My new "lenscapsaver" idea :)
After losing a number of lens caps I finally discovered a new use for the aperture prongs (rabbit ears) on the Ais lenses.
The hat elastic does obscure the aperture display in the viewfinder to some extent, depending on the aperture. But, generally I know what aperture I am choosing before I make a shot or check on the lens barrel anyhow, so this does not matter that much to me. It beats buying lens caps. The Nikon lens caps were expensive but 'hey', this is Nikon and we love Nikon here!
I also bought a number of no-brand name lens caps, made in China. They were a lot cheaper, not quite as good (softer mechanism) and came with an eyelet and quite a long piece of string to attach the lens cap to the camera or around the wrist.
My new "lenscapsaver" idea :)
After losing a number of lens caps I finally discovered a new use for the aperture prongs (rabbit ears) on the Ais lenses.
The hat elastic does obscure the aperture display in the viewfinder to some extent, depending on the aperture. But, generally I know what aperture I am choosing before I make a shot or check on the lens barrel anyhow, so this does not matter that much to me. It beats buying lens caps. The Nikon lens caps were expensive but 'hey', this is Nikon and we love Nikon here!
I also bought a number of no-brand name lens caps, made in China. They were a lot cheaper, not quite as good (softer mechanism) and came with an eyelet and quite a long piece of string to attach the lens cap to the camera or around the wrist.