Are you a cheapskate.....
Jan 5, 2021 08:55:29 #
olemikey
Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida
Camo Duct Tape....... childs camo rain coat sleeve, water-resistant incorporated.....
Jan 5, 2021 09:04:16 #
Rusty Lens wrote:
R.G. - Valuable point.
Country boy - My lens is a 400mm f5.6 & a child's medium sleeve fits the lens exactly & I am also too lazy to sew material.
Country boy - My lens is a 400mm f5.6 & a child's medium sleeve fits the lens exactly & I am also too lazy to sew material.
Guess I was wrong, my kids had t-shirts and the sleeves would have been to short but I'm sure you found them made by someone other than what I did. I still think this is a great idea!
Jan 5, 2021 09:05:28 #
R.G. wrote:
You miss a very important point - you get two camo sleeves for your $10 
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.Or if you have a kid with one arm you really save.
Jan 5, 2021 09:40:02 #
Picture Taker
Loc: Michigan Thumb
Went to the hardware store and got foam pipe cover for the legs of my tripods rathe than the expensive pipe covers they sell at the photo store for your tripod legs.
Jan 5, 2021 09:53:47 #
olemikey
Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida
Picture Taker wrote:
Went to the hardware store and got foam pipe cover for the legs of my tripods rathe than the expensive pipe covers they sell at the photo store for your tripod legs.
LOL, I've done exactly the same thing...you might have to pick thru them a bit (for cosmetic purposes), but you get a lot for a little, just have to cut them!!!
Jan 5, 2021 10:07:14 #
Picture Taker
Loc: Michigan Thumb
You can save more money by getting the colored foam floats in the dollar store, but I don't like the quality.
Jan 5, 2021 10:09:31 #
George II
Loc: Fayetteville, Georgia
R.G. wrote:
You miss a very important point - you get two camo sleeves for your $10 .
.Sell the other sleeve here for the price of the T shirt....being frugal is wonderful.....just sayin
Jan 5, 2021 10:20:32 #
SuperflyTNT wrote:
Or if you have a kid with one arm you really save.
Good thinking. I wonder if parents of one-armed kids will start a rush for them (better buy early just to be safe)
.Jan 5, 2021 10:23:08 #
George II wrote:
Sell the other sleeve here for the price of the T shirt....being frugal is wonderful.....just sayin
Wow! That out-frugals every suggestion so far (you don't have any Scottish ancestry by any chance?)
.Jan 5, 2021 10:26:01 #
User ID wrote:
I would just paint the lens ....
The color paint you use would depend on what speed, f stop & ISO you want to set.
Jan 5, 2021 10:59:49 #
Gene51 wrote:
Now here's a guy who did photography on a budget - agus cha robh e eadhon Albannach. 
https://fstoppers.com/natural-light/photographer-snaps-nearly-hundred-photos-day-homemade-camera-4848
https://fstoppers.com/natural-light/photographer-snaps-nearly-hundred-photos-day-homemade-camera-4848
This video could be the subject of lengthy topic on its own merit. Do we see someone who is of troubled mind, eccentric hermit, voyeur, talented, or a curiosity? Or all these plus? Or not?
Jan 5, 2021 11:43:17 #
Rusty Lens wrote:
...like I am? My Scottish nature I guess. If you shoot wildlife with a big white Canon L lens you really need to use a camo sleeve of some type. You can spend $70 or more(on Amazon) or you can go to a sporting goods store & buy a child's camouflage T-shirt for $10, cut the sleeve off & slip it over the lens.
I wouldn't say I'm cheap but what are you going to do with that other sleeve?
Jan 5, 2021 11:49:57 #
Alafoto
Loc: Montgomery, AL
User ID wrote:
I would just paint the lens ....
Doing what to trade-in or resale value?
Jan 5, 2021 11:55:18 #
Picture Taker
Loc: Michigan Thumb
In my mind a lot of not buying "Camera" stuff is not being ripped off. A good camera or lens has quality of glass and technical engineering act. but some of the stuff is saying its photographic and upping the price.
Jan 5, 2021 12:39:22 #
Well done. Only on the Hedgehog could such a topic stretch to 3 pages. 
Ed
Ed
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