By any chance does anyone apply name labels to their equipment? I have noticed that with the amount of gear I carry with me, and unpack on site, there is the potential for some of it to get mixed up with others. I think thinking of sticking something on my bodies, lenses, flashes, support, etc.

Get a label maker, or use some mail address stickers cut to an appropriate size. Paint marker text inside battery doors works well too.

Having more than one copy of several cameras and lenses, I use one of these.

EBH

You have to be cautious with a label maker: http://www.seinfeldscripts.com/TheLabelMaker.html

jcolwell wrote:
You have to be cautious with a label maker: http://www.seinfeldscripts.com/TheLabelMaker.html

I was waiting for that one!!!!!

Bright Orange electrical tape, or whatever color you want, Home Depot has a bunch of colors.

Yes, I recall that episode and FWIW, the labelmaker was a gift a few years ago.

The standard labels are fine for most purposes and a variety of types are available. I use it all the time now for batteries, chargers, lenses, TC, not to mention on computer equipment, etc.

EBH

EB-1 wrote:
Yes, I recall that episode and FWIW, the labelmaker was a gift a few years ago. EBH

Are you planning a move in the near future?

Get some colored gaffer tape...none of the sticky mess to deal with. If you do anything permanent, the resale value will be affected. If you get some stuff that leves goo and you have to use solvent to get it off, it will hurt your resale value too as that stuff leaves marks. If all you want is to easily identify, some color gaffer is easy.

I tossed together some simple labels using mailing stickers. I printed them using white text on a black background to use on lens hoods/flashes, and black text on white for lenses and bodies. I'm not too sure how they will hold up, but Ill give it a go.

bright green spike tape for me

jcolwell wrote:
EB-1 wrote:
Yes, I recall that episode and FWIW, the labelmaker was a gift a few years ago. EBH

Are you planning a move in the near future?

Not likely.

EBH

Maverick labels are the best approach I've found. http://www.mavericklabel.com/id-my-stuff.html

Small, black and a variety of sizes, including one that is only 1/8" tall that is meant for sunglasses, but works extremely well on the base of lenses (just above the mount).

Similar to gaffers tape, they don't leave any residue when peeled off. You get three lines of info - name, phone number, email address.

$10 for a sheet of 24 (different sizes) cheaper if you order more than one.

I have them on all of my bodies, lenses, some hoods, flashes, etc.