Finders - how do you carry them?

[Terao]

In the interests of travelling light I tend just to pop my finders in my pockets when they're off the camera. Only issue there is that I have to make sure (a) my expensive 12mm finder doesn't fall out and (b) there's nothing in the pocket to scratch them. I'm loathe to carry lens cases around (have a couple of universal cases for my Tamrac belt which obviously don't have finder compartments).

How do you carry yours?

First person to post "I just have a body per lens to solve this problem" gets a special GAS counselling course 🙄

 

[minimicrite]

I'm horribly paranoid about my CV 25/4 finder for some reason. (The lens, too.) I walked all over the house looking for small boxes, and all I could come up with was the box my wedding ring came in. I took the paper/felt bit out that held the ring, and put a bit of foam at the bottom over the bare metal, and the finder fits perfectly. It fits snug enough that it doesn't move around at all.

Ultimately, though, I'd like to get one of the CV lens/finder leather cases. They make a couple of them, for the different size lenses. They aren't horribly expensive, but are too much of a "want" for me right now.

 

[flashover]

Hum on my camera most of the time. The rest of the time in my bag somewhere. Haven't lost on yet.

 

[peter_n]

In a little (thick) plastic bag.

 

[rbiemer]

I have a small leather case--50s or 60s vintage and very nicely made but I have no idea what it was originally for-- that will hold my turret finder(when it is at home it stays in the Bakelite box it came in). The CV 21 finder I keep in the velvet(?) bag it came with. I don't have anything better than a small zip-lock bag for the 135 finder yet.
Rob

 

[raid]

I have maybe 6-8 external finders, and I have not lost any yet. Each is in a separate small ziploc bag beside the cameras.

Raid

 

[akalai]

I ususally leave my finders on my cameras but I use the old trick of placing one end of a rubber band around the foot of the finder, twisiting it, and then placing the other end around the base of the lens making a figure "8."

This way even if you bump the finder the rubber band should prevent it from coming out completely. Fingers crossed!!! 🙂

 

[ray_g]

I have an old baby sock that i use for the 21mm finder.