Hiya,
I just came to realize the need for finding a nice way of storing my
lenses and other gear (as in: the closet is full of camera bags with
gear, it takes too much space...). In a drawer would be perfect, however I
am not too keen on having lenses (in particular) just laying around
without protection (other than the front and rear caps, of course).
I remember a long time ago when I bought my lenses, they were delivered in
a leather (?) etui of some sort - hard, and with some protective foam
inside. Sadly, I put those etuis in the the basement just prior to a fire
(some bolt-head decided to light a fire in our basement a few
years back......yes he was caught by the police later).
Now, does anyone know where (if atall) I can buy such? Nevermind if they
are not original, I am mostly looking for something durable and protective
(and it is also ok if they are cheap) rather than something with a
specific name on. Or should I opt for another solution?
Assuming such lense boxes/etuis are available, then the next problem
would be the camera bodies. How do you guys (maybe in particular
Tom......I imagine that you out-body me by far) store the bodies which are
not currently in use.
In my wildest dreams I saw myself taking a drawer, and somehow making
foamed division walls, leaving one room per body, one room per lens and
rooms for the various small stuf (filters, TTL-cables etc) that makes up
the gear. It would be easy to acces and keep in order, and probably
protect well enuff. However I also would anticipate such to take forever
to make, let alone cost a small fortune to realize.
Currently, I have the gear in various camera bags, in a few watercases
(duralbe plastic - you can park a truck on them, and they won't
break) etc. Protective, sure, but also bulky and clumsy ("Where did I but
the 85mm....", followed by opening every single bag to find it....) - and
OM-gear is meant to be used, not to be stored.....
So how do you gear fetichists (again you, Tom.... ;) store your prescious
gear? Any advices are appreicated...
--thomas
(who is making room for new gear by organizing the old gear better, rather
than selling out...)
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