Terence A. Danks wrote back in Feb: >Is this similar to the caps offered with big lenses such as my >800mm f/5.6? >The reason I bring it up is because they seem constructed the >same way the leather lens pouches N sold back in the 70's were >and may still sell for all I know. The finish on the "leather" >has disintegrated on all my pouches. They are no longer usable >due to all the little black flakes falling off them. I have a couple of old Nikon lens cases with the same problem developing - do any of you know of a leather care product that might prevent further degradation? I'm not really sure this stuff is even real leather. Some of the soft ER cases seem to degrade similarly, too. Neal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Panama City, FL