How To Store Lenses When Not In Use

What is the best way to store your lenses you aren't using frequently. My prime is staying on the camera as I am using that most but something like the 55-300mm I don't plan on using that frequently so how should I store it? A certain side or end up?

This is a good question. I typically keep them in the cases they come in and throw them into my camera bad and that is it, pretty much. No other special treatment.

This is a question that is best answered by your location and how humid your environment is. Out here in the dry western US air we can store our lenses in just about anything and they'll be fine. But for those living on the east coast, especially the south east where the humidity is over 90% most of the summer, you must be careful to avoid fungus growing inside your lenses. I've a friend who keeps his lenses stored with drieRite cartridges in a Pelican case. So far he's not developed any fungus.

Cool dry place. Lenses are like rice. haha. Just keep the caps on and should be good.

I have read a couple of places that lenses should always be stored front end down. That is how I keep all of mine whether they are in cases or not. Since I work out of a home office in our basement I keep them stored in either cabinets or pelican cases. We run our AC a lot and have dehumidifiers running in the basement as well. Our electric bill gets a little high at times but it is about the only choice to control the humidity. You have to be careful with desiccant paks since once they get "saturated" they can make the humidity problem worse.

I have lenses that are stored in camera bags that have been in there for 30 years and I checked them the other day and they are still in good shape. I keep them in a air conditioned house in a dry place. If I am out in the humidity for the day once I bring them into the house I open the bag and let it air out. Generally in the house the bag stays open.

If I had a special clean room, I'd consider learning what it would take to clean lenses of internal dust and fungus. Then I could pick up lenses cheap, and just clean them, so I could add more lenses to what I have now! Lol

All the advice given above are good. IMO whether front face down or up really does'nt matter as long as it does not come tumbling down especially for the longer lenses. The best way to "store" a lens is to use it regularly. Nothing beats the exposure to air and occasional sunshine to rid the fungi spores.