Joe_Incognito
Newbie
When I bought my 35S it had no lens cap, I was ok with that, but I noticed the cap from a roll of Ilford HP5 was really close to the same size, so with a bit of trimming I gained a new lens cap 
DIY Lens cap for Rollei 35s by Joe Incognito, on Flickr
DIY Lens cap for Rollei 35s by Joe Incognito, on Flickr
konicaman
konicaman
Nice! Recycling is a good thing. Thanks for sharing.
David Hughes
David Hughes
Hi,
Don't throw away the rest of the plastic container. Cut down they make great rear lens caps for the Jupiter-12 and - who knows? - perhaps for the Carl Zeiss version which I could never afford.
Regards, David
Don't throw away the rest of the plastic container. Cut down they make great rear lens caps for the Jupiter-12 and - who knows? - perhaps for the Carl Zeiss version which I could never afford.
Regards, David
rbsinto
Well-known
You can find caps for almost every size lens front element or shade front end by checking the shelves in the Supermarket or Pharmacy.
I currently use a tennis ball tube snap cap, a soda can re-sealer snap cap, a tuna fish can, a plastic cap from paint spray can, a baby's bum cream metal screw cap, spice bottle plastic screw caps, a modified lid from a plastic muffin holder, a plastic cap from a glass dried spaghetti jar, and even have a spare hood or lens front element cover for a 300 2.8 tele made from a decorative plastic toilet paper can.
I've always considered the manufacturer's caps to be so over-engineered to be useless, and at the same time shamefully overpriced, so I don't bother with them and use modified lids and containers instead. I consider my gear to be tools so while these caps aren't as spiffy looking as the real things, they work just as well and that's all that concerns me.
I currently use a tennis ball tube snap cap, a soda can re-sealer snap cap, a tuna fish can, a plastic cap from paint spray can, a baby's bum cream metal screw cap, spice bottle plastic screw caps, a modified lid from a plastic muffin holder, a plastic cap from a glass dried spaghetti jar, and even have a spare hood or lens front element cover for a 300 2.8 tele made from a decorative plastic toilet paper can.
I've always considered the manufacturer's caps to be so over-engineered to be useless, and at the same time shamefully overpriced, so I don't bother with them and use modified lids and containers instead. I consider my gear to be tools so while these caps aren't as spiffy looking as the real things, they work just as well and that's all that concerns me.