Pinch Lens caps

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Just got a 24-105mm and after owning a Sigma with a Pinch Cap for a few months am getting pigged off with the standard Canon lens cap.

Anyone know of a 77mm centre pinch cap that is good quality and will fit the lens nice and snug?
 
I think Hama make them.
 
I just got a bog standard one of fleabay.
No frills, was £1.79 with £0.21 P+P.
They spelt pinch lens cap wrong on the box (pinch lnes cap), but it works fine and hasn't caused any harm!
 
BertRoot said:
Just got a 24-105mm and after owning a Sigma with a Pinch Cap for a few months am getting pigged off with the standard Canon lens cap.

Anyone know of a 77mm centre pinch cap that is good quality and will fit the lens nice and snug?
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OEM Nikon ones (I know you have a Canon but....), don't be tempted by the ones off Ebay, most are crap and just fall off, trust me, I speak from experience :lol:
 
Some of the better HK sellers, like DigitalRev do them for about £8, but you can probably get them in the UK for not much more. Like I said, be careful on Ebay, most that are listed as being Nikon are fake,the genuine (on the 77mm anyway) ones have "made in Thailand" on them
 
Get genuine Nikon caps - that's what I did (on Canon lenses). Worth every penny for the ease of use.
 
Any more recent thoughts on pinch caps? I see that Hama sell them, are they any good?
 
I bought from this chap on ebay HERE
Cost me 2 quids delivered from Hong Kong. Seems to fit nice, and I just tried to pull it off....it wont.
Delivery was good too. Free and only took 4 days
 
Bagger said:
I bought from this chap on ebay HERE
Cost me 2 quids delivered from Hong Kong. Seems to fit nice, and I just tried to pull it off....it wont.
Delivery was good too. Free and only took 4 days
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My thanks for the suggestion. Just ordered a 67mm to give it a once over. Assuming it's as good as you say, I'll order them for the rest of my lenses.
 
Quick update on the 67mm Dzone cap that I bought. Certainly arrived quickly. Unfortunately it's not that comfortable to use, and unlike a genuine Canon one, can be fairly easy pulled off the front of the lens, even when it's meant to be locked on. Gets the thumbs down from me.

Maybe I'll try to find some Tamron ones, always liked the one that came with my 28-75, that was lovely.
 
I've got some decent unbranded one from a store on Ebay called "outstandingstore111"

From HK, this are unbranded are not fake knock-off from Canon / Nikon. 2 for under a fiver delivered last time I looked.
 
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