Setting your camera down with a grip and lens?

I've always had my bodies gripped. The majority of the time the camera is sitting on my desk (90% of the time I have the 24-105 mounted) and due to the center of gravity tiltled forward and resting on the lens hood.I was thinking since the bulk of the camera's weight is resting on the lens hood and transferred to the lens mount this might cause some undue strain where the lens and camera meet. Any thoughts?
How does everyone else rest their cameras down?
I would dismount my lens but I often want my camera to be ready in case my kid is doing something cute!

I set it down like how you're doing it now...or with the lcd and lens pointing up. either way it's not going to hurt your camera...don't worry!

As you look at the back of your camera, rotate it 90 degrees counter clockwise and set it down on the photographer's left side of the body.

That's the shortest distance between edge of body and center of lens with a grip mounted.

It also makes it really convenient to grab and shoot.

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #9102256
As you look at the back of your camera, rotate it 90 degrees counter clockwise and set it down on the photographer's left side of the body.

That's the shortest distance between edge of body and center of lens with a grip mounted.

It also makes it really convenient to grab and shoot.

Awesome tip!!

me, if they're not inside the bag, i just let my gripped bodies hanging on a rigid hook on the wall.

nyc2sd wrote in post #9102081
I've always had my bodies gripped.

By whom? ( )

I tend to put them lens hood down

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #9102256
As you look at the back of your camera, rotate it 90 degrees counter clockwise and set it down on the photographer's left side of the body.

That's the shortest distance between edge of body and center of lens with a grip mounted.

It also makes it really convenient to grab and shoot.

Thats the way I do it and it works good or i put if on its back where LCD is facing the table, but the eye piece cushion protects the lcd from hitting the table

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #9102256
As you look at the back of your camera, rotate it 90 degrees counter clockwise and set it down on the photographer's left side of the body.

That's the shortest distance between edge of body and center of lens with a grip mounted.

It also makes it really convenient to grab and shoot.

I like this. I usually kept my tripod mount on the camera, but that was before the grip. I would just lock it on the tripod when not in use. I like this method ^^^

Another option would be to make a crib for your body. A small frame with some camera bag packing or similar, I also like the idea of a small bean bag for the gear to rest on.

One thing I've been doing lately is leaving most of my gear in my camera bag but having the bag wide open so I don't have problems with heat / moisture build up.

Also has you have a cute kid running about the place be careful where you leave your camera!

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #9102256
As you look at the back of your camera, rotate it 90 degrees counter clockwise and set it down on the photographer's left side of the body.

That's the shortest distance between edge of body and center of lens with a grip mounted.

It also makes it really convenient to grab and shoot.

This is what I do and since my cameras all have RRS L brackets on them, the bracket rests on whatever I set the camera down on, not the body itself...

I keep my camera on the desk, cause I shoot birds out my windows, when it's warm enough to keep them open. Put a small hand towel on the desk. Lay the camera down on that, lens up, right side of grip toward your hand. It protects the rear screen and it's right there when you want it.

When I have my long lenses on, they have a tripod shoe, which goes down on a paperback bird book I have there. With the book as a spacer, the lens is sitting level.

Many times, I also have my tripod set up at the end of the desk.

With long lenses (300 f/2.8 .. 70-200) I just set the camera face down on the hood...

nyc2sd wrote in post #9102081
I've always had my bodies gripped. The majority of the time the camera is sitting on my desk (90% of the time I have the 24-105 mounted) and due to the center of gravity tiltled forward and resting on the lens hood.I was thinking since the bulk of the camera's weight is resting on the lens hood and transferred to the lens mount this might cause some undue strain where the lens and camera meet. Any thoughts?
How does everyone else rest their cameras down?
I would dismount my lens but I often want my camera to be ready in case my kid is doing something cute!

I don't think it's anything really worth worrying about. When you have a long lens mounted on the camera and you use the lens tripod collar to mount the combo to a tripod, the camera is just hanging off the end of that long lens. Do you worry about the weight of camera putting too much strain on the lens mount in that situation?

I agree. While I have seen pics of a front mounting ring broken off the body, the camera had been dropped onto concrete. I've also spent years picking up camera and telephoto lenses by the camera body with no ill effects.

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #9102256
As you look at the back of your camera, rotate it 90 degrees counter clockwise and set it down on the photographer's left side of the body.

That's the shortest distance between edge of body and center of lens with a grip mounted.

It also makes it really convenient to grab and shoot.

This is how I do it.