The lens! The lens!

[Finless]

Originally Posted by Kirstie

What I would like is some kind of neoprene bag to transport my new lens in. Anyone know of such an item?

I don't want a pelicase as they're too heavy and expensive.

I could send you a pair of my old undies? The contents have never been touched or damaged in years by anyone but the owner thereof, so your lens should be pretty safe?

[Alun]

Depending on the size of the lens (never seen one), a wetsuit boot might do the trick.

[Kirstie]

Thank you, Finless. I'll let you know......


Alun, the lens is wider than it is tall, so a boot probably wouldn't be wide enough. Good suggestion, though. All the lens cases I've seen have been tall and narrow, which is the wrong shape for mine.

I was thinking about a mask box. Or scrounging some neoprene from O'Three and making a little drawstring bag.

[Finless]

I assume that the bag you want is to carry the lens in during a dive?

[Kirstie]

Originally Posted by Finless

I assume that the bag you want is to carry the lens in during a dive?

More to transport it in, and to keep it in if it's in my dive bag. Once it's on, it's staying on underwater.

[Cussy]

Cameras Underwater: Inon M67 wet lenses.

£20 might sound a lot for a neoprene pouch, but a scratched lens might mean a f'ed lens.
Rob

[Kirstie]

Originally Posted by Cussy

Cameras Underwater: Inon M67 wet lenses.

£20 might sound a lot for a neoprene pouch, but a scratched lens might mean a f'ed lens.
Rob

Thank you, that'll save me making one.

See. More bloody expense.

[Finless]

You can get baby camera bags at Currys and PC World and ....... loads of places. I bought a perfect bag for my digi camera for £9.99?

Get yourself some lens caps (if not already supplied).

Last piece of advice - get a decent camera bag that holds all your camera bits. Although it makes life easier for any thief it will help prevent 'left behinds' etc. The bags are pretty cheap?

[Cussy]

Originally Posted by Finless

Last piece of advice - get a decent camera bag that holds all your camera bits. Although it makes life easier for any thief it will help prevent 'left behinds' etc. The bags are pretty cheap?

Not a bad bit of advice, but I had my old compact/flash/lens kept in a hard box. Anything that says "photo" means you pay twice as much, so I bought a Stanley tool box (think it was for a drill) for a fiver from Homebase and some foam and created a camera box for less than a tenner. Not quite bomb proof, but definitely dive trip proof. I've still got it and don't use it.
Rob

[Kirstie]

At home, my camera and housing live in one of those padded 'coolbox' bags for packed lunches, along with the batteries, spare o-rings, grease, memory cards etc. As the bag's a bit bulky, I use a soft mask bag which is just big enough for the housing with the camera in it, to transport it with my dive kit.

The lens came with lens caps.