CV 35/2.5 Pancake II Lens Cap

[jmooney]

Hi All,

I lost my cap at a wedding and I was wondering if anyone has found a cheap replacement for the CV one. I'm bad with cap retention so I rather loose $5 caps than $35 caps. I tried a 55mm in on the hood but it's a too loose. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Take care,

Jim

 

[newspaperguy]

Several of my older lenses sport caps that once graced non-prescription drug containers. They come in a huge variety of sizes.
If you can find one that fits, the two-piece "child-proof" caps, when separated, work great.

(Colorful, too) 😀

 

[jmooney]

I'll have to check that out. My wife is a pharmacist so I might be able to out fit all my lenses...🙄

 

[FifthLeaf]

Those snap on caps that the Zeiss and some CV lenses will easily pop off unless you snap them on the lens just right.

So I took an old filter, busted out the glass, and screwed in the filter ring. Then a $2 generic lens cap will easily slide on the ring.

 

[Frankie]

I have read similar posts in this forum. What snaps on, must snap off...

The solution is simple:

Use a screw-in type, or half of a filter stack cap set. They are usually made of metal and available for all common filter sizes...even on eBay, and cheap too. 😀