what is the best way to store an SLR camera and lens?

tom

I just got a Nikon D3000. I love it but im really picky about keeping things nice and clean but want the camera to be best protected. im new to the SLR scene, Should i store the camera with the lens in the camera bag attached? separate? Thanks
I have caps for everything both the camera and lens. i bought a Nikon camera bag to help protect it. i was just a little worried about traveling with the lens in tacked with the camera. don't wanna break something. thanks for all your input. :)

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First of all, never ever store your camer and lens in the camera bag when not using it for a long time, especially if you live in a humid climate.

It is advised to store your lens in places without stagnant air, or inside a dry cabinet with controled humidity level. Keeping it in a bag (or closet) will just invide fungus to grow on your lens.

If you live in a very dry climate then this may not apply, as long as you don't keep it for too long in your bag. As for whether to attached the lens, well, if you do not need to take it out, don't take it out, it will only make dust goes inside.

What is wrong with my camera (Canon SD1000)?

malleyjoel

During my recent beach vacation, my camera started to malfunction. Pictures look find in the viewfinder, but the final results are overexposed and contain horizontal lines throughout the image. (I've posted two pictures at cazenoviacreek.blogspot.com)

I did bring the camera down to the beach, and it did get splashed just a bit (lens was retracted) during one unfortunate wave, but it was working for two days after that incident.

I've reset the settings, and have tried many different settings, but to no avail. The video camera function still works perfectly.

Any ideas?

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Yeah, humidity inside the camera has screwed up the electronics. If the beach had salt water, you might even get some corrosion inside the camera eventually.

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Did CANON ZOOM LENS FD 35-105mm is suitable for CANON T3i/600D?

Panos

I Have a CANON ZOOM LENS FD 35-105mm and i want to know if is suitable for CANON T3i/600D cuz i want to buy CANON T3i/600D and if is suitable i dont have to buy the lens that comes with it and i will buy body...Thank You..

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No, your "FD" mount 35-105mm lens will NOT mount to a modern Canon DSLR. When Canon, in 1988, copied the Minolta Maxxum 7000 auto focus 35mm SLR (which was introduced in 1985 and set off the auto focus revolution), Canon unwisely abandoned the "FD" mount for the "EF" mount.

Nikon, on the other hand, has kept the same lens mount, the "F" mount, since around 1959. So a Nikon lens made in 1959 can, with some limitations, be used on any current Nikon DSLR.

Along with abandoning the "FD" lens mount, Canon has further confused things by their lower-cost "EF-S" lenses which are designed for their crop-sensor cameras such as the one you're considering. Canon screwed their consumers again by making the "EF-S" lenses unusable on their full-frame (6D, 5D, 1D) DSLR cameras. So some unknowing consumer buys aT3i and 2 or 3 "EF-S" lenses and later decides to upgrade to a Canon full-frame DSLR and discovers that their "EF-S" lenses are now useless.

Although Nikon also has lenses specifically designed for their crop-sensor cameras (the DX lenses), they chose to protect their consumers by allowing DX lenses to be used on their full-frame FX (D600, D800, D3x, D4) DSLR cameras by allowing the DX format lens user to "tell" the camera its a DX lens so the camera automatically crops the FX sensor to the size of the DX sensor. Yes, some resolution is lost but at least those DX lenses can still be used.

Buy the camera of your choice but be aware of the fact that Nikon has considerably more backwards compatibility as well as some degree of forwards compatibility.

canon 1v zoom lens?

chupacobra

can anyone recomend a zoom lens for my eos 1v......................................since its a pro camera it seems like the only thing that is recomended are L mount lenses.$$$....
it doesnt have to be a canon lens. vivitar, sigma, etc. but a zoom lens.

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There's no rule saying that you have to buy an L lens for a pro camera. It's just highly recommented as the quality of the lens matches the capability of your pro range camera body.

To cover a wider range, you can try canon EF 28-135 IS, sigma 18-200, tamron 18-250 or other similar zoom lenses that would meet your needs. There are many to choose from depending on your needs (e.g Wide angle, mid-zooms, tele zooms).

However, do check that the newer models of 3rd party lenses (non-canon) are compatible with your 35mm 1v as some lenses are made just for digital bodies.

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