Slippery Lens Caps
Jun 29, 2015 12:43:22 #
This sounds funny initially but I've been doing it for years.
It's a trick I was taught while living in the tropics.
Pocket the lens cap, lens side facing out. If you are in a humid environment, condensation will build up between your leg and your pocket. By facing it outward, it won't be on the inside of the cap when you pull it out.
I also found that putting a cap in your back pocket and sitting down on it can be fatal. Same for some cell phones.
It's a trick I was taught while living in the tropics.
Pocket the lens cap, lens side facing out. If you are in a humid environment, condensation will build up between your leg and your pocket. By facing it outward, it won't be on the inside of the cap when you pull it out.
I also found that putting a cap in your back pocket and sitting down on it can be fatal. Same for some cell phones.
Jun 29, 2015 13:13:30 #
BBurns wrote:
I also found that putting a cap in your back pocket and sitting down on it can be fatal. Same for some cell phones.
Are you offering guidance from beyond the grave? Perhaps we should pay more attention! :D
Jun 29, 2015 13:16:09 #
Peterff wrote:
Are you offering guidance from beyond the grave? Perhaps we should pay more attention! :D
It was fatal for the cap.
The sharp edge drove the point of the lesson home.
Jun 29, 2015 13:22:05 #
Great shot of an amateur not knowing how to hold the camera. lol
I just put them in my pocket. They never get lost. Same with my sax reed cap. Right into the pocket.
I just put them in my pocket. They never get lost. Same with my sax reed cap. Right into the pocket.
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!
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!
Jun 29, 2015 13:34:59 #
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!
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!
:lol: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Jun 29, 2015 14:56:03 #
Leitz wrote:
Heliopan metal hoods have front threads, convenient for screw-in caps, which seal from dust and don't pop off if bumped.
Jun 29, 2015 14:58:41 #
JD750 wrote:
Ha ha yes the pocket and the lens cap como makes a fine lint and dust transfer system. Then there are cargo pants with too many pockets and where did I put it? So not perfect but yes it works and I use it.
I think your doing nude photography wrong it's the subject who is supposed to be nude not the photographer! :-)
I think your doing nude photography wrong it's the subject who is supposed to be nude not the photographer! :-)
Is a good way to get them to smile or laugh!
Jun 29, 2015 15:50:31 #
joehel2 wrote:
Lens cap off, lens hood on and the cap stays off until I get back in my vehicle.
Agreed. I went on a cruise recently. Took the cap off in the morning, placed it in the camera bag, and then never thought about it again until bedtime. Hood stayed on the whole time, except a few times using a CPL when I had to take it off to turn the polarizer.
Jun 29, 2015 18:18:52 #
Jun 29, 2015 18:35:44 #
Dan Mc wrote:
What is this "lens cap" you speak of??
And he drops the mic and walks away! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Jun 29, 2015 20:20:36 #
I have used Velcro for many years. It works. When I forget where I put the cap I check the strap and it is still there.
I do a lot of outdoor and wildlife photography so I spend a lot of time going through heavy brush, snow in winter when temperatures are often below 0 and making frequent lens changes. I have never lost a cap from it coming off the Velcro even when busting through heavy brush. When I change lenses the cap is right there where I can grab it quickly. I do not recommend carrying lenses uncovered in a pack. In the terrain where I spend most of my time a lens would probably be trash after one or two hikes if it was not covered.
I put the Velcro 'hook' side on the strap and the 'loop' side on the cap. If you put the hook on the cap it sticks to a lot of things you don't want it to including the insides of lens cases.
When the lens is not on the camera I keep both ends covered so both front and rear lens caps have loop Velcro patches on them.
It can also be helpful to put a Velcro patch on the side of the lens hoods. I don't recommend carrying a hood this way when hiking, but it can be a handy way to keep the hood out of the way while changing lenses, putting filters on, etc.
I use self sticking Velcro. If you have a narrow strap or it doesn't stick well to the strap simply overlap the strap and put Velcro on both sides so the patches stick to each other.
I also use Velcro to hold a memory card pouch on the strap so the pouch does not move on the strap and I know where it is when I need to do a fast card change.
A small patch of Velcro on the tripod and a remote trigger is also handy if you use a remote trigger or flash.
Here (Alaska) if you don't have what you need where you can get it immediately you will miss a lot of shots. I often go back and forth between an 11-16 mm or 17-85 mm lens and the 70 - 200 mm lenses. A scenic shot may be interrupted when an animal walks into it and I need to switch from wide angle to telephoto and have seconds (maybe) to make the switch. If you have the equipment, cards, etc., right there you will still miss most of the shots because things change fast, especially when shooting wildlife, but you will get a few good shots that would otherwise be stored only in the Mark I memory behind your eyes.
I do a lot of outdoor and wildlife photography so I spend a lot of time going through heavy brush, snow in winter when temperatures are often below 0 and making frequent lens changes. I have never lost a cap from it coming off the Velcro even when busting through heavy brush. When I change lenses the cap is right there where I can grab it quickly. I do not recommend carrying lenses uncovered in a pack. In the terrain where I spend most of my time a lens would probably be trash after one or two hikes if it was not covered.
I put the Velcro 'hook' side on the strap and the 'loop' side on the cap. If you put the hook on the cap it sticks to a lot of things you don't want it to including the insides of lens cases.
When the lens is not on the camera I keep both ends covered so both front and rear lens caps have loop Velcro patches on them.
It can also be helpful to put a Velcro patch on the side of the lens hoods. I don't recommend carrying a hood this way when hiking, but it can be a handy way to keep the hood out of the way while changing lenses, putting filters on, etc.
I use self sticking Velcro. If you have a narrow strap or it doesn't stick well to the strap simply overlap the strap and put Velcro on both sides so the patches stick to each other.
I also use Velcro to hold a memory card pouch on the strap so the pouch does not move on the strap and I know where it is when I need to do a fast card change.
A small patch of Velcro on the tripod and a remote trigger is also handy if you use a remote trigger or flash.
Here (Alaska) if you don't have what you need where you can get it immediately you will miss a lot of shots. I often go back and forth between an 11-16 mm or 17-85 mm lens and the 70 - 200 mm lenses. A scenic shot may be interrupted when an animal walks into it and I need to switch from wide angle to telephoto and have seconds (maybe) to make the switch. If you have the equipment, cards, etc., right there you will still miss most of the shots because things change fast, especially when shooting wildlife, but you will get a few good shots that would otherwise be stored only in the Mark I memory behind your eyes.
Jun 29, 2015 23:57:16 #
Npt Bob wrote:
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
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=892402&gclid=CN7V--qDtcYCFUFufgodDR0E7w&is=REG&m=Y&Q=&A=details
I tried that. Didn't work for me. Lens cap ended up in sand, time wasted during the search and then had to be cleaned before reuse. It was difficult to get the cap to snap in quickly. YMMV.
As many have said and I'm sticking by it too: take cap off before shoot, store in cam bag. Replace cap after shoot or before storing lens.
Jun 30, 2015 00:00:56 #
alliebess wrote:
- 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.)
I don't like that method because, it will happen, the damn thing will get in the one photo that would have been the keeper.
Jun 30, 2015 21:54:21 #
Npt Bob
Loc: Newport, RI
JD750 wrote:
I tried that. Didn't work for me. Lens cap ended up in sand, time wasted during the search and then had to be cleaned before reuse. It was difficult to get the cap to snap in quickly. YMMV.
As many have said and I'm sticking by it too: take cap off before shoot, store in cam bag. Replace cap after shoot or before storing lens.
As many have said and I'm sticking by it too: take cap off before shoot, store in cam bag. Replace cap after shoot or before storing lens.
Agree will work if you always have bag, but I sometimes have cam with selected lens- on boat at helm as one example. I have not had a prob - need to snap the cap on with the same care as with snapping onto lens.
Jun 30, 2015 22:09:52 #
Npt Bob wrote:
Agree will work if you always have bag, but I sometimes have cam with selected lens- on boat at helm as one example. I have not had a prob - need to snap the cap on with the same care as with snapping onto lens.
If it works then it's a good solution to "the problem with lens caps". There are various solutions, including the little string. They all have their problems.
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