How do you store your gear at home?

[paulie]

all my big cameras are out on tripods, small cameras in my carrier bag for going out. i dont like camera bags, glass cases, safes or any other form of camera captivity.

free your cameras and let them live and breathe, then your just a click away, not a zip, glass door,clasp away from your tools

a plastic carrier bag carries my crown or ziess 6x9, with another couple of plastic bags as padding .

5x4 + 10x8 sit out in my living room with dark clothes catching the dust

i often find myself taking a picture , sometimes because i just want to play and have fun, and of course they are ready to point and shoot.

liberate your cameras and ditch the restraints and free your cameras from there life of bondage.

[Mike1234]

Hey, Paulie... make sure to use dust covers on all those free-running cameras. Oh... and never have anyone inside your home... there are far too many would be thieves... some of whom you'd never suspect... would never expect to steal from you. :rolleyes:

And please stop being so positive and happy... you're starting to pi$$ me off. Just kidding.

[paulie]

you have to see my cams to understand that no one would steal them

if it aint cheap then it aint mine

dont even start me off on camera straps

[Mike1234]

Paulie, leave a ten dollar bill in the middle of the floor where people are sure to see it. Then have one person over at a time. When you're sure they've seen it (and they haven't said anything about it) then make a point of telling them you're going to the restroom and will be back in a couple of minutes or go outside to check the mailbox or make some other excuse for which you'll be away and they know you can't see them. When you return and if the bill is gone say nothing because they'll just call you a liar or they'll argue you didn't give them enough time to tell you about it. No... just say nothing and realize you can't trust them and it was worth the $10 investment/loss to have this knowledge. I'll bet 1:10 or fewer will hand over the cash. And that's just a $10 bill. It'll probably work with a single too, BTW. If one of those 1:10 knows where he can sell your gear for a couple hundred bucks and is fearless enough to rob you while you're away then you're taking a chance. This doesn't even take into account your friends' friends they talk to about your gear which some undoubtedly do and these are strangers to you.

REAL SUGGESTION: Don't do the above because your friends will talk and discover you were "testing them" and this will damage or destroy your relationships. The REAL SUGGESTION... lock up your gear even if it isn't the costiest available. Trust NO ONE.

[paulie]

oh right ,yes i should imagine you have to be pretty careful in usa, i think i would just move to canada ,can even leave your doors unlocked, well thats how it once was

i think if my cameras were stolen that i would be owed 50 euro in total for all of them lol.

how much does a can of pop cost these days, i could make 10 pinholes at least with one of those suckers.

[Mike1234]

Three cops live in my neighborhood and they busted a crystal meth house just a couple years ago a few houses away from one of them. I live in a small neighborhood in one of the most crime-free areas of town.

I intend on buying a gun safe for my gear.

[paulie]

bummer, you guys have big probs with crys meth huh.tried the stuff once but its a little to severe for my taste.

here in amsterdam we just chill lol

[Mike1234]

When I retire I'm either moving W-A-Y out in the country or out of the USA. For now though.... I'm selling everything of value except the camera gear I will actually use and will store it all in a gun safe.

Why in the hell did you even TRY that crap?!? No offense intended, Paulie... but WHY?!?

[dpurdy]

I have converted a spare bedroom to a photography room including a still life set and lights. In the room is a closet which is now lined with shelves and holds my cameras. If a burglar wants my cameras he has to break down the locked bedroom door and then break down a locked closet door.

When I leave town my cameras all go to places I am not revealing.
Dennis

[paulie]

haha well its hard to comment on such things when you havent tried it, will power is something you have or you havent.

i knew that i could try and not buy

experimented with most things at least once in my life, dont regret a second of it