Lens cap keeper dodad (Page 5): For me, lens caps are for storage. When I take a lens out of the bag the front and rear caps get dropped into the bag. At home the lenses get returned...

Bill_de Loc: US

For me, lens caps are for storage. When I take a lens out of the bag the front and rear caps get dropped into the bag. At home the lenses get returned to the camera cabinet. If I grab something to shoot around the yard, the caps remain in the cabinet. I do keep n/c filters on all lenses that accept them.

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NJphotodoc Loc: Now in the First State

Bill- I used to do the same thing as you, but I take a lot of seashore and boating pics and found that if I didn't use the cap, I would cleaning the filter every few minutes. Also found the same thing happening in the Spring from pollen. Maybe the NJ air is more aggressive than where you are (hey, it's Jersey), but for me, I prefer to spend my time shooting photos and not cleaning off filters.

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

John_F wrote:

A relative showed me a little thing that could be glued to a lens cap and had a rubber band for around the lens barrel. Any one know the official name for them. Thinking of ordering and the search term 'lens cap keeper' drew blanks.

Shoot! You mean there's something better for my lens caps than my pants pocket? What have I been missing all these years!

GeorgeH Loc: Jonesboro, GA

MikeMcK wrote:

A maroon is a cookie. I think you mean moron! And there is really nothing more disconcerting that someone who can't spell!

The Immortal Bugs Bunny sometimes said, "What a maroon!" If its good enough for Bugs, its good enough for me!

blackest Loc: Ireland

amfoto1 wrote:

Shoot! You mean there's something better for my lens caps than my pants pocket? What have I been missing all these years!

Maybe a plastic bag in your pants pocket, slip your cap into that then into your pocket. That way you don't get pocket lint on your cap which you then transfer to your lens. I've seen supposedly waterproof bags (for underwater iphone use) at the euro shop with a lanyard this could be clipped to somewhere convenient a belt-loop or a purse maybe.

GeorgeH Loc: Jonesboro, GA

I put the lens cap either in my pocket or in the camera bag, then replace it when/if I change lenses. Rear caps for interchangeable lenses? Oh, yes! Gotta do it! Too easy to mess up exposed linkages and other gubbins without!

I must admit that I keep a small stock of lens caps at home in my usual sizes, since I occasionally lose one....

Now, if the cap is for a collectable, i. e. my Konica IIIa whose cap says Konica, it is put away (where maybe I can find it!) and I use a generic cap. I do believe in UV or 1A filters, so I don't have to clean the front element and risk those "cleaning marks." I consider these filters to be consumables, and "cheap" insurance.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Elsiss wrote:

I use something that was invented many moons ago called a pocket. My pants even have more than one! I don't like things jingling from my camera.

Marionsho Loc: Kansas

blackest wrote:

Maybe a plastic bag in your pants pocket, slip your cap into that then into your pocket. That way you don't get pocket lint on your cap which you then transfer to your lens. I've seen supposedly waterproof bags (for underwater iphone use) at the euro shop with a lanyard this could be clipped to somewhere convenient a belt-loop or a purse maybe.

Thank you, blackest. It makes a lot of sense to have a plastic bag to keep the lint off of it.

Quixdraw Loc: x

Bill_de wrote:

For me, lens caps are for storage. When I take a lens out of the bag the front and rear caps get dropped into the bag. At home the lenses get returned to the camera cabinet. If I grab something to shoot around the yard, the caps remain in the cabinet. I do keep n/c filters on all lenses that accept them.

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Agree. When I am shooting, the caps are in a pocket, or zipped into the camera bag. Even when the cameras with lenses mounted and hoods in place are in the bag ready to use, as long as I am out shooting, the caps are off. They only go on when the shooting is done, or for storage. Of course, I always use protective filters -- but that is another argument.

When I was in the camera business and people wanted to trade or sell a lens, it was often difficult to get adhesive residue from leashes off the lens caps -- even when you got it off, it frequently left a mark.