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Lens shelf
I built a shelf for all my lenses, mounted rear lens caps on the underside of the shelves so they hang from it. Looks pretty nice
EDIT: Holy shit, front page! :) Just to answer a few questions:
1. Those brass lenses are Lomography Petzvals
2. I shoot Nikon and Sony, most lenses are Nikon
3. Not shown is the Sony A7RII used to take the pic (along with the Batis 25) and my Nikon D800E which is in the studio
4. I don't know how much all of this is worth, it's a collection that has grown over many years :)
5. I photograph as a hobby
6. My photos can be found at https://www.flickr.com/photos/jonaseklundh/
7. The rear lens caps are glued with polyurethane glue and are inset into the wood, so they're rock solid. Each shelf is mounted in a slot of the rear plate and apart from the metal braces is also screwed from the back, the lens caps for the bigger lenses are also reinforced with screws.
What's on the shelf:
First shelf:
1. Samyang 8mm fisheye
2. Sigma 28mm/f1.8 - really good cheap lens
3. Nikkor 28mm/f2.8
4. Nikkor 50mm/f1.8 special edition (for the Df)
5. Nikkor 50mm/f1.2
6. TC14
7. Helios 44-2 58mm/f.2
Second shelf:
1. Nikkor 135/f2.0 DC - Best portrait lens in the world!
2. Tamron 90mm macro
3. Tamron 28-300mm all round lens
4. Petzval 58mm
5. Petzval 85mm
6. Lensbaby, Nikon mount
Third shelf:
1. Nikon Df
2. Sony A7
3. Nikon FE
4. Nikon D4
5. Nikon D80
(Not shown: Sony A7RII and Nikon D800E)
Fourth shelf:
1. Lens baby Sony mount
2. Sony-Zeiss 24-70mm
3. Sony-Zeiss 55mm/1.8, really good lens!
4. Mitakon 50mm/f0.95 speedmaster
5. Batis 85mm
6. Sony 24-240mm
7. 135mm/f2
8. Mamiya 645 Pro TL
Fifth shelf:
1. Nikkor 14-24mm/f2.8 - Seriously one of the sharpest wide angles on the planet
2. Nikkor 24-70mm/f2.8
3. Nikkor 70-200mm/f2.8
4. Nikkor 80-400mm
TalkingDustBunny
Well that was shelfish. Where's everyone else's?
Socks77
Guess this shelf really helps you focus ?
frickenunbelievable
Photo is out of focus.
TheSaltyPickle
nice and easy to steal equipment, all on one convenient shelf
Woodmn
All these lenses, but I still wasn't your focus.
sandmannet
Sorry, babe :)
Woodmn
Huh, so @op really IS a faggot...
Sombike
Hey It's me your brother, I forgot our address, could you hook me up ...
sandmannet
1337 Foggedaboudid Lane :)
AHorticulturistIsJustANerdyGardener
Huh. I'd have thought camera gear and magnets wouldn't be friendly with each other. Neat.
sandmannet
No magnets :)
AHorticulturistIsJustANerdyGardener
Double neat. (Couldn't see the top shelf clearly when I wrote that.)
MotherOfCatsPainterOfTits
Åååh nydelige bilder!! Have my +1 :D
riflemanreed
I feel like I'm looking at gold bullion. Go you
LarrWhy
No kidding
sandmannet
:)
Taglio26
Really hope you hang the thing securely on the wall
sandmannet
I did :)
Taglio26
You saved me a sleepless night
jcupcollins
Casey Neistat, is that you?
TheyHaveaCaveTroll
Too fancy
jcupcollins
True!
RickySandoval
Are you Casey Neistat?
sandmannet
I don't even know who that is :)
copingcabana
Confucius say man who fall into vat of molten glass make spectacle of himself.
demli212
Gorgeous shelf! I've always the need of making shelves to hold various expensive things, and this is a perfect example of one!
sandmannet
Yeah, and someone suggested that it should be enclosed and with glass doors and lighting, which sounds awesome. Maybe I'll do that :)
demli212
You definitely should! :D
demli212
That sounded sarcastic... It's not :D , I'm genuinely impressed.
Aqueon
You have earned both my jealousy and respect. +1.
SpringToMyWinter
So much jealousy. I could buy a couple of cars with what's on those shelves, but I wouldn't because I want the lenses.
MrXandHisNewHat
Envy
Plumbus
Yeah, that is a nice collection.
ThugCat
I made puppy noises when I looked closely.
vipe650r
Aye. Mine, as well. Have a blast. Shoot many things in beautiful places.
sandmannet
Thanks man :)
WackTheHorld
Same here. I may have to build something like this.
sillyenglishknigit
Some nice gear! See a few Zeiss lenses in the mix, love my ones (2/35, 1.4/50, and 1.4/85). Is that a medium format on the 2nd shelf?
kariannphotography
Please make me one!
Timmy622
Totally jealous
itsthevoiceman
You are rich. Yes, yes you are. Don't even try to deny it.
sandmannet
Nah, it's a collection that has grown over many years :)
lowreroll
Someone recently broke into my house and stole all my cameras and lenses.
sandmannet
Aw, shucks, that sucks...
HungryKanamit
Awesome, how did you mount the rear lens cap? Glue?
sandmannet
They're inset into the wood shelf and glued with polyurethane wood glue. They won't budge :)
d3vilsavocado
I'm not jealous. I'm not jealous at all...
theonetruewill
This is what porn looks like to someone out there
josegarcia8578
Just curious--doesn't the equipment get dusty?
sandmannet
Only if I don't use them, which I do :)
josegarcia8578
Good answer ????
PinPointSnarkuracy
Hence why they're upsidedown
josegarcia8578
Really? My eyes must be tired but I think the cameras are not upside down.
PinPointSnarkuracy
But the bodies are covered, so no dust in the lens assemblies.
RhealityBytes
Well I'm wet now
flaccidfather
Haha
ThatOneGalFromThatOnePlaceThatYouTotallyKnow
Oh re-he-he-heaaaally
RhealityBytes
I'm a photographer, a long hard piece of glass gives me orgasms
backet
a long hard piece of glass would probably give me many cuts...
RhealityBytes
That means you need more lube
TheNSAiscomingforyouBatman
And here we see someone who was dumb enough to buy the Nikon Df.
sandmannet
I love it though, one of the best cameras I've owned. The AF is a bit wonky but that's the only downside. I use it a lot with manual lenses
TheNSAiscomingforyouBatman
I can't see the point. They turned a perfectly usable camera into a hipster plaything (He says, staring at his F2).
sandmannet
Well, to each his own :)
thisusernameisprobablyweird
But did you build it all by yourshelf?
sandmannet
Without the help of neither god nor McGyver :)
lukeBme
I see the Batis 85 there look'n all sexy
sandmannet
Yeah, and the pic is taken with the Basis 25. Love those!
jaxxgirl
Love your comment!
lukeBme
Oh? I'm a people pleaser :)
jaxxgirl
Made me laugh! That's sexy! Lol
abraxasfury
How strong are the lens caps? What are the chances of them letting go and your lenses falling?
Rawrz87
They twist lock just how it twist locks to the body of the camera. It would be plenty strong.
MooCowLt
The rear caps are twist locks, so whatever was used to attach them to the board is most likely to be the weak point.
sandmannet
They're inset into the wood and glued with polyurethane wood glue. They won't budge :)
SpeakerToMeat
Have you thought about repurposing a lens capture? It might sturdier for heavy things like a 500 or 600mm
sandmannet
A lens capture?
SpeakerToMeat
Same people who made clip https://www.peakdesign.com/capturelens originally to swap lenses on the field but....
YouMadeMeSignIn
what if you want to take the lens(es) with you? Do you have extra lens caps or only leave the house with the one lens?
sandmannet
Yup, all the lens caps on the shelves are bought "extra" so all original caps are in a drawer :)
OldIronsides
Have you ever been on K.E.H. ? It's a website that has a lot of new and used camera equipment for cheap.
sandmannet
Nope, never heard of it, I'll check it out
twaldma2
There has to be over $50,000 of hardware on that shelf
Singularitycreated
Damn, almost as much as Casey Neistat's camera room
GraAnoisAgusGoDeo
I hope he trusts his handiwork!
ReadySetBake
A few hundred just in lens caps.
Gray808
Quick spreadsheet guess, current prices: $27k. New, at time of release, a bunch more (Nikon D80 now is $50, 2-3k+ when released).
twaldma2
D80 is not $50 now. I can buy a PS4 for $10 after some finger fucked the cd tray with dog shit. Doesn't mean a PS4 is $10
rumandbass
Yeah like per shelf
HellomynameisSatan
My estimate was at least a bickering wife, amiright!?
cheddarjacktees
And cue the shelves falling one by one from the top down as op weeps from three rooms over as he hears his livelihood being dragged to hell
SrDave
There's definitely some good amount of money in those but not near $50,000.
sandmannet
Yeah, $50k seems a bit high. :)
SrDave
Great shelf and amazing collection btw.
Idriveboats
I can load up two cameras, and 2-3 lenses and be at $10k in my camera bag. There's easily $50k
ColonelCain
Probably more.
twaldma2
Photography is a very expensive hobby
RoverLife
It's a profession for some... :)
WayLatetotheParty
That's a d4 on the shelf. I doubt @OP is just a hobbyist
twaldma2
My statement was not referring to op. It is a hobby of mine and I've spent a LOT of money on it
WayLatetotheParty
Ah. Well there I can sympathize.
Krisonrik
Try 100k or more.
Conservatarian
Easy.
HampsterButt
Hundreds of millions..
ThisIsYourConscienceSpeaking
Billions, even..
BeerAndCircus
Possibly Brazilians...
Midez6
Tens of brazillians....