Lens cases/holders?

[piero2025]

Hello,

having very recently come from the SLR world, I am amazed at the extremely convenient tiny size of RF lenses (LTM in my case). With reflex cameras, I was resigned at having a bulky case per lens in my backpack, but these tiny lenses made me think that I could try a different and more convenient solution.
Can you recommend cases? Or maybe even a multiple lens holder? I don't remember seeing lens cases for such small lenses when shopping for my reflex lenses.
Thanks!

 

[mpaniagua]

Don't really use lens cases. Sometimes I use socks on some of them. On my LF camera I use thes

https://www.amazon.com/Domke-F-34M-...8044223&sprefix=lens+wrap,aps,245&sr=8-5&th=1

They keepthe glass safe.

Regards

Marcelo

 

[Doug A]

I wrap my LTM lenses in 6'x7" or 12"x12" lint-free microfiber cleaning cloths with a rubber band to hold the roll closed.

 

[piero2025]

I wrap my LTM lenses in 6'x7" or 12"x12" lint-free microfiber cleaning cloths with a rubber band to hold the roll closed.

Thanks! What about shock protection? Don't they bump into each other?

 

[newst]

Back in the 1950-1960s when rangefinders and their lenses were popular, Canon, Nikon, and a number of other lens manufacturers sold their lenses in appropriately sized & shaped plastic and hard leather lens cases. There are a lot of these still out there. Not too expensive on eBay (depending on the branding).

 

[dexdog]

I have used the domke cloth cases as noted in the second post, they work well. I also have a few neoprene envelopes that work well, too. For smaller RF lens like 50mm and 35mm, I use the old bakelite boxes from Soviet era lenses, with a couple of circles of bubble wrap inside for additional cushioning. I have a bunch of these old boxes, even use them for storing nuts and bolts in my garage workshop.

 

[punkzter]

There are a slew of different small neoprene lens bags. Or small microfiber lens bags. I'd recommend looking into some of these before you get hard cases.

 

[Doug A]

Thanks! What about shock protection? Don't they bump into each other?

By the time the cloth is folded and wrapped around the lens there are several layers of material all around. I have been doing this for decades, first with athletic socks, and more recently with the microfiber cloths to minimize lint. I have had no issues.