I just bought some Tamron caps this morning from B&H. They are heavy
duty center pinch type but they aren't cheap. Adorama is slightly
cheaper but I already had an B&H gift card to be used up.
Chuck Norcutt
Ken Norton wrote:
> I've been replacing some of my worn-out lens caps. Yes, Virginia, they do
> wear out. I can't bear to throw them away, though. As best as I can
> determine, there are three styles of Olympus lens caps:
>
> 1. Original rounded face knurled caps. These have excellent thread grip and
> don't knock off easily.
>
> 2. The first generation of flat-caps with chromed "Olympus". These are a bit
> thin and the thread "grippers" aren't tall enough to get an adequate bite on
> the filter ring. The "grippers" are also of a softer plastic and the
> "threads" get rounded down and mis-threaded easily. Ok, perspective--22
> years of rounding....
>
> 3. The second generation of flat-caps with chromed "Olympus". These are
> another 50% thicker than the earlier ones. The spring-loaded "grippers"
> have a little more height to them and have decent bite into the threads. I
> haven't had any of these long enough to get worn out. They do tend to be a
> bit more secure than any of the previous Olympus caps even when new.
>
> I have been replacing my caps (slowly, due to excessive cost of these
> things) with the new style center-pinch lens-caps. As most of my front-line
> lenses have lens-shades, it is impossible to get normal Olympus caps on or
> off with the lens-shade attached. The center-pinch style caps are terrific
> as you just reach in and with your thumb and finger are able to just squeeze
> the releases in the middle of the cap. I've purchased two different
> brands: Tamrac and ProMaster. The ProMaster seems to have a little better
> bite on the threads, but the Tamracs look better and aren't quite as
> obnoxiously thick. I highly recommend the Tamracs.
>
> AG
>
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