Keeping caps off, ok in bag?

[dancook]

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actually mod, please delete - I won't leave caps off in bag - the rear element particular should be protected from dirt.

Edited August 17, 2017 by dancook

[spydrxx]

And the point is what???

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[dancook]

And the point is what???

 

So I can swap lenses more quickly

[Joakim]

One point for me to use a dedicated photo bag with proper dividers is that the lenses are protected well enough to leave the front cap at home. Less hustle and one thing less that can get lost.

[dancook]

One point for me to use a dedicated photo bag with proper dividers is that the lenses are protected well enough to leave the front cap at home. Less hustle and one thing less that can get lost.

 

this is what I'm using 

 

Keep caps off? by dancook1982, on Flickr

 

maybe i keep rear caps on and take off front.

[Gregm61]

I typically keep my lenses facing down with the hoods mounted and front caps off for more efficient lens changing. That is, the ones with the separately mounting hoods, which obviously rules out my 50mm f2 Summicron with the built-in sliding hood.

 

I always keep the rear caps on as I often am reaching in to the bag without looking and could accidently touch the back elements with my fingers if the rear caps are off, not to mention the further risk of dust accumulating, first on the rear elements and then, the sensor.

Edited August 17, 2017 by Gregm61

[Martin B]

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One thing which annoys me about Leica and CV lenses is their cheaply made and easily loosening front cap. Worst from experience is the rectangular hood cap fitting on my 35/2 lens (version IV) - I nearly already lost it twice just by walking and having the cap attached to the hood. The cap of my 50/2 (version V) also easily loosens - so does the cap of my CV 21/1.8. Best fitting and tightly sitting Leica lens cap was on the old 50/2 (version I) with aluminum Leica cap. 

 

Rear caps on M lenses can be tricky, too - I have some CV caps which only fit the designated CV M-lens if the red mark aligns with a tiny barely recognizable linear mark on the outside of the rear cap. In any other position the cap will remain loose. 

Edited August 17, 2017 by Martin B

[Rob L]

Leaving the rear cap off would lead to crud in the helicals!!

[TomB_tx]

The old Benser bags had organized rigid inserts for lenses and bodies, intended to fit them without caps. The idea being that it was faster to change lenses.

[dancook]

I knew the 24mm 1.4 asph would be bad but the cap doesn't stay on at all.. 

[Joakim]

Would it be correct to assume that the front glass is more resistant against scratches and such than the rearmost glass?

[Guest]

On all my lenses ... none M at the present ... but includes the Q ... I leave the front cap off ... but have the lens hood on for protection. 

However the front element is protected by the best UV filter I can buy for the lens ... so if grit should scratch the front ... just replace the 

filter.

 

On some of the front caps always feels like I might scratch the front element trying to remove the cap.

 

Bob

[spydrxx]

I can't imagine very many circumstances where a 2 second hesitation in removing a protective cap for a lens swap would seriously hinder one's photographic endeavors...maybe a professional pj, but they typically don't do a lot of lens swapping anway.

[dancook]

I can't imagine very many circumstances where a 2 second hesitation in removing a protective cap for a lens swap would seriously hinder one's photographic endeavors...maybe a professional pj, but they typically don't do a lot of lens swapping anway.

 

Two front caps and a rear cap and juggling them in your hands - to be able to not bother with any caps would just streamline the process for me.

 

The last wedding I was second shooting at, I borrowed an M10 - perhaps that it wasn't mine meant I was a lot more delicate about swapping lenses, but the ceremony was also pretty short and I felt a sense of urgency changing lenses.

 

Yes I could shoot two cameras, and I have been Q and SL - but I'm hoping to see how I get on just using the M10.

Edited August 17, 2017 by dancook

[Stein K S]

Front caps always at home (do not need them and they quickly fall of anyway), UV filter and rear caps always on. Hoods good also for some protection. The only & most practical way in my mind.

[Ko.Fe.]

I don't swap lenses anymore. Not worth it.

 

And I don't use valuable lenses without protective filter. Cap is the option for me because of it and mostly if lens has no hood or it is reversible, collapsible hood.

[dancook]

I bought a Leica lens once and it came with a UV filter already attached, so I just went with it - then found loads of ghosting of light reflected off the filter.. never again

 

Also the point of this thread is that I need to change lenses, and quickly.

Edited August 17, 2017 by dancook

[oldwino]

Lenses in bag, not on a camera? Caps!

 

Lens with hood on a camera in the bag? No front cap.

[Ko.Fe.]

Ghosting problem sounds familiar. I've had some DSLR lenses with ghosting by cheap UV filters attached and tiny hood. But I don't have this problems with Leica M lenses, protective filters and hoods attached.

 

For quick handling of multiple lenses I prefer them to be with same filter, caps size. Where is no way I could keep lens surface clean while outside. Dust where I'm is common substance. So, if I ever have to carry on one extra lens it goes with filter, rear cap and hood attached and in the neoprene pouch, then in goes to camera bag.  But then I have to use rocket blower for every switch... M-E has no dust shacking sensor...

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[dancook]

Well tonight I switched lens about once a minute during performances, 24,50,90

 

Each lens for each position, then a new position for next song.. 3 songs per act, 7 acts.

 

So I changed lenses a lot..

 

I left both caps off each lens and just put them into their own compartment in my bag

Edited August 17, 2017 by dancook