Slippery Lens Caps (Page 2): Had the same problem and even though I have pockets lost a many of lens caps. Found a really ingenious item at the local camera shop (now out of business).

DUKE103 Loc: Boston Area

Had the same problem and even though I have pockets lost a many of lens caps. Found a really ingenious item at the local camera shop (now out of business). It is a lanyard that goes around the lens barrel with a heavy duty string that attaches to the outside of the lens cap with glue. lens cap comes off, dangles out of way. Haven't lost a cap since.

Leitz Loc: Solms

joehel2 wrote:

Lens cap off, lens hood on and the cap stays off until I get back in my vehicle.

Lens cap on, lens hood off, until I'm ready to take the picture. :lol: We all have our preferences.

MtnMan Loc: ID

joer wrote:

All my pinch type Nikon lens caps are a pain in the but to put on with a lens hood in place. This is true for most of the other brand lenses I have owned.

The only exception was a couple of Sigma lens cap. They had a back taper on the pinch surface that resulted in a positive grip.

You would think as complex as cameras and lenses are today the manufactures would be able to make a decent cap.

Perhaps they should consult with Sigma.

You can get a magnetic thing. It is primarily for filters but once you have the base one can be a lens cap. Jerry has the name and link.

I like the idea but am so far too frugal to go that way.

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

joer wrote:

All my pinch type Nikon lens caps are a pain in the but to put on with a lens hood in place. This is true for most of the other brand lenses I have owned.

The only exception was a couple of Sigma lens cap. They had a back taper on the pinch surface that resulted in a positive grip.

You would think as complex as cameras and lenses are today the manufactures would be able to make a decent cap.

Perhaps they should consult with Sigma.

Easy fix. Lens hood reversed lens cap on in the bag. When I take the camera out cap comes off and put in the bag lens hood gets plecad properly on the lens. Doing it that way since the 70's.

relie Loc: Western Massachusetts

joehel2 wrote:

Lens cap off, lens hood on and the cap stays off until I get back in my vehicle.

That's how I fly. That and the fact that I don't beat up my equipment.

Dave

JoBarg Loc: Pennsylvania

Canon not much better, especially with rubberized lens hood....

Npt Bob Loc: Newport, RI

I have been using and happy with this cap holder that attaches to your camera strap. Available from our friends at B&H.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=892402&gclid=CN7V--qDtcYCFUFufgodDR0E7w&is=REG&m=Y&Q=&A=details

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

Geegee wrote:

I agree, leave it off. I have Protector or UV filters on all my lenses as well as lens hoods and I find that is all I need. I leave the lens hood an all the time and that will protect from accidental bumps and if by chance something would touch the front element the filter will take the hit. I've never had and incident in 60 years. The front lens caps are just a pain in the aspidistra.

Usually when I'm shooting I leave the lens cap off until ready to put the camera away. I have a hood and filter on just about all my lenses.

Sometimes I take the hood off as well to utilize the built in flash with certain lenses. I like to travel light therefore seldom carry a bag.

I don't have a problem with caps falling off or loss. It just annoys me with prices charged for cameras they over look small details.

How much effort does it take to make a decent lens cap. The tooling may be more complex but I doubt it would add more than a few pennies to the total camera cost.

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

Bultaco wrote:

The op asked about placing the lens cap on when using a a lens hood.

Which I responded to. Then another post was added about what to do with lens caps when not protecting the lens. I responded to that post also.

Is there a problem?

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

The pocket is a great and creative idea. But if your pocketsare like mine, you risk gettting pocket dust mites into your lens. Well not really in but on.

alliebess Loc: suburban Philadelphia

Peterff wrote:

I've been using a cunning little piece of technology called a pocket. Apparently they are supplied with several types of clothing and can be quite effective if used properly. The learning curve is not too steep either.

Of course, it may not work too well if you are into nude photography, but I have found it works well for most other things...

Or, here's another approach!

- Can't comment on this one, but women's clothes often lack pockets. After losing a lens cap the first day I used my new camera, I ordered a lens cap keeper, that thing with a cord that attaches to the lens cap and the camera strap. Not a lost lens cap since I attached it. (I know some of the UHHers don't like them, but for me it's a godsend.)

houdel Loc: Chase, Michigan USA

Peterff wrote:

I've been using a cunning little piece of technology called a pocket. Apparently they are supplied with several types of clothing and can be quite effective if used properly. The learning curve is not too steep either.

What a stunning idea! I would never have thought of such a novel solution. I'll try to remember it for my next trip to Machu Picchu.

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

John_F wrote:

The pocket is a great and creative idea. But if your pockets are like mine, you risk getting pocket dust mites into your lens. Well not really in but on.

I guess that depends on the individual approach!

Remember nerds and pocket protectors or "Boy cooties! EEEEWW!"

I tend to think of it more like a personal hygiene and personal organizational issue.

We all need to choose our own approach, there is no universal solution that fits every body or everybody!

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

houdel wrote:

What a stunning idea! I would never have thought of such a novel solution. I'll try to remember it for my next trip to Machu Picchu.

We have a friend who is there right now! When she gets back I'll ask her what she did!

BBurns Loc: South Bay, California

Bultaco wrote:

The op asked about placing the lens cap on when using a a lens hood.