I hate my lens cap. What works best for you? PICTURES!

SelfEmployedDebtFree · 07-21-2010, 10:38 PM

There are a couple options on ebay and such. One glues to the cap. One is a cap with a place to thread a string through. the second looks cheap. The first... anyways, what do you guys do to keep from losing your lens cap?

Steinback · 07-21-2010, 10:54 PM

Put it in my pocket. Haven't lost one in 15+ years, 6+ bodies and 20+ lenses across several different formats and systems.

supersneeze · 07-21-2010, 11:03 PM

I use one of these. i keep my optio as a back up in there aswell. It feels cool to ahah

YMYL - Holster - Your Music or Your Life...

icywarm · 07-21-2010, 11:29 PM

95% of the time I am in dress shirts... that is why there is a breast pocket...

I HATE the strings and such... they just dangle and get in my way...

wshi · 07-22-2010, 12:58 AM

Just throw it in your pants pocket, doesn't get in the way and I haven't lost any yet.

ChooseAName · 07-22-2010, 04:33 AM

Originally posted by supersneeze

I use one of these. i keep my optio as a back up in there aswell. It feels cool to ahah

YMYL - Holster - Your Music or Your Life...

Man purse!

(I know, I know, it's a "European carry-all")

wlachan · 07-22-2010, 05:09 AM

Rigid plastic or metal hood, no cap, hassle free.

JeffJS · 07-22-2010, 06:44 AM

Shirt pocket. I don't buy shirts without them. I cannot stand having some dangly thing flopping around from the camera (I've grown to hate neck straps as well).

Marc Sabatella · 07-22-2010, 08:39 AM

The cap goes right back into the bag I took the lens out of.

anthers · 07-22-2010, 11:10 AM

When I'm shooting, I store lenses front down with the hood on, the cap usually stays in the bag somewhere. When I'm traveling I reverse the hood and put the cap back on for protection.

Ira · 07-22-2010, 11:36 AM

Originally posted by wlachan

Rigid plastic or metal hood, no cap, hassle free.

Ditto.

Don't even think about the cap, and stick them back on when I get home.

vizjerei · 07-22-2010, 11:37 AM

pants pocket. It just works.

Pablom · 07-22-2010, 11:41 AM

how about just getting a spare cap in case you lose one?

lurchlarson · 07-22-2010, 11:53 AM

I put it in my right back pocket every time. Had to discipline myself but now that I have I always know where it is.

Winder · 07-22-2010, 12:01 PM

I use a metal lens hood and a neoprene lens sock(Lenscoat). Soft neoprene simply folds in my pocket.

07-21-2010, 10:38 PM	#1
SelfEmployedDebtFree Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: NC Posts: 41	I hate my lens cap. What works best for you? PICTURES! There are a couple options on ebay and such. One glues to the cap. One is a cap with a place to thread a string through. the second looks cheap. The first... anyways, what do you guys do to keep from losing your lens cap?

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Steinback Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: GTA, ON, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,673	Put it in my pocket. Haven't lost one in 15+ years, 6+ bodies and 20+ lenses across several different formats and systems.

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07-21-2010, 11:29 PM	#4
icywarm Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Saskatchewan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,278	95% of the time I am in dress shirts... that is why there is a breast pocket... I HATE the strings and such... they just dangle and get in my way...

07-22-2010, 12:58 AM	#5
wshi Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 455	Just throw it in your pants pocket, doesn't get in the way and I haven't lost any yet.

07-22-2010, 04:33 AM	#6
ChooseAName Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southeast USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 390	Originally posted by supersneeze I use one of these. i keep my optio as a back up in there aswell. It feels cool to ahah YMYL - Holster - Your Music or Your Life... Man purse! (I know, I know, it's a "European carry-all")

07-22-2010, 05:09 AM	#7
wlachan Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Canada Photos: Albums Posts: 2,625	Rigid plastic or metal hood, no cap, hassle free.

07-22-2010, 06:44 AM	#8
JeffJS Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Michigan, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,484	Shirt pocket. I don't buy shirts without them. I cannot stand having some dangly thing flopping around from the camera (I've grown to hate neck straps as well).

07-22-2010, 08:39 AM	#9
Marc Sabatella Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denver, CO Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,685	The cap goes right back into the bag I took the lens out of.

07-22-2010, 11:10 AM	#10
anthers Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: California Photos: Albums Posts: 125	When I'm shooting, I store lenses front down with the hood on, the cap usually stays in the bag somewhere. When I'm traveling I reverse the hood and put the cap back on for protection.

07-22-2010, 11:36 AM	#11
Ira Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Coral Springs, FL Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,216	Originally posted by wlachan Rigid plastic or metal hood, no cap, hassle free. Ditto. Don't even think about the cap, and stick them back on when I get home.

07-22-2010, 11:37 AM	#12
vizjerei Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,418	pants pocket. It just works.

07-22-2010, 11:41 AM	#13
Pablom Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Usa Posts: 1,940	how about just getting a spare cap in case you lose one?

07-22-2010, 11:53 AM	#14
lurchlarson Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Oregon, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 681	I put it in my right back pocket every time. Had to discipline myself but now that I have I always know where it is.

07-22-2010, 12:01 PM	#15
Winder Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 6,617	I use a metal lens hood and a neoprene lens sock(Lenscoat). Soft neoprene simply folds in my pocket.