Fitted Camera Case or Cover
May 15, 2018 06:12:23 #
An informal poll. How many of you Hogs out there use a Case or Cover that is fitted for your camera and lens only, when carrying just the camera and lens on a on a neck or over the shoulder strap. I'm not talking about a bag or pack but just the fitted case that will go over a camera and lens only. Thoughts and comments please.
May 15, 2018 06:42:13 #
They used to come with the camera when you bought it as an included accessory.
They were known as
"Never Ready Case's"
They were known as
"Never Ready Case's"
May 15, 2018 06:44:21 #
May 15, 2018 06:49:56 #
Nope, never used one. Never felt the need for one. Seems to be more of an encumbrence than anything.
May 15, 2018 07:03:34 #
Don't think they would work any more - with most of the controls on the back of the camera. Even in the old days you would have to remove it to reload film unless it had a big flap on the back. And as ELNikkor said - I usually leave my lens cover in the car unless I am taking more than on lens.
May 15, 2018 07:25:57 #
May 15, 2018 08:35:40 #
I have a very nice fitted case for my Df. The bottom half is always on the camera; the top half not so much.
May 15, 2018 09:38:54 #
TJBNovember wrote:
Just for my Leica 111F.My DSLR, no.An informal poll. How many of you Hogs out there use a Case or Cover that is fitted for your camera and lens only, when carrying just the camera and lens on a on a neck or over the shoulder strap. I'm not talking about a bag or pack but just the fitted case that will go over a camera and lens only. Thoughts and comments please.
May 15, 2018 11:13:40 #
Occasionally. Especially when I'm hiking through rough terrain and I don't want a camera bag to slow me down.
May 15, 2018 12:04:27 #
Have for the last 10yrs used a Lens Coat Body Bag 1st for my 5D2 & now for the 5Ds -- Made from a soft very close fitting neoprene -- Have waterproofed the bags via spray -- Find them very useful -- The body bag can accommodate the camera & a lens -- the Largest lens that will fit with mine is the 135mm 2.0 -- though I generally carry the much smaller 35mm lens
May 16, 2018 06:12:43 #
TJBNovember wrote:
An informal poll. How many of you Hogs out there use a Case or Cover that is fitted for your camera and lens only, when carrying just the camera and lens on a on a neck or over the shoulder strap. I'm not talking about a bag or pack but just the fitted case that will go over a camera and lens only. Thoughts and comments please.
Haven't used one in ages. Do they even come with cameras today? My old film SLR cameras from the 70's & 80's came with camera/lens covers. Most rotted and have been discarded. I have a couple older cameras with real leather case / covers but I really have not used any of them for ages. In the case of DSLRs, how would you use such a thing as the back of the camera would be covered as well.
May 16, 2018 07:19:31 #
May 16, 2018 07:20:28 #
TJBNovember wrote:
An informal poll. How many of you Hogs out there use a Case or Cover that is fitted for your camera and lens only, when carrying just the camera and lens on a on a neck or over the shoulder strap. I'm not talking about a bag or pack but just the fitted case that will go over a camera and lens only. Thoughts and comments please.
You mean the thing that came standard with every decent camera a few decades ago? I don't think I have any left, but I wish I did. Camera makers found a way to save a lot of money by excluding them from the sale.
May 16, 2018 07:40:56 #
I used one for years and still have a couple of old ones but I don't think there would be anyway to make one with all the things (buttons and controls) you need to access on current cameras and have a view of the LV screen.
May 16, 2018 07:45:28 #
TJBNovember wrote:
An informal poll. How many of you Hogs out there use a Case or Cover that is fitted for your camera and lens only, when carrying just the camera and lens on a on a neck or over the shoulder strap. I'm not talking about a bag or pack but just the fitted case that will go over a camera and lens only. Thoughts and comments please.
I have an OpTec cover and use it, even when I drop the camera in a back pack, helps keep if from damage
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