LOL ... slip on caps are, for me, almost always "slip off" caps. I always find them dropped off in my bag or lost entirely. I replace slip on caps, such as delivered with the FA77 and DA21, with generic clip on plastic caps that I buy for $6 each at the local camera shop. Much more secure. ;-)
For the DA14, I wanted a stretch sock that fits over the very wide lens hood so I could keep the hood on the lens when I stuffed it back into the bag without risking that huge front element. OpTech produces the 'hood hats' in several sizes, this is a representative one: <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home? O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=221936&is=REG&addedTroughType=search> or http://tinyurl.com/ydbcyq I can't remember the diameter that I bought offhand but it works perfectly: stretches over the lens hood and stays securely in place. I used to use a smaller one with the FA28-105 lens and its tulip hood as well since the hood was again pretty shallow. Godfrey On Oct 23, 2006, at 8:37 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > True ... and I've used a few when need be. But they can be spendy and > sometimes hard to come by. The supermarket approach is a lot less > expensive. However, the bottom line is that there are numerous > alternatives to the more typically used lens cap. BTW, even Pentax > made > some slip on caps a while back, although I've only seen them for > lenses > that took 49-mm and 52-mm lenses. > >> Schneider makes slip-on lens caps in a lot of sizes. >> You can order them off their website. Also a google >> search for slip-on and push-on lens caps will find >> some others. I have seen Tupperware lids used. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
