How do you store lenses?

I have been putting them in sealed plastic bags along with a packet or two of dessicant that came out of a vitamin bottle.

Are there any better ideas out there?

i just leave them in my bag

leave them in my bag

Like wise in the camera bag.

A lot of people in this part of the world (Singapore) use dry cabinets / dry boxes to combat the humidity:

http://www.digihub.com​.sg/index.aspx

A sealed bag with dessicant will be fine unless you're in a very humid country

I would venture to say unless your in some extreme high humidity (MI not being one) you probably have nothing to worry about. I leave mine in my bag as well or in a drawer.

PS: Don't eat the silicate bags (inside joke about the warning labels)

Also in the bag...

+1 for bag, but I tend not to leave the bag open. In saying that, I've just glanced over at my bag and it's been open all night :S

I have a few aluminium cases with padding, large ones (~30 cm long x 22 cm deep x 65 cm wide - opens on this side), which were used in the past for transporting tape back-ups for off-site storage in case of disaster recovery . I store the lenses in there that I don't carry in any of my bags currently.

Kind regards, Wim

i was expecting someone to say "in a glass display with halogen spotlights". that's after seeing the armoury of gear some of you have!

Just in the camera bag... I see no reason to store them in a very dry place unless you live in a particularly humid area.

artyboy wrote in post #5483650
i was expecting someone to say "in a glass display with halogen spotlights". that's after seeing the armoury of gear some of you have!

Nah, you see, in case of emergency this is the stuff you need to save first .

My cases come with a handle each on the long side and on the short side, so I can always carry both, no problem, and they are within easy reach too, all the time .

Kind regards, Wim

My lens + body in bag, extra lens go into my cupboard in the cardboard boxes, although might not be the best idea.

Dessicants are ingenious. I have plenty where I come from (the pharmacy)

I store my nifty fifty (only extra lens at the moment) on the shelf next to my camera with the strap carelessly wrapped around the lens so that when I grab the camera in a hurry it causes the lens to fall on the tile floor. I don't necessarily recommend that solution though.

In one of my carry bags.