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Hi!

I'm relatively new to photography in general, and I recently bought as my first pro(sumer) camera a 10D along with a 28-135 IS, so please excuse my "newbie" question:

Do you guys leave a lens on your camera or do you remove any lens when you're not using your camera? My Canon lens-manual says I should always lay the lense down with the front-lens bottom. Does it "hurt" the lens when it is left (horizontally) on the camera? I keep it on the camera primarily to avoid dust coming into the body.

Thx,
Peter
 
With one lens, I would just leave it on the body all of the time.

Personally I'm in the habit of removing whatever lens I've been using and putting the lens and body back in the bag separately with my other lenses. Others prefer to leave their most used lens on the body.

So it's really a personal preference.
Peter Seipelt said:
Hi!

I'm relatively new to photography in general, and I recently bought
as my first pro(sumer) camera a 10D along with a 28-135 IS, so
please excuse my "newbie" question:

Do you guys leave a lens on your camera or do you remove any lens
when you're not using your camera? My Canon lens-manual says I
should always lay the lense down with the front-lens bottom. Does
it "hurt" the lens when it is left (horizontally) on the camera? I
keep it on the camera primarily to avoid dust coming into the body.

Thx,
Peter
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I can think of no real reason to remove the lens when you aren't using it -- particularly if you have only one.

I keep my 10D with my most frequently-used lens in a LowePro Stealth Reporter bag, with the lenshood reversed. I do keep my second body in the bag with no lens attached, but that's just because it fits that way. If I could carry both cameras with lenses attached, I would.

Regards,
Paul
http://www.pbase.com/pgrupp
Peter Seipelt said:
Hi!

I'm relatively new to photography in general, and I recently bought
as my first pro(sumer) camera a 10D along with a 28-135 IS, so
please excuse my "newbie" question:

Do you guys leave a lens on your camera or do you remove any lens
when you're not using your camera? My Canon lens-manual says I
should always lay the lense down with the front-lens bottom. Does
it "hurt" the lens when it is left (horizontally) on the camera? I
keep it on the camera primarily to avoid dust coming into the body.

Thx,
Peter
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Chris Dodkin said:
It won't do any harm...in fact it will certainly cut down on the
chances of getting dust on the sensor.

Plus, it's always ready to shoot!

Chris.

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One person in the past responded that aside from dust, there is the issue of fine metal grains from new contacts on body and lens when it is changed. See if other comment on this.
 
Same for me, I leave whatever lens was attached (or in some cases whatever lens I'll use first next day) on the body.
tc
pgrupp said:
I keep my 10D with my most frequently-used lens in a LowePro
Stealth Reporter bag, with the lenshood reversed. I do keep my
second body in the bag with no lens attached, but that's just
because it fits that way. If I could carry both cameras with lenses
attached, I would.

Regards,
Paul
http://www.pbase.com/pgrupp
Peter Seipelt said:
Hi!

I'm relatively new to photography in general, and I recently bought
as my first pro(sumer) camera a 10D along with a 28-135 IS, so
please excuse my "newbie" question:

Do you guys leave a lens on your camera or do you remove any lens
when you're not using your camera? My Canon lens-manual says I
should always lay the lense down with the front-lens bottom. Does
it "hurt" the lens when it is left (horizontally) on the camera? I
keep it on the camera primarily to avoid dust coming into the body.

Thx,
Peter
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I'm new to SLRs as well, and just got the same setup (10d w/ 28-135 IS).

I have a follow-up question: in my camera bag, I leave the lens on, but is it better to have the camera pointed vertically down, resting on the lens, or better to have it horizontal?

At first I thought it would be bad to have the camera resting on the lens vertically, but most of the camera bags I looked at had the camera doing just this. Some had minimum supports the kinda held the body, but not too much.

So far I've kept the whole package horizontal, but don't know if over time that's bad for the lens (gravity bending it downward??).

Any suggestions?

Thanks!
ryan
 
Hi I'm going to buy a 10D with a 28-135mm lense soon.. I believe I'll be buying another lense or so along the next few months..
I would like to know whether these lenses come with a bag...?

and.. if not, what's a good bag for the 10D (just enough space to store camera, 1 lense, flash and memory cards/battery)??

and how do you all store your additional lenses? I've heard of ppl using slica gel.. is that necessary?
Peter Seipelt said:
Hi!

I'm relatively new to photography in general, and I recently bought
as my first pro(sumer) camera a 10D along with a 28-135 IS, so
please excuse my "newbie" question:

Do you guys leave a lens on your camera or do you remove any lens
when you're not using your camera? My Canon lens-manual says I
should always lay the lense down with the front-lens bottom. Does
it "hurt" the lens when it is left (horizontally) on the camera? I
keep it on the camera primarily to avoid dust coming into the body.

Thx,
Peter
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Either way is fine.
RMT said:
I'm new to SLRs as well, and just got the same setup (10d w/ 28-135
IS).

I have a follow-up question: in my camera bag, I leave the lens on,
but is it better to have the camera pointed vertically down,
resting on the lens, or better to have it horizontal?

At first I thought it would be bad to have the camera resting on
the lens vertically, but most of the camera bags I looked at had
the camera doing just this. Some had minimum supports the kinda
held the body, but not too much.

So far I've kept the whole package horizontal, but don't know if
over time that's bad for the lens (gravity bending it downward??).

Any suggestions?

Thanks!
ryan
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Go to any large photo store, and you will see that there are literally dozens of camera bag options -- small ones, big ones, medium ones -- backpacks, shoulder packs, holsters,"stealth packs" -- the list is endless. Predicting which bag will meet your unique needs is pretty hard without knowing more. Once you narrow it down -- backpack, courier bag, holster, etc.. -- then people can begin giving you info on how the various brands and models compare. That being said, you might want to look at the LowePro RL 200 or RL300AW -- these are both very nice bags for small kits like you describe.

Silica Gel -- not necessary unless you live in a rain forest. Or if you live in a tropical environment without airconditioning, maybe silica gel makes sense. If you want to be really careful, you might keep the lenses in zip-lock bags to keep the dust out when you aren't using them for several weeks at a time.

Regards,
Paul
http://www.pbase.com/pgrupp
Mun WEng said:
Peter Seipelt said:
Hi!

I'm relatively new to photography in general, and I recently bought
as my first pro(sumer) camera a 10D along with a 28-135 IS, so
please excuse my "newbie" question:

Do you guys leave a lens on your camera or do you remove any lens
when you're not using your camera? My Canon lens-manual says I
should always lay the lense down with the front-lens bottom. Does
it "hurt" the lens when it is left (horizontally) on the camera? I
keep it on the camera primarily to avoid dust coming into the body.

Thx,
Peter
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thanks for your help.. so does the new lense come with some case or do u need to immediately have a case or bag ready for it when u buy it?
pgrupp said:
Silica Gel -- not necessary unless you live in a rain forest. Or if
you live in a tropical environment without airconditioning, maybe
silica gel makes sense. If you want to be really careful, you
might keep the lenses in zip-lock bags to keep the dust out when
you aren't using them for several weeks at a time.

Regards,
Paul
http://www.pbase.com/pgrupp
Mun WEng said:
Peter Seipelt said:
Hi!

I'm relatively new to photography in general, and I recently bought
as my first pro(sumer) camera a 10D along with a 28-135 IS, so
please excuse my "newbie" question:

Do you guys leave a lens on your camera or do you remove any lens
when you're not using your camera? My Canon lens-manual says I
should always lay the lense down with the front-lens bottom. Does
it "hurt" the lens when it is left (horizontally) on the camera? I
keep it on the camera primarily to avoid dust coming into the body.

Thx,
Peter
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Not sure about the 28-135 -- some Canon lenses come with cases, others do not. Typically though, you want a case that will hold the camera and the lens, as well as a few accessories. Even if the 28-135 comes with a case, it will hold only the lens, nothing else.

Regards,
Paul
Mun WEng said:
pgrupp said:
Silica Gel -- not necessary unless you live in a rain forest. Or if
you live in a tropical environment without airconditioning, maybe
silica gel makes sense. If you want to be really careful, you
might keep the lenses in zip-lock bags to keep the dust out when
you aren't using them for several weeks at a time.

Regards,
Paul
http://www.pbase.com/pgrupp
Mun WEng said:
Peter Seipelt said:
Hi!

I'm relatively new to photography in general, and I recently bought
as my first pro(sumer) camera a 10D along with a 28-135 IS, so
please excuse my "newbie" question:

Do you guys leave a lens on your camera or do you remove any lens
when you're not using your camera? My Canon lens-manual says I
should always lay the lense down with the front-lens bottom. Does
it "hurt" the lens when it is left (horizontally) on the camera? I
keep it on the camera primarily to avoid dust coming into the body.

Thx,
Peter
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The 28-135mm IS USM lens only comes with caps for both ends of the lens. It does not come with any sort of lens case. You'll need to buy that separately if it's important to you.

-Mike
Mun WEng said:
pgrupp said:
Silica Gel -- not necessary unless you live in a rain forest. Or if
you live in a tropical environment without airconditioning, maybe
silica gel makes sense. If you want to be really careful, you
might keep the lenses in zip-lock bags to keep the dust out when
you aren't using them for several weeks at a time.

Regards,
Paul
http://www.pbase.com/pgrupp
Mun WEng said:
Peter Seipelt said:
Hi!

I'm relatively new to photography in general, and I recently bought
as my first pro(sumer) camera a 10D along with a 28-135 IS, so
please excuse my "newbie" question:

Do you guys leave a lens on your camera or do you remove any lens
when you're not using your camera? My Canon lens-manual says I
should always lay the lense down with the front-lens bottom. Does
it "hurt" the lens when it is left (horizontally) on the camera? I
keep it on the camera primarily to avoid dust coming into the body.

Thx,
Peter
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Only "L" series lenses come with bags, but these bags are fairly useless because they are not padded. Buy a padded bag that will hold your camera and all your lenses.

--Garrett
Mun WEng said:
pgrupp said:
Silica Gel -- not necessary unless you live in a rain forest. Or if
you live in a tropical environment without airconditioning, maybe
silica gel makes sense. If you want to be really careful, you
might keep the lenses in zip-lock bags to keep the dust out when
you aren't using them for several weeks at a time.

Regards,
Paul
http://www.pbase.com/pgrupp
Mun WEng said:
Peter Seipelt said:
Hi!

I'm relatively new to photography in general, and I recently bought
as my first pro(sumer) camera a 10D along with a 28-135 IS, so
please excuse my "newbie" question:

Do you guys leave a lens on your camera or do you remove any lens
when you're not using your camera? My Canon lens-manual says I
should always lay the lense down with the front-lens bottom. Does
it "hurt" the lens when it is left (horizontally) on the camera? I
keep it on the camera primarily to avoid dust coming into the body.

Thx,
Peter
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I think I'll buy a small bag which can hold only the camera, 1 lense and flash.. that way I won't have to carry around such a huge and heavy bag..

so if the lense does not come with the case.. how do u guys store it?
Garrett Lau said:
--Garrett
Mun WEng said:
pgrupp said:
Silica Gel -- not necessary unless you live in a rain forest. Or if
you live in a tropical environment without airconditioning, maybe
silica gel makes sense. If you want to be really careful, you
might keep the lenses in zip-lock bags to keep the dust out when
you aren't using them for several weeks at a time.

Regards,
Paul
http://www.pbase.com/pgrupp
Mun WEng said:
Peter Seipelt said:
Hi!

I'm relatively new to photography in general, and I recently bought
as my first pro(sumer) camera a 10D along with a 28-135 IS, so
please excuse my "newbie" question:

Do you guys leave a lens on your camera or do you remove any lens
when you're not using your camera? My Canon lens-manual says I
should always lay the lense down with the front-lens bottom. Does
it "hurt" the lens when it is left (horizontally) on the camera? I
keep it on the camera primarily to avoid dust coming into the body.

Thx,
Peter
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"so if the lense does not come with the case.. how do u guys store it?"

That was the original point of this thread -- and most of the responses. We store the lens on the camera!

A small bag like you describe is a great idea. If you end up getting more lenses than will fit in your bag, you just buy a bigger bag.

Regards,
Paul
Mun WEng said:
so if the lense does not come with the case.. how do u guys store it?
Garrett Lau said:
--Garrett
Mun WEng said:
pgrupp said:
Silica Gel -- not necessary unless you live in a rain forest. Or if
you live in a tropical environment without airconditioning, maybe
silica gel makes sense. If you want to be really careful, you
might keep the lenses in zip-lock bags to keep the dust out when
you aren't using them for several weeks at a time.

Regards,
Paul
http://www.pbase.com/pgrupp
Mun WEng said:
Peter Seipelt said:
Hi!

I'm relatively new to photography in general, and I recently bought
as my first pro(sumer) camera a 10D along with a 28-135 IS, so
please excuse my "newbie" question:

Do you guys leave a lens on your camera or do you remove any lens
when you're not using your camera? My Canon lens-manual says I
should always lay the lense down with the front-lens bottom. Does
it "hurt" the lens when it is left (horizontally) on the camera? I
keep it on the camera primarily to avoid dust coming into the body.

Thx,
Peter
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yeap I was just thinking of taking the small bag for portability and perhaps another bag sits at home carrying the extra lenses :)
pgrupp said:
That was the original point of this thread -- and most of the
responses. We store the lens on the camera!

A small bag like you describe is a great idea. If you end up
getting more lenses than will fit in your bag, you just buy a
bigger bag.

Regards,
Paul
Mun WEng said:
so if the lense does not come with the case.. how do u guys store it?
Garrett Lau said:
--Garrett
Mun WEng said:
pgrupp said:
Silica Gel -- not necessary unless you live in a rain forest. Or if
you live in a tropical environment without airconditioning, maybe
silica gel makes sense. If you want to be really careful, you
might keep the lenses in zip-lock bags to keep the dust out when
you aren't using them for several weeks at a time.

Regards,
Paul
http://www.pbase.com/pgrupp
Mun WEng said:
Peter Seipelt said:
Hi!

I'm relatively new to photography in general, and I recently bought
as my first pro(sumer) camera a 10D along with a 28-135 IS, so
please excuse my "newbie" question:

Do you guys leave a lens on your camera or do you remove any lens
when you're not using your camera? My Canon lens-manual says I
should always lay the lense down with the front-lens bottom. Does
it "hurt" the lens when it is left (horizontally) on the camera? I
keep it on the camera primarily to avoid dust coming into the body.

Thx,
Peter
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I couldn't find the bags which u mentioned.. but I'm either looking for something like this (see pic) or a backpack.. I don't want the bag to be big.. or at least look big..



thanks for any recommendations
pgrupp said:
Silica Gel -- not necessary unless you live in a rain forest. Or if
you live in a tropical environment without airconditioning, maybe
silica gel makes sense. If you want to be really careful, you
might keep the lenses in zip-lock bags to keep the dust out when
you aren't using them for several weeks at a time.

Regards,
Paul
http://www.pbase.com/pgrupp
Mun WEng said:
Peter Seipelt said:
Hi!

I'm relatively new to photography in general, and I recently bought
as my first pro(sumer) camera a 10D along with a 28-135 IS, so
please excuse my "newbie" question:

Do you guys leave a lens on your camera or do you remove any lens
when you're not using your camera? My Canon lens-manual says I
should always lay the lense down with the front-lens bottom. Does
it "hurt" the lens when it is left (horizontally) on the camera? I
keep it on the camera primarily to avoid dust coming into the body.

Thx,
Peter
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