etrigan63
Rangefinder Padawan
I seem to recall a discussion of lens pouches and I remember someone mentioning a soft pouch perfect for M lenses. Can anyone recall/recommend one of these? I want to prevent my lenses from scratching each other.
sepiareverb
genius and moron
The pouches that came with the Contax G lenses are very nice- I have a bunch of those, but the G lenses were smaller than many of the M lenses so this isn't a great solution for everything you may have. I had a chinese pouch that was pretty good- many sizes available on ebay, but I can't seem to find them on ebay today. American Eagle has some listed that seem similar, the Chinese ones were leather with a microfiber lining.
kuvvy
Well-known
Is this the kind of thing you're looking for etrigan63? They are not made specifically for lenses but are pretty good. These nylon pouches measure 10cm high and have a base diameter of 6cm and have a drawstring fastening. Don't know if they will fit your Leica lenses (I'm too poor to afford them) but if they do and you can make use of them...they're yours.
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Graham Line
Well-known
A local leather-working shop sold me a couple nice side-zippered ones for my little Voigtlander lenses, but the owner said they are so fiddly to make his suppliers don't like doing them. But you could get some custom-made pretty cheaply.
etrigan63
Rangefinder Padawan
Yes, just like those! Who said I had Leica glass? CV & Zeiss my friend in M mount.
payasam
a.k.a. Mukul Dube
chut
Luceat Lux Vestra
I use an old Gara Gear protective wrap that used to contain my SLR lens. Domke makes wraps as well.
http://www.tiffen.com/results.html?search_type_no=9&tablename=domke&family=Domke+Camera+Bags&
http://www.tiffen.com/results.html?search_type_no=9&tablename=domke&family=Domke+Camera+Bags&
Bill58
Native Texan
The best ones I've found are the thick, black Neoprene foam w/ a nylon top bags I buy here in Korea. They're about $6.00 and come in three sizes w/ a stout drawstring/ keeper and a strong nylon webbing attachment for the belt. Their brand name is "puleme". Maybe you can Google them or get them off ebay. Like Japan, a lot of good Korean products don't get to the rest of the world due to one reason--language. Many small businesses don't have anyone who can write decent English.
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akptc
Shoot first, think later
When I need a lens pouch I usually visit a small local photo store and dig inside their used-lens-pouch crate, they normally have hundreds of them in all sizes, I get them for $1-$2 a pop.
etrigan63
Rangefinder Padawan
Kuvvy,
the pouches arrived safe and sound. Work great on my lenses. Had to take the hood off of my Zeiss 21mm for it to fit.