's hard to budget for!
It could be better. I have seen some nice narrow, tall glass display cabinets that would be great for my cameras, but that's hard to budget for!
RObert Budding
D'oh!
I've considered getting a dry cabinet - fungus on my lenses would be tragic. What dry cabinet are you using, and how do you like it?
JeffS7444
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I try to limit the amount of equipment that I have on hand at any given time, it's the most effective means of organization that I know of. My most-used (digital) gear is kept in a single medium-sized photo backpack.
The film cameras are mostly a collection though I do use them from time to time. Most are stowed in a single cardboard box (no cheating!), and when the box fills up, I know it's time to dispose of some things before I can acquire new ones - at least that's the goal! In 2020, I've managed to do more selling than buying.
The film cameras are mostly a collection though I do use them from time to time. Most are stowed in a single cardboard box (no cheating!), and when the box fills up, I know it's time to dispose of some things before I can acquire new ones - at least that's the goal! In 2020, I've managed to do more selling than buying.
hap
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Slightly confused...there three or more lines of Toyo cabinets. Yours is "Auto Dry"?
Yokosuka Mike
Abstract Clarity
It's Auto Clean Dry. You can see one similar to mine here:
https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Living-ED-120CATP2-Clean-Interior-Light/dp/B07YCP96BT
All thee best,
Mike
jvo
Established
one camera man
one camera man
i'm monogamous! as i've moved from though one format to another 35mm to 120 to 645 to 6x6 tlr, the old flame has been ushered out the door!
storage - the camera bag!
( i have kept my 4x5 through-out, for intermittent trysts and weekend getaways! sshhhhh, my current steady doesn't know!😱)
one camera man
i'm monogamous! as i've moved from though one format to another 35mm to 120 to 645 to 6x6 tlr, the old flame has been ushered out the door!
storage - the camera bag!
( i have kept my 4x5 through-out, for intermittent trysts and weekend getaways! sshhhhh, my current steady doesn't know!😱)
maddoc
... likes film again.
The same as Yosuka Mike is using (c.f. his reply above), "Toyo Living", a Japanese company I think. They automatically dry the silica when a certain level of humidity is passed. I bought mine when moving from Sapporo to Tokyo in 2010 and it runs non-stop since then.
My Summar lens which was as clean as a lens can be when I got it in 2014 now has become slightly hazy despite storage in the dry cabinet. The heat is another big problem here in Japan.
My Summar lens which was as clean as a lens can be when I got it in 2014 now has become slightly hazy despite storage in the dry cabinet. The heat is another big problem here in Japan.
Greg Maslak
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I have a smallish closet/wardrobe on my side of the bedroom. My photo gear, along with watches, pens, notebooks, glasses and other bits of vanity are well laid out in bins and bags on the shelves and in the drawers, while much of my clothes are piled in a heap on the floor. At anytime, the particular kit bag in use will find its way to any other place in the house it wishes to be. Regularly I announce that a new regime will begin and I will reduce and reorganize my stuff. This farce is no longer a matter of discussion and is just something my family tolerates.
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