| Latest Review Posted | OP/Tech Neoprene soft pouch D-SLR Mid-size
I use my DSLR (first K200D, now K-50) at sea, on fishing and research vessels. Yes, they are both WR bodies but most of my lenses are not and in any event, I don't want them splashed with salt water. The OP/Tech Neoprene soft pouch provides basic protection I can keep on the camera at all times and simply slip off when I want to take a shot. The case accomodates the shoulder strap and simply falls away and dangles below the camera when shooting.
I have the #D-SLR model and it just barely accommodates the K-50 plus Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX Macro which extends about 4 1/4" from the body when fully retracted (including lens cap). There is also enough diameter for a Sigma 10-20mm F3.5 EX DC HSM with sun shade stored backwards on the lens (just over 3 1/2" in diameter). You could probably stretch it over a 4" diameter lens.
The only things I don't like are:
1) The case dangles from its thin strap when I pull it off to shoot. It can easily be caught by the wind
2) The closure is via two plastic snaps. They are a bit stiff and it can take two hands, one to pull the flap tight and the second two press the snaps which are rather stiff. To the designer's credit, the snaps are beneath the camera, so pressure exerted to close them goes to the base plate rather than the screen of the camera and they are also unlikely to scratch the screen. In practice, it generally isn't necessary to snap the cover, the way the case comes across the lower corners of the back of the ... |
