How many lenses do you have?

richardwong · 08-18-2014, 07:28 AM

magkelly - good for you to learn how to use space so effectively! I could only hope, I'd get in a little trouble at home.

Originally posted by magkelly

Actually nope. I live in a little tin can house. I have absolutely no room to spare. The lighting gear folds up and goes in bags under my bed. The backdrops are rolled up and stored standing up in a corner wrapped in garbage bags on PVC pipe. ALL my lenses and bodies fit in 8 ammo boxes that fit into about a 14" wide x 33" tall space plus one tall pet food O sealed box that holds the few tall lenses I have that won't fit into one of those. All my cat care crap and their toys physically takes up more room than my gear does, no kidding.

I'm very good at storing and packing things. I can literally travel to somewhere stay for a month and need only a weekender duffel bag and my usual big purse or messenger bag, and that's including packing all my camera gear that I'd need for a holiday plus a laptop, tablet, etc. When I went out to the west coast a couple of years ago the people who I got a room from were like "That's it? You're staying for two weeks and that's all you have?" As it was I ended up staying longer and I still didn't need anything else.

The key to my storing all my gear in a very small space is that it has to go under or up. I have no cabinet space for this stuff, none, nada, zip...

oscaletrains · 08-18-2014, 07:35 AM

Originally posted by magkelly

Actually nope. I live in a little tin can house. I have absolutely no room to spare. The lighting gear folds up and goes in bags under my bed. The backdrops are rolled up and stored standing up in a corner wrapped in garbage bags on PVC pipe. ALL my lenses and bodies fit in 8 ammo boxes that fit into about a 14" wide x 33" tall space plus one tall pet food O sealed box that holds the few tall lenses I have that won't fit into one of those. All my cat care crap and their toys physically takes up more room than my gear does, no kidding.

I'm very good at storing and packing things. I can literally travel to somewhere stay for a month and need only a weekender duffel bag and my usual big purse or messenger bag, and that's including packing all my camera gear that I'd need for a holiday plus a laptop, tablet, etc. When I went out to the west coast a couple of years ago the people who I got a room from were like "That's it? You're staying for two weeks and that's all you have?" As it was I ended up staying longer and I still didn't need anything else.

The key to my storing all my gear in a very small space is that it has to go under or up. I have no cabinet space for this stuff, none, nada, zip...

I never cared for the metal green ammo boxes, but I saw some nice plastic ones last time I was in Gander Mountain that would work for that. I just keep my stuff in multiple camera bags.

---------- Post added 08-18-14 at 07:36 AM ----------

Originally posted by oscaletrains

Now THAT is news to me. Course I stopped reading about "new" cameras (except the Q) after I bought the K10d...maybe I should start reading again.

Ok, I read some...saving up for a 3 now, thanks a lot...

Joel B · 08-18-2014, 12:32 PM

Originally posted by magkelly

ALL my lenses and bodies fit in 8 ammo boxes that fit into about a 14" wide x 33" tall space plus one tall pet food O sealed box that holds the few tall lenses I have that won't fit into one of those. All my cat care crap and their toys physically takes up more room than my gear does, no kidding

Sweet set up! I only keep ammo in my cans. I see the beginnings of a new forum club: Pentax Preppers club! How to keep your camera gear safe from the end of the world!

**savoche** · 08-18-2014, 01:30 PM

Originally posted by oscaletrains

Ok, I read some...saving up for a 3 now, thanks a lot...

My pleasure

magkelly · 08-18-2014, 01:40 PM

Ammo Cans for Ammo Storage by MTM

I use the 50mm ones, black or zombie. They're WR dry boxes with O seals and they seem to work pretty well and stack nicely. (I wouldn't submerge one. WR not WS!) Amazon has them for under $10 most of the time...

Lxlxlx · 08-22-2014, 08:06 AM

Just 4 lenses here..

28mm f2.8 M
135mm f3.5 M
Auto-Chinon 50mm f1.9 - incredibly good for the cheap price!!
Super Takumar 50mm f1.4 (8 element) - this is my main lens

i'm not really interested in zoom lenses for the kind of photos i shoot and i like to get closer with a 50mm

richardwong · 08-22-2014, 08:55 AM

magkelly-I just wonder how many people use ammo boxes for storing their lenses?

Originally posted by magkelly

Ammo Cans for Ammo Storage by MTM

I use the 50mm ones, black or zombie. They're WR dry boxes with O seals and they seem to work pretty well and stack nicely. (I wouldn't submerge one. WR not WS!) Amazon has them for under $10 most of the time...

---------- Post added 08-22-14 at 08:57 AM ----------

Lxlxlx - More portraits, street shooting, and landscapes then? 4 lenses is a very manageable level.

Originally posted by Lxlxlx

Just 4 lenses here..

28mm f2.8 M
135mm f3.5 M
Auto-Chinon 50mm f1.9 - incredibly good for the cheap price!!
Super Takumar 50mm f1.4 (8 element) - this is my main lens

i'm not really interested in zoom lenses for the kind of photos i shoot and i like to get closer with a 50mm

**Lowell Goudge** · 08-22-2014, 09:57 AM

Originally posted by richardwong

magkelly-I just wonder how many people use ammo boxes for storing their lenses?

it is a much better use than the intended one

Just a north of the boarder point of view

Lxlxlx · 08-22-2014, 10:00 AM

I like to do landscapes or close distance scenes using 50mm.. It feels more natural to compose images with it and i tend to shoot what i see outside of the viewfinder. So it makes me easily compose outside the camera.

**Douglas_of_Sweden** · 08-22-2014, 10:32 AM

I heard there is a variety of LBA now that has become resistant to antibiotics...

ChristianRock · 08-22-2014, 10:33 AM

Lxlxlx, do you shoot film or digital? I'm guessing film.

Is 12 lenses too much? That's where I am at the moment in my Pentax setup (plus 2 in my Minolta film setup).

Originally posted by Douglas_of_Sweden

I heard there is a variety of LBA now that has become resistant to antibiotics...

I'm pretty sure that's the one I got

still, I'm nowhere as bad as some people here. That's my excuse.

**Douglas_of_Sweden** · 08-22-2014, 10:54 AM

Typical for the LBA is also the periods where the patient appears to improve and even sell some lenses. But that is just a strategy of the LBA to spread faster. Everyone buying those lense will catch LBA themselves and soon the original patient start to buy more lenes again at an even higher rate than before...

Lxlxlx · 08-22-2014, 10:59 AM

yes just film shooting here!

littledrawe · 08-23-2014, 12:29 AM

Originally posted by Douglas_of_Sweden

resistant to antibiotics...

Also resistant to insufficient funds!!

**dadipentak** · 08-23-2014, 05:12 AM

Originally posted by littledrawe

Also resistant to insufficient funds!!

Very!

08-22-2014, 08:06 AM	#621
Lxlxlx Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 39	Just 4 lenses here.. 28mm f2.8 M 135mm f3.5 M Auto-Chinon 50mm f1.9 - incredibly good for the cheap price!! Super Takumar 50mm f1.4 (8 element) - this is my main lens i'm not really interested in zoom lenses for the kind of photos i shoot and i like to get closer with a 50mm Last edited by Lxlxlx; 08-22-2014 at 08:15 AM.

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08-18-2014, 07:28 AM	#616
richardwong Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Vancouver, BC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 671 Original Poster	magkelly - good for you to learn how to use space so effectively! I could only hope, I'd get in a little trouble at home. Originally posted by magkelly Actually nope. I live in a little tin can house. I have absolutely no room to spare. The lighting gear folds up and goes in bags under my bed. The backdrops are rolled up and stored standing up in a corner wrapped in garbage bags on PVC pipe. ALL my lenses and bodies fit in 8 ammo boxes that fit into about a 14" wide x 33" tall space plus one tall pet food O sealed box that holds the few tall lenses I have that won't fit into one of those. All my cat care crap and their toys physically takes up more room than my gear does, no kidding. I'm very good at storing and packing things. I can literally travel to somewhere stay for a month and need only a weekender duffel bag and my usual big purse or messenger bag, and that's including packing all my camera gear that I'd need for a holiday plus a laptop, tablet, etc. When I went out to the west coast a couple of years ago the people who I got a room from were like "That's it? You're staying for two weeks and that's all you have?" As it was I ended up staying longer and I still didn't need anything else. The key to my storing all my gear in a very small space is that it has to go under or up. I have no cabinet space for this stuff, none, nada, zip...

08-18-2014, 07:35 AM	#617
oscaletrains Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery Posts: 172	Originally posted by magkelly Actually nope. I live in a little tin can house. I have absolutely no room to spare. The lighting gear folds up and goes in bags under my bed. The backdrops are rolled up and stored standing up in a corner wrapped in garbage bags on PVC pipe. ALL my lenses and bodies fit in 8 ammo boxes that fit into about a 14" wide x 33" tall space plus one tall pet food O sealed box that holds the few tall lenses I have that won't fit into one of those. All my cat care crap and their toys physically takes up more room than my gear does, no kidding. I'm very good at storing and packing things. I can literally travel to somewhere stay for a month and need only a weekender duffel bag and my usual big purse or messenger bag, and that's including packing all my camera gear that I'd need for a holiday plus a laptop, tablet, etc. When I went out to the west coast a couple of years ago the people who I got a room from were like "That's it? You're staying for two weeks and that's all you have?" As it was I ended up staying longer and I still didn't need anything else. The key to my storing all my gear in a very small space is that it has to go under or up. I have no cabinet space for this stuff, none, nada, zip... I never cared for the metal green ammo boxes, but I saw some nice plastic ones last time I was in Gander Mountain that would work for that. I just keep my stuff in multiple camera bags. ---------- Post added 08-18-14 at 07:36 AM ---------- Originally posted by oscaletrains Now THAT is news to me. Course I stopped reading about "new" cameras (except the Q) after I bought the K10d...maybe I should start reading again. Ok, I read some...saving up for a 3 now, thanks a lot...

08-18-2014, 12:32 PM	#618
Joel B Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Barnett MO. Photos: Albums Posts: 2,336	Originally posted by magkelly ALL my lenses and bodies fit in 8 ammo boxes that fit into about a 14" wide x 33" tall space plus one tall pet food O sealed box that holds the few tall lenses I have that won't fit into one of those. All my cat care crap and their toys physically takes up more room than my gear does, no kidding Sweet set up! I only keep ammo in my cans. I see the beginnings of a new forum club: Pentax Preppers club! How to keep your camera gear safe from the end of the world!

08-18-2014, 01:30 PM	#619
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by oscaletrains Ok, I read some...saving up for a 3 now, thanks a lot... My pleasure

08-18-2014, 01:40 PM	#620
magkelly Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,901	Ammo Cans for Ammo Storage by MTM I use the 50mm ones, black or zombie. They're WR dry boxes with O seals and they seem to work pretty well and stack nicely. (I wouldn't submerge one. WR not WS!) Amazon has them for under $10 most of the time...

08-22-2014, 08:55 AM	#622
richardwong Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Vancouver, BC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 671 Original Poster	magkelly-I just wonder how many people use ammo boxes for storing their lenses? Originally posted by magkelly Ammo Cans for Ammo Storage by MTM I use the 50mm ones, black or zombie. They're WR dry boxes with O seals and they seem to work pretty well and stack nicely. (I wouldn't submerge one. WR not WS!) Amazon has them for under $10 most of the time... ---------- Post added 08-22-14 at 08:57 AM ---------- Lxlxlx - More portraits, street shooting, and landscapes then? 4 lenses is a very manageable level. Originally posted by Lxlxlx Just 4 lenses here.. 28mm f2.8 M 135mm f3.5 M Auto-Chinon 50mm f1.9 - incredibly good for the cheap price!! Super Takumar 50mm f1.4 (8 element) - this is my main lens i'm not really interested in zoom lenses for the kind of photos i shoot and i like to get closer with a 50mm

08-22-2014, 09:57 AM	#623
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,886	Originally posted by richardwong magkelly-I just wonder how many people use ammo boxes for storing their lenses? it is a much better use than the intended one Just a north of the boarder point of view

08-22-2014, 10:00 AM	#624
Lxlxlx Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 39	I like to do landscapes or close distance scenes using 50mm.. It feels more natural to compose images with it and i tend to shoot what i see outside of the viewfinder. So it makes me easily compose outside the camera.

08-22-2014, 10:32 AM	#625
Douglas_of_Sweden Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Stockholm Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,374	I heard there is a variety of LBA now that has become resistant to antibiotics...

08-22-2014, 10:33 AM	#626
ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,910	Lxlxlx, do you shoot film or digital? I'm guessing film. Is 12 lenses too much? That's where I am at the moment in my Pentax setup (plus 2 in my Minolta film setup). Originally posted by Douglas_of_Sweden I heard there is a variety of LBA now that has become resistant to antibiotics... I'm pretty sure that's the one I got still, I'm nowhere as bad as some people here. That's my excuse.

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08-22-2014, 10:54 AM	#627
Douglas_of_Sweden Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Stockholm Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,374	Typical for the LBA is also the periods where the patient appears to improve and even sell some lenses. But that is just a strategy of the LBA to spread faster. Everyone buying those lense will catch LBA themselves and soon the original patient start to buy more lenes again at an even higher rate than before...

08-22-2014, 10:59 AM	#628
Lxlxlx Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 39	yes just film shooting here!

08-23-2014, 12:29 AM	#629
littledrawe Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Red Rock Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,514	Originally posted by Douglas_of_Sweden resistant to antibiotics... Also resistant to insufficient funds!!

08-23-2014, 05:12 AM	#630
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Originally posted by littledrawe Also resistant to insufficient funds!! Very!