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01/06/2005 01:12:46 PM · #26 |
| my lens caps go straight into my pocket. they are never far from my lenses--doing a lot of shooting at the beach, i need all the protection from sand i can get. |
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01/06/2005 01:21:06 PM · #27 |
Originally posted by jonpink:
but some Velcro pads, stick one on the underside and one on the lens cap front.
Then stick your cap on your cam when shooting.
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Great idea, I'll use that tip. Thanks Jon :) |
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01/06/2005 01:21:54 PM · #28 |
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01/06/2005 01:27:47 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by mirdonamy:
I put them in...my bra |
Schwing!
Message edited by author 2005-01-06 13:28:08. |
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01/06/2005 01:35:29 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by mirdonamy:
I put them in my bra |
Can I help you with your lenscap?
Sorry, I just had to................
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01/06/2005 01:39:58 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by mirdonamy:
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
I have to say that, for me, the advantages of a backpack bag are outweighed by its hassles. The biggest problem is that you have to take it off and set it down to get anything in or out of it. That's fine if you are inside a nice warm dry place, but standing in the middle of a muddy field, or shooting in a crowd? I'm going back to a nice shoulder bag. |
I often wear my backpack on my front (it's easier to get stuff out of) |
But doesn't that impede access to your lenscaps?
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01/06/2005 01:58:19 PM · #32 |
Originally posted by soup:
i personally would rather spend a milisecond putting a cap on than 1/2 hour cleaning the dust off the UV filters.
Originally posted by GoldBerry:
I don't use lens caps. I screw them together (those that fit) and toss them in some obscure pocket. I'd rather wreck a $40 UV filter than put up with the hassel of juggling a dozen caps all the time. |
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Clean the filters? While you're out and about? Radical idea.. You'll find that you can actually get quite a bit of dust on a front of the filter before it effects the in focus bits of your shots... It will show up in bokeh as small spots, but unless it's the mother of all dust, it wont show..
For what it's worth, I generally stick the caps in a pocket, but if I'm in a hurry I leave the front cap off when changing lenses, and rely on the filter to protect things. The back-cap always goes back on, well, sometimes.
Cheers, Chris H.
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01/06/2005 01:59:26 PM · #33 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
Originally posted by mirdonamy:
I put them in my bra |
Can I help you with your lenscap?
Sorry, I just had to................ |
More importantly , can she help me with my lenscaps? :-).
Who started this?
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01/06/2005 02:51:08 PM · #34 |
I just bought one, for (I think) about $190. Yes they do hold a tripod, and they also hold a large pile of gear. So far I'm very happy with mine.
Originally posted by thatcloudthere:
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
Wanna buy my lightly used Computrekker? |
Do these hold a tripod?
How much? |
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01/06/2005 03:21:47 PM · #35 |
have you ever shot near an ocean?>
yeah sometimes they get cleaned while out - mainly while home.
point is GoldBerry's argument is moot. and i imagine her filters are dirtier than mine seeing as she nevers uses a cap...
[quote-ohmark]Clean the filters? While you're out and about? Radical idea.. [/quote]
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01/07/2005 03:00:25 AM · #36 |
Originally posted by soup:
have you ever shot near an ocean? |
Ay, sea spray is a whole other mess on the filters.... That definately effects your photos.
Last time I did any serious shooting on a beach there was an onshore wind, and I has plastic bags taped all over my gear as it was my OM10 that wasn't even vaguely weather proof...
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01/07/2005 03:03:31 AM · #37 |
Originally posted by mirdonamy:
I put them in my pocket, my bra, or back in my camera bag. |
Lemme know if ya lose a cap, I'll help ya find it! :-P
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01/07/2005 08:12:55 AM · #38 |
+1 for the pocket -- I learned that early as I was used to my fuji too. Then I set my cap sorta underneath my TV the first day I had my rebel and was taking a shot of my Jeep. Then I came back in and searched for it for about an hour and a half lol.
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01/07/2005 09:16:47 AM · #39 |
...and I have to add that once the lens cap goes in the jeans pocket, it washes well too. ;o)
Maybe I should try the bra thing, since there's no way I would be able to forget something is in there! LOL |
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01/07/2005 10:10:38 AM · #40 |
A Nikon friend of mine says it's easy to tell I'm a photographer - I've got that little circle in my back pocket and I'm obviously not a Skoal chewer. Body cap stays in the bag and rear lens cap gets switched from lens to lens as I change them out.
I'm chiming in that I'm a shoulder bag person too. I considered backpacks but know that I can't always set my bag down, even though it probably weighs about 20-30 lbs. at this point. I only weigh 120! Maybe I'm getting carried away with my gear? :)
To help distribute the weight and to keep it from sliding off as I walk around, I wear the strap bandolier-style across my body. It can get uncomfortable after about an hour or so, but if I have the camera out it's not so bad. |
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01/07/2005 10:31:53 AM · #41 |
I like this idea!
Originally posted by jonpink:
but some Velcro pads, stick one on the underside and one on the lens cap front.
Then stick your cap on your cam when shooting.
Or just put in pocket as I do. |
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01/07/2005 10:36:43 AM · #42 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
Originally posted by mirdonamy:
I put them in my bra |
Can I help you with your lenscap?
Sorry, I just had to................ |
Haha, well... I have that ability, I might as well use it!
I think the velcro idea meantioned above is excellent!!!!
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01/07/2005 10:39:37 AM · #43 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
Originally posted by mirdonamy:
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
I have to say that, for me, the advantages of a backpack bag are outweighed by its hassles. The biggest problem is that you have to take it off and set it down to get anything in or out of it. That's fine if you are inside a nice warm dry place, but standing in the middle of a muddy field, or shooting in a crowd? I'm going back to a nice shoulder bag. |
I often wear my backpack on my front (it's easier to get stuff out of) |
What do you mean by impede access? With my backpack in front of me, I can open it and get what I need out of it when I need stuff without having to set my camera down and pull off my camera backpack. Ya know! :)
But doesn't that impede access to your lenscaps? |
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01/10/2005 09:13:45 AM · #44 |
Lens caps revisited
Front Cap: Rarely used. When I go out to shoot, this cap stays off the camera till the end of my shoot and is placed in a designated pocket so I always know where it is, just in case of bad weather, etc. (How many times have you raised your camera to your eye only to realize the cap is still on.....'nough said) Any abuse will be blocked by the UV/Skylight filter.
Rear Cap: The rear element is the critical glass on the lens. Don't wanna scratch that sucker. This cap stays on the lens till it's ready for use and is swapped out with the lens already on the camera.
THESE CAPS NEVER GO IN A POCKET.....THEY GATHER LINT AND CAN END UP CONTAMINATING YOUR CCD/CMOS SENSOR WHEN THE MIRROR STARTS FLAPPING AROUND.
Body Cap: (See rear cap)
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01/10/2005 01:46:24 PM · #45 |
Originally posted by mirdonamy:
What do you mean by impede access? With my backpack in front of me, I can open it and get what I need out of it when I need stuff without having to set my camera down and pull off my camera backpack. Ya know! :)
But doesn't that impede access to your lenscaps? |
He means if you've got the lens cap stuffed down your bra, dosn't the back-pack on your front get in the way... :-).
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01/20/2005 02:49:35 PM · #46 |
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01/20/2005 02:52:58 PM · #47 |
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01/20/2005 03:05:56 PM · #48 |
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01/20/2005 03:47:08 PM · #49 |
Originally posted by KiwiChris:
Originally posted by mirdonamy:
What do you mean by impede access? With my backpack in front of me, I can open it and get what I need out of it when I need stuff without having to set my camera down and pull off my camera backpack. Ya know! :)
But doesn't that impede access to your lenscaps? |
He means if you've got the lens cap stuffed down your bra, dosn't the back-pack on your front get in the way... :-). |
No, I can handle it. I don't strap the back on THAT tightly!
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