Lens "cap" for the large sun shade? at DVinfo.net

Sean McHenry · April 15th, 2004, 01:24 PM

I want to leave the large shade on all the time. What is everyone else using for a lens cap for these hoods?

Sean

Chris Thiele · April 15th, 2004, 04:53 PM

I had a Sony TRV30 video camera, killed it, but found that its smaller lens cap fits in the large hood. That's what I am using.

Frank Granovski · April 15th, 2004, 05:29 PM

That's what I use as well: the original lens cap inside the hood.

Chris Thiele · April 15th, 2004, 05:48 PM

Frank, what I mean is that I don't need to remove the hood to use it, this cap is a little samaller and clips neatly in the hood while fitted to the camera, easy to remove without taking the hood off.

Frank Granovski · April 15th, 2004, 07:30 PM

That's what I meant as well. All my caps fit onto the filter with the hood on the cam.

Sean McHenry · April 16th, 2004, 10:35 PM

On the PDX10 I can't get the smaller cap to work in the larger lens shade. We have 2 for the PDX10. The standard one is nice but the larger one is better, even in everyday use.

The larger lens shade for the PDX10 has nothing for the lens cap to grab. In fact, in the larger shade, as it is bayonet mounted (thanks Sony) there are no threads at all. I can't even put a UV filter on it as the hole is meant to allow adding accesory lenses to the actual lens itself and not the hood.

Know what I am saying here. It's a bit hard to explain, and an odd setup too.

Sean

April 15th, 2004, 01:24 PM	#1
Sean McHenry Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hilliard, Ohio Posts: 1,193	Lens "cap" for the large sun shade? I want to leave the large shade on all the time. What is everyone else using for a lens cap for these hoods? Sean __________________ ‘I don’t know what I’m doing, and I’m shooting on D.V.’ - my hero - David Lynch http://www.DeepBlueEdit.com

April 16th, 2004, 10:35 PM	#6
Sean McHenry Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hilliard, Ohio Posts: 1,193	On the PDX10 I can't get the smaller cap to work in the larger lens shade. We have 2 for the PDX10. The standard one is nice but the larger one is better, even in everyday use. The larger lens shade for the PDX10 has nothing for the lens cap to grab. In fact, in the larger shade, as it is bayonet mounted (thanks Sony) there are no threads at all. I can't even put a UV filter on it as the hole is meant to allow adding accesory lenses to the actual lens itself and not the hood. Know what I am saying here. It's a bit hard to explain, and an odd setup too. Sean __________________ ‘I don’t know what I’m doing, and I’m shooting on D.V.’ - my hero - David Lynch http://www.DeepBlueEdit.com

April 15th, 2004, 04:53 PM	#2
Chris Thiele Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Posts: 59	I had a Sony TRV30 video camera, killed it, but found that its smaller lens cap fits in the large hood. That's what I am using.

April 15th, 2004, 05:29 PM	#3
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	That's what I use as well: the original lens cap inside the hood.

April 15th, 2004, 05:48 PM	#4
Chris Thiele Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Posts: 59	Frank, what I mean is that I don't need to remove the hood to use it, this cap is a little samaller and clips neatly in the hood while fitted to the camera, easy to remove without taking the hood off.

April 15th, 2004, 07:30 PM	#5
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	That's what I meant as well. All my caps fit onto the filter with the hood on the cam.