how do you rest you camera

when you put your camera down ie when not shooting how do you place it?
i usually place mine on its bottom so it stands up, but recently i have been using longer lenses and this way is not possible now as the extra weight tips it forwards, and i dont want to put unwanted preasure on the lense attatchment, so i have been placing it on its back with the lenses facing upwards, being careful not to scratch the rear screen.

is there a better way ?

If your lenses are heavier than the body, you might find that this is putting more stress on the lens mount. I just tend to sit the camera on its base and allow the end of the lens to rest on a suitable surface usually at the same level as the camera base.

The lens mount is metal. There is no worry about the pressure from the lens if you just set the camera down. When you have your camera hanging by its strap and moving around there is far more pressure on the mount than when it is just sitting stable on a surface. I would not suggest sitting it on its back - it's bad for the screen, and now your camera is dangerously top heavy with a large lens on it.

Canon isn't going to design a camera where setting it down in a natural way is going to risk harm to it.

I would not put it on it's back, too high a risk of scratching something or even simply pressing buttons. With a 70-200 or something on there it will tip over anyways. I just let the camera sit on it's base with the lens resting down, preferrably with a hood on as to not scratch the end of the lens or anything. Unless you have some sort of massive telephoto (ie one that has it's own tripod mount) i would not worry about the lens mount on the camera they are made out of metal.

with the 70-200 and hood on, i just put it down resting on the lens hood. (only for rests between holding)

else is just sat down on its base like normal.

I just set it down normally (bottom first, lens touching the surface) and not worry about it in the slightest.

When not in use the bodies and lenses are in either my rolling bag or backpack between foam dividers. I don't leave them out on tables or shelves where they could be knocked over or something put on top of them.

Like others only put on its usual resting position but I am careful to put the strap where it isn't dangling to get snared and to put it well away from edges where a bump would knock it off. I also am very careful to zip up the bag always as lifting an open bag has caused lots of damage over the years.

"i usually place mine on its bottom so it stands up" - if you mean the lens is pointing upward you definitely don't want to do this outdoors so break the habit. Direct sunlight into that lens, which might become a great magnifying glass can result in internal damage to the camera.

I have a strap attachment piece that sticks out of the tripod mount hole that I almost never remove, so it leans to the left or right if I place it on its bottom, and a battery grip only raises its center of gravity and makes things more cumbersome. Depending on the size and weight of the lens, I usually place it on its left side - makes for an easy right-handed grab.

+1 for Steve. I find it quite natural to set it down on the left side. With the grip facing up there is no fumbling when you go to grab it.

I also rest mine on the left side when using the smaller lenses and when i am using my 120-400 she is on a monopod so will rest over the fence trackside

I hang them from hooks in my garage.

wfarrell4 wrote in post #13365691
I hang them from hooks in my garage.

Alongside the bicycles?

stsva wrote in post #13365719
Alongside the bicycles?

Yep above the power tools.