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Astro-Baby · 07-02-2020, 11:19 PM - **1 Like**

Always keep one in the camera bag with a spare rear lens cap just in case.

Sandy Hancock · 07-03-2020, 01:24 AM - **1 Like**

The push-on plastic body caps always stayed in the box, only to be put back on the camera when I sold them.

I have a handful of Op-Tech USA K mount body caps which I used on my older bodies, but now the newer bodies (K-1 and KP) ship with proper bayonet body caps they are no longer required.

automorphism · 07-06-2020, 06:43 PM

I'm one of those people that rarely switches lenses in the field or carry a body separate from a lens, so I don't need a cap. But I think there is one in my camera bag somewhere.

**RobA_Oz** · 07-06-2020, 07:06 PM

Originally posted by Sandy Hancock

The push-on plastic body caps always stayed in the box, only to be put back on the camera when I sold them.

I have a handful of Op-Tech USA K mount body caps which I used on my older bodies, but now the newer bodies (K-1 and KP) ship with proper bayonet body caps they are no longer required.

Similar for me. It’d be nice if there was another bodycap-like lens (similar to the DA40XS but not intruding into the mirror space) available for the K-1, though, maybe with a built-in cover.

Like I need another lens...

SpottyReputation · 09-17-2020, 01:20 PM

I think they're all somewhere in the mid-80s? I don't think i've ever received one with any camera i've bought (used, all of them).

I have a few lens end caps, which get used, the bodies all tend to live with a lens attached.

I've thought about sending them in for CLA, where the lack of caps causes a problem... I keep hoping to get one in a purchase, because they all seem to be going for premium dollars on the large online auction site.

**monochrome** · 09-17-2020, 03:19 PM

Since most of my cameras came as rear caps on lenses I wanted I guess in a sense I I know where my body caps are

SpecialK · 09-17-2020, 11:47 PM

It is with the other sock.

**Pål Jensen** · 09-18-2020, 05:12 AM - **1 Like**

It is on the camera.
The rear lens caps are on my lenses.....

**gaweidert** · 09-21-2020, 03:22 PM

Yep still have the M43 caps for my Mamaya/Sekor DTL500 and my Pentax Spotmatic II. Not bad after almost a half century for the DTL 500.

**Rondec** · 09-23-2020, 02:55 AM

I keep a lens on my camera bodies.

When I buy a camera, I take the lens cap off and put it in the box. The hot shoe cover goes in the same place.

bdery · 09-23-2020, 05:13 AM

My caps are in a case, along with odds and ends related to photography (extra lens caps, rocket blower, cleaning cloth, etc).

My cameras have lenses on them.

Originally posted by E-man

Each of my camera bodies has a 'default' lens that stays installed at all times so the sensor is protected and the camera is always ready to go.

I do that too, revert to the same lens each time I put the camera away.

I can't understand why some people enjoy carrying their cameras in their bags without a lens attached (unless it won't fit any other way of course). I'd rather have the camera always ready to shoot.

TaoMaas · 09-23-2020, 06:41 AM

Originally posted by Astro-Baby

Always keep one in the camera bag with a spare rear lens cap just in case.

I do this, too. I'll admit that I don't use my body caps as much as I did in the film days. Back then, the way my camera bag was set up, I had no place to put a camera with the lens attached so everything got caps and went back into its place when I was finished shooting. In the digital age, where dust on the sensor is now a problem, I've switched my set-up so that my most-used camera/lens combo stays together in the bag. I carry an extra body though and there's a body cap on that.

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07-02-2020, 11:19 PM - 1 Like	#31
Astro-Baby Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Reigate, Surrey Posts: 764	Always keep one in the camera bag with a spare rear lens cap just in case.

07-03-2020, 01:24 AM - 1 Like	#32
Sandy Hancock Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Adelaide Hills, South Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,275	The push-on plastic body caps always stayed in the box, only to be put back on the camera when I sold them. I have a handful of Op-Tech USA K mount body caps which I used on my older bodies, but now the newer bodies (K-1 and KP) ship with proper bayonet body caps they are no longer required.

07-06-2020, 06:43 PM	#33
automorphism Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Ontario, Canada Photos: Albums Posts: 791	I'm one of those people that rarely switches lenses in the field or carry a body separate from a lens, so I don't need a cap. But I think there is one in my camera bag somewhere.

07-06-2020, 07:06 PM	#34
RobA_Oz Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tasmania, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,209	Originally posted by Sandy Hancock The push-on plastic body caps always stayed in the box, only to be put back on the camera when I sold them. I have a handful of Op-Tech USA K mount body caps which I used on my older bodies, but now the newer bodies (K-1 and KP) ship with proper bayonet body caps they are no longer required. Similar for me. It’d be nice if there was another bodycap-like lens (similar to the DA40XS but not intruding into the mirror space) available for the K-1, though, maybe with a built-in cover. Like I need another lens...

09-17-2020, 01:20 PM	#35
SpottyReputation Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Abbotsford, BC Photos: Albums Posts: 210	I think they're all somewhere in the mid-80s? I don't think i've ever received one with any camera i've bought (used, all of them). I have a few lens end caps, which get used, the bodies all tend to live with a lens attached. I've thought about sending them in for CLA, where the lack of caps causes a problem... I keep hoping to get one in a purchase, because they all seem to be going for premium dollars on the large online auction site.

09-17-2020, 03:19 PM	#36
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Since most of my cameras came as rear caps on lenses I wanted I guess in a sense I I know where my body caps are

09-17-2020, 11:47 PM	#37
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,482	It is with the other sock.

09-18-2020, 05:12 AM - 1 Like	#38
Pål Jensen Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Norway Photos: Albums Posts: 4,371	It is on the camera. The rear lens caps are on my lenses.....

09-21-2020, 03:22 PM	#39
gaweidert Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,327	Yep still have the M43 caps for my Mamaya/Sekor DTL500 and my Pentax Spotmatic II. Not bad after almost a half century for the DTL 500.

09-23-2020, 02:55 AM	#40
Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gladys, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 27,666	I keep a lens on my camera bodies. When I buy a camera, I take the lens cap off and put it in the box. The hot shoe cover goes in the same place.

09-23-2020, 05:13 AM	#41
bdery Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Quebec city, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,363	My caps are in a case, along with odds and ends related to photography (extra lens caps, rocket blower, cleaning cloth, etc). My cameras have lenses on them. Originally posted by E-man Each of my camera bodies has a 'default' lens that stays installed at all times so the sensor is protected and the camera is always ready to go. I do that too, revert to the same lens each time I put the camera away. I can't understand why some people enjoy carrying their cameras in their bags without a lens attached (unless it won't fit any other way of course). I'd rather have the camera always ready to shoot.

09-23-2020, 06:41 AM	#42
TaoMaas Pentaxian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Oklahoma City Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,574	Originally posted by Astro-Baby Always keep one in the camera bag with a spare rear lens cap just in case. I do this, too. I'll admit that I don't use my body caps as much as I did in the film days. Back then, the way my camera bag was set up, I had no place to put a camera with the lens attached so everything got caps and went back into its place when I was finished shooting. In the digital age, where dust on the sensor is now a problem, I've switched my set-up so that my most-used camera/lens combo stays together in the bag. I carry an extra body though and there's a body cap on that.

Do you know where your camera body cap is ?

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