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Arguably
The World's Best Lens Caps!
*** Update
Although I still like
the replacement plastic lid covers discussed below in the
original article, We have found a new product that we prefer
using to protect our lenses. LensCoat (a leading manufacturer
of neoprene covers for cameras, lenses and tripods) is now
offering a product that I feel is arguably the
best lens cap solutions for large lenses.
The product is called the
LensCoat Hoodie.
We find the Lenscoat
Hoodie can be quickly and easily installed or removed, offering
excellent protection to the lens' front glass whether the
hood is in the storage position or perhaps more importantly,
offers the same level of protection with hood installed in
the shooting position! The Lenscoat Hoodie is reasonably inexpensive
and quite versatile!
We are most impressed
with the fact that we nature/wildlife/sports/outdoor photographers
now have a lens cap that will allow us to protect our lenses
while the lens hood is in the shooting position!
I don't know how many times I have found myself in the field
shooting when the subject decides to leave the immediate area.
As natures/wildlife photographers we generally must act quickly
and move with the subject. When doing so there is little time
to remove the lens hood and place it in the storage position
and then place a lens cap over the lens, generally we must
move quickly with our subjects and our valuable glass is generally
unprotected and exposed to the elements when we do so. The
Lenscoat Hoodie changes all this! Now we can quickly cover
and protect the lens with the lens hood in the shooting position,
as we pursuit of our photographic subjects. Thank you LensCoat!
The Hoodie is a neoprene
cover that stretches easily then fits snuggly around your
lens hood. We have quickly become big fans of the LensCoat
Hoodie!
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LensCoat's Hoodie is shown
installed on a 300mm f2.8 L Canon (lens shown
is covered by a camo lens cover also by Lenscoat)
with the hood in the shooting positions, we feel this
makes the Hoodie a terrific and very useful nature
photography accessory.
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LensCoat Hoodie and Lens Covers
available at
(You may want to type in "Hoodie"
in the search field)
The Hoodie is available
in many sizes, be sure to measure
your lens hood and purchse the correct size for your
lens!
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Original Article Below
As nature photographers we are always looking
for ways to make life in the field more convenient, one inconvenience
for me had been removing or installing the standard Canon
leather lens cap for my 300mm f2.8 lens. It seems like it
always took a substantial amount of time and effort for me
to remove the Canon original leather lens cap, and once removed
one needed to be careful handling the cap and putting it somewhere
safely away, not to mention the cost of replacing the leather
lens cap if you lost it! The solution is a simple one (yes,
simple is always the better), the use of a plastic lid that
covers glass cooking-ware bowls, is perfect.
The lid (lens cap) I use on my 300mm f2.8
fits securely on lens rim after the lens hood has been re-attached
in the storage position on the lens. These lids (lens caps)
are inexpensive and readily available. The lid pictured below
is an Anchor 2 cup/472ml lid. This lid can be purchased at
Wal-mart in the kitchen department, the lids come in a 6 piece
package (3 bowls and 3 lids), the price for the six piece
outfit is less than $5. It's a win, win situation, you get
3 lens caps that will fit your Canon 300mm f2.8 IS (or the
Canon 400mm f4 DO) and you have three nice bowls left to give
your spouse as a gift :)
Inexpensive (really inexpensive when compared
to almost any photographic accessories :),
fits securely and protects the lens, easy to use, quick to
install and remove, and easily replaceable ......................
who could argue?
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