Is there a reason I shouldn't store my camera in the case with a lens attached? Just making sure.
Quote from: Manwariel on September 14, 2009, 01:18:15 PM
Is there a reason I shouldn't store my camera in the case with a lens attached? Just making sure.
What camera and what kind of case? I always leave a lens on my pro DSLR camera bodies, and almost always kept lenses on my SLR film cameras back in the day...
If it is an slr digital, then keeping a lens on will help keep dust off the sensor. Always put the dust cap on the body if taking a lens off for any length of time longer than necessary for just swapping lenses.
A'right. It's a DSLR, in a standard DSLR case.
Yeah, I always put the cap on when I don't have a lens on it.
Quote from: Manwariel on September 14, 2009, 03:33:24 PM
A'right. It's a DSLR, in a standard DSLR case.
Yeah, I always put the cap on when I don't have a lens on it.
I assume you mean the little wraparound form fitting cover and not a carry bag. Leave the lens on if it fits.
Oops, I mean a carry bag, as you put it, like this (http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-DSLR-Starter-Pack-School/dp/B002NUDGOC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1252962686&sr=8-2).
Quote from: Manwariel on September 14, 2009, 04:12:04 PM
Oops, I mean a carry bag, as you put it, like this (http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-DSLR-Starter-Pack-School/dp/B002NUDGOC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1252962686&sr=8-2).
Definitely leave the lens on. I only ever took a lens off when I was trying to pack two cameras in a bag designed for one. :D DSLR cameras are so prone to dust spotting on the image sensor that I am almost paranoid about switching lenses unnecessarily - especially outdoors.
Okay. Thank you for your reply :)
If I'm going to store it long-term, I'll completely remove everything (memory cards, lens, bats), slap the back lens cap on it and put it some place safe. My older cameras are stored like this.
If it's short-term, just between shooting, Sullivan's spot on.
What do you consider short-term and long-term?
Quote from: Manwariel on September 15, 2009, 11:41:04 AM
What do you consider short-term and long-term?
Short-term, weeks to a month. Long-term generally means I don't use the camera often. If it's just one DSLR we're talking about, I'd just leave the glass on the camera.
Honestly, the biggest reason I remove the glass and memory cards is to have them available for other cameras. If any of the cameras will be stored long-term, the batteries come out for the safety of the camera.
Oh, okay. I just have one DSLR, and I use it fairly often.
Thank you.