Lens Cap Replacements

[Alan Gales]

Both my 14" Commercial Ektar and my Fujinon 250mm sport late model Nikon pinch caps.

Neither lens has complained so far.


Of course I'm not a pro and can look as amateur as can be.

[Heroique]

If you have to go w/ an off-market brand, Glazers in Seattle has a drawer full of new Kaiser push-on caps, whose German quality I appreciate. That drawer contains an incredible assortment of sizes – in 1mm increments; I don’t think Kaiser makes them in .5mm increments. Most of the caps are about $8 each + mailing. (Keep in mind that most push-on caps are 2mm larger than the threads they’re meant to cover. For example, 67mm threads would typically need a 69mm cap.)

[adam satushek]

Glazers! I miss glazers!

[Bill, 70's military B&W]

Everyone, I found a deal on lens caps on ebay. Someone had collected various lens caps and sold them all, really cheap. Watch for it.
Bill

[scorpio516]

. I like "snap cap" lens caps. I buy the Chinese counterfeit Nikon lenscaps on Ebay. They are inexpensive and I usually buy extras anticipating future losses.

I too find the Nikon center pinch caps the best, and the chinese ebay knock-offs aren't bad. And as a bonus, my Schneider and Caltar lenses don't say Nikon on the front when capped
The center pinch ones are far better than the old side pinch ear type ones, and I've never been too happy with press on friction caps.

[mike rosenlof]

I also like the metal screw in caps. I use them on some of my Mamiya TLR lenses. Double your uh... screwing and unscrewing fun.

I have one of the custom made S.K. Grimes lens caps on a 360mm Apo Nikkor. It was expensive, but is nice!

[Jody_S]

Am I the only one here making lens caps from cardboard and pliver leather? With a bit of Fiebing's die and Resolene... Yes, I'm old school. But I have awesome lens caps.

[Tim Meisburger]

I just make them out of cardboard. I would like to try leather sometime, but so far I haven't been able to get my wife to give any of her old purses to the cause...

[Jody_S]

I just make them out of cardboard. I would like to try leather sometime, but so far I haven't been able to get my wife to give any of her old purses to the cause...

Gloves... purses... jackets... eBay or any other flea market... nothing beats real leather.

[Tim Meisburger]

Do you line them with velvet or satin? Or just a circle of leather?