The subject of lens protection seems fairly topical at the moment!! I think we a ll agree that it is the responsibility of the manufacturer to provide lens caps that do exactly what they are intended to do, ie protect the lens. It seems that ALL of the lens makers (with the exception of, it seems, Fuji) have lenses in t heir ranges that have front/rear elements that touch the caps - THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE LENS MANUFACTURER!! Anyway, a slight change of tack! A while back I posted a thread regarding lens cases for LF lenses, and their apparent la ck of!! It seems that we all use whatever comes to hand from Tupperware boxes, l ens wraps to hand-made wooden cases. Well, I've found some!! Whilst leafing thr ough the new Dykinga book, I saw that he uses multiple padded lens cases, made b y Justin Gnass in California. THese hold either 3 or 4 lenses on their panels a nd appear from the photos in the book to be very well padded. He also makes a fi lm holder case that you can hang from the tripod and which holds either 10 or 8 sheet film holders. I placed an order with him today and he is happy to ship out side the USA. Thought some of you may be interested! BTW the lens cases range f rom $55 for the 3 lens version to $65 for the 4 lens version. The film holders a re the same sort of price. I will let you know what they are like when I receiv e them. His web site is www.gnassgear.com Regards Paul
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