Ther Tamron caps are excellent. I always get them when needing a
replacement. You should see the look on people's faces when they see t he
one on my 50mm for the Hasselblad.
Bill Pearce
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From: "WayneS" <om3ti@xxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] WTB Oly 49mm lens cap (front)
> At 06:24 AM 11/24/2008, Chuck wrote:
>>...
>>Not important for the OMs but for lenses which have bayonet design hoods
>>the Tamron center-pinch type is far superior since it can be installed
>>and removed with the hood attached.
>
> I had one of those, Tamron center pinch cap and was the best made
> cap I have ever used. I wish all my caps were like that.
>
> Problem with the non-brand substitutes is they have nubs you squeeze
> to remove, making it even harder to remove with lens hood attached.
>
> I believe it is a curse to put a non-oly lens cap on an OM lens. It can
> cause the lens to develop fungus or some other defect. Possibly
> even the inability to photograph artistically after being attached.
> You must use OM quality caps to preserve the integretiy of the lens.
>
> WayneS
>
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