Do you use a lens cap on your Q3 or Q3 43?

[NightPix]

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I love the Q series cameras but I’ve never liked the cap that Leica provides that fits over the hood. I finally bought a rubber hood cap that’s tethered to the strap lug - it does the job but it’s ugly. I’m curious as to how most folks deal with protecting the lens on their Q: do you use the Leica hood cap? do you leave the hood on and the lens cap at home? do you take the hood off and use a cap directly on the lens? do you use a UV filter to protect the lens? etc etc…

[Foto Pixx]

I have a good quality UV filter on the lens plus the Leica lens hood. I never have to perform that extra step to take a photo. I'm not worried about wiping the filter with a soft shirt or bandana, which I wouldn't do to the lens, and I haven't had a smudge on the filter yet, just occasional "dust."

[Rick in CO]

I bought the Thumbs Up rubber hood for when the camera is in the bag.  Walking around its off and I count on the lens hood to protect the glass.

[Tarekith]

I use a snap on lens cap from Bioluminous for my Q43, I don’t like the stock lens cap either. Works great with the stock hood, and nice and slim so I can keep it in my back pocket like I do with all my Sony caps. More secure than I expected too.  
 

Im thinking about checking one of these out next:

https://otect.co/products/q-cap-v2-for-leica-q-q-p-q2-q2-monochrom

Edited 4 hours ago by Tarekith

[BruceRH]

I bought a cheap, slim vented hood with threads and then a high quality B&W Master UV filter. 

[SrMi]

I like OTect Q-Caps.

[Robert Ardinger]

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3 hours ago, Rick in CO said:

bought the Thumbs Up rubber hood for when the camera is in the bag.  Walking around its off and I count on the lens hood to protect the glass.

This is also what I do..  I don't tether it to the camera and just leave it in the bag when using the camera.  FWIW, the Thumbs Up cap works on the Q43 with stock hood (which is shorter than the Q3 hood) as it actually "locks" into place by means of a thin rubber ridge onto the small gap between the hood and the lens (although you can push it all the way to the aperture ring on both cameras if you try).