Hey guys, would anyone/does anyone use one of these as a soft lens cap? My one on the sigma 120-300 seems to keep falling off while in my bag.
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Africanphoto Member  124 posts Joined Sep 2012 Location: Australia More info | Mar 23, 2014 21:46 | #1 Hey guys, would anyone/does anyone use one of these as a soft lens cap? My one on the sigma 120-300 seems to keep falling off while in my bag. Canon 7D, Canon 100mm L F2.8, Sigma 120-300mm F2.8 OS, Sigma 50mm F1.4, Canon 430 ex II, Sigma 2x teleconverter, Kenko extension tubes, Vello flash cord And a few bits and peices and a Yashica 635!!!
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Mar 23, 2014 21:49 | #2 Did you mean to have a link or a pic in your post? Nothing is showing, so I have no clue what you're talking about. 7D MKII ■ 10-22 ■ 15-85 ■ 28-135 ■ Σ 50-150 ■ 70-200 f4L ■ 100-400L ■ 580EX II
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JohnfromPA Cream of the Crop 11,257 posts Likes: 1526 Joined May 2003 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania More info | Maybe is my answer
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Mar 24, 2014 18:26 | #6 Canon 7D, Canon 100mm L F2.8, Sigma 120-300mm F2.8 OS, Sigma 50mm F1.4, Canon 430 ex II, Sigma 2x teleconverter, Kenko extension tubes, Vello flash cord And a few bits and peices and a Yashica 635!!!
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I would not. 7D MKII ■ 10-22 ■ 15-85 ■ 28-135 ■ Σ 50-150 ■ 70-200 f4L ■ 100-400L ■ 580EX II
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Vetteography Goldmember  2,032 posts Likes: 1 Joined Apr 2005 Location: Miami FL, USA More info | Mar 24, 2014 19:03 | #8 I don't think I could do that. I work too hard for the money I spent on mediocre lenses
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Jon Cream of the Crop  69,628 posts Likes: 227 Joined Jun 2004 Location: Bethesda, MD USA More info | Mar 24, 2014 19:15 | #9 Yes, but not so much in the bag. More out and about. Jon
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Mar 25, 2014 16:01 | #10 I use that model on my 300 F2.8 and it is fine. They do not offer as much protection as a hard cover but are much more convenient. Life is for living, cameras are to capture it (one day I will learn how!).
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20DNewbie "don't listen to me, I'm an idiot"  2,733 posts Likes: 4 Joined Jan 2006 Location: Massachusetts More info | Mar 25, 2014 19:39 | #11 |
P51Mstg Goldmember  1,336 posts Likes: 2 Joined Feb 2007 Location: Mt. Carmel, TN More info | Mar 25, 2014 19:52 | #12 They fall off in the bag... Get a ZECK lens cap... They work... Too Much Camera Stuff......
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Mar 26, 2014 17:47 | #13 P51Mstg wrote in post #16786280  They fall off in the bag... Get a ZECK lens cap... They work... Which ones fall off? My LensCoat Hoodie doesn't. When I had my 600 F4 my Don Zeck cap did. Life is for living, cameras are to capture it (one day I will learn how!).
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v35skyline Goldmember 3,572 posts Likes: 16 Joined Apr 2007 Location: San Diego, CA More info | Mar 26, 2014 19:58 | #14 I use Op/Tech hood hats (same thing) over lenses like my 16-35L because I keep the Lee adapter ring on permanently. X100s | X-Pro1 | X-T1 | XF 14 | XF 18 | XF 35 | XF 56 | XF 60 | XF 10-24
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happy2010 Looking for the light first  559 posts Likes: 99 Joined Feb 2011 More info | Mar 26, 2014 20:26 | #15 johnf3f wrote in post #16785731 I use that model on my 300 F2.8 and it is fine. They do not offer as much protection as a hard cover but are much more convenient. LIke JOHNf3f (LensCoat) - I do (for Canon 500f4). When in nature, it is easier to put in my jacket pocket than the hard cap. MARY
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