Lens cap survey

Patrick Murphy · Dec 20, 2001

I used 3/4" (approx) square Velcro tabs to prevent the dreaded Lens Cap Dangle.

The hard Velcro I put on the lens cap itself. It blends in nicely.

The soft Velcro I put on the bottom left side. It does cover part of the "DSC-F707" label and the BFS-fix blue dot. But this is a more out-of-the-way location than the bottom center.

I put another soft Velcro tab on the side of my tripod head. It is very much out of the way when the F707 is tripod-mounted.

You can see a picture of the Velcro in use:

http://www.ofoto.com/PhotoView.jsp?UV=102668018490_46394968203&US=0&collid=59687868203&photoid=49687868203

WRIST STRAP

I didn't like the bulk of the Sony-supplied shoulder strap. I found a wrist strap from some device and use it, instead.

I mostly use the strap when my 4-year-old is taking pictures. His mom is a bit worried about him dropping the F707. But I trust him -- as long as he has the wrist strap on as well!

It is funny to see how he naturally assumes photographer positions, like the upside-down left hand cradle and the knee bend crouch. I don't do that, so I don't know where he got it from.

I will post some of his photos later.

-- Patrick Murphy

You Wish · Dec 20, 2001

Maybe you'd better not post his efforts. I'd hate to be put to shame by a 4 year old. LOL.

Patrick Murphy said:
I used 3/4" (approx) square Velcro tabs to prevent the dreaded Lens
Cap Dangle.

The hard Velcro I put on the lens cap itself. It blends in nicely.

The soft Velcro I put on the bottom left side. It does cover part
of the "DSC-F707" label and the BFS-fix blue dot. But this is a
more out-of-the-way location than the bottom center.

I put another soft Velcro tab on the side of my tripod head. It is
very much out of the way when the F707 is tripod-mounted.

You can see a picture of the Velcro in use:

http://www.ofoto.com/PhotoView.jsp?UV=102668018490_46394968203&US=0&collid=59687868203&photoid=49687868203

WRIST STRAP

I didn't like the bulk of the Sony-supplied shoulder strap. I found
a wrist strap from some device and use it, instead.

I mostly use the strap when my 4-year-old is taking pictures. His
mom is a bit worried about him dropping the F707. But I trust him
-- as long as he has the wrist strap on as well!

It is funny to see how he naturally assumes photographer positions,
like the upside-down left hand cradle and the knee bend crouch. I
don't do that, so I don't know where he got it from.

I will post some of his photos later.

-- Patrick Murphy

Callisto · Dec 20, 2001

ZipperZ said:
Ok....when you all first got your Sony cameras, there was a thin
black "Lens Cap Strap".
This strap, according to the manual, was supposed to be attached to
the cap then to the camera shoulder strap.

My 707 has one.
My s75 has none!

You Wish · Dec 20, 2001

Lens cap survey hits #1 on the charts.

ZipperZ said:
yes folks...just like the sticker survey, this will be regarded as
highly useless info with only one purpose to drive up the STF post
count...lmao

Ok....when you all first got your Sony cameras, there was a thin
black "Lens Cap Strap".
This strap, according to the manual, was supposed to be attached to
the cap then to the camera shoulder strap.

Who has actually done this?

my answer: NO lens cap strap...cap goes in pocket once i take it off.
con: almost lost it once...heehee
--
cheers
Zip
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John Charlesworth · Dec 20, 2001

I just give a tug on the black cord, retracting the cap all the way back to the cord-attachment point.

Quick, easy, works like a charm. I think it was mentioned in my Sony camcorder manual.

.... j

Patrick Murphy said:
I used 3/4" (approx) square Velcro tabs to prevent the dreaded Lens
Cap Dangle.

--BellaCoola Professional Web-Tracking

Shay Stephens · Dec 20, 2001

Ya that would be cool, I am going to look for something like that too.--Shay http://f707.shay.ws

Shay Stephens · Dec 20, 2001

Hahaha whats so funny is I have done the same mispelling thing myself ;-)--Shay http://f707.shay.ws

Larry Myers · Dec 20, 2001

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Jay Jervey · Dec 20, 2001

;-))
--Jay JerveySony DSC-F707

Howdy · Dec 20, 2001

I created (well, sort of as best I can) a similar setup for my film camera. I actually have a supply of lens caps, cause I kept losing them. Now that I won't be losing any more, I'm hoping they'll work as coasters or something.

Howdy,
F707; Strap on; Label on; Label from first digicam (S85) on cell phone.

Hans Bolte · Dec 20, 2001

Don't like it dangling around.

ZipperZ · Dec 20, 2001

YouWish said:
SFishy said:

Amy

Tigadee said:

Mine stays on well. It's a Marumi (Japanese) UV filter and it's
deep enough that the lens filter sits tight and snug.

Makes the lens barrel longer too... so maybe it does look phallic
after all! :-D

Tigadee

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dang...i'll have to get one of those filters. My Tiffen only has about 3 threads and the cap does not stay on at all--cheersZip

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Ron Baker57358 · Dec 20, 2001

Zipper,

I followed the instructions to the letter. Yes, it looks dorky just dangling there, but guess what???? I'll never leave it anywhere! I am notorious for that!

Ron

BTW, I still have my colorful sticker on! ;-)

ZipperZ said:
yes folks...just like the sticker survey, this will be regarded as
highly useless info with only one purpose to drive up the STF post
count...lmao

Ok....when you all first got your Sony cameras, there was a thin
black "Lens Cap Strap".
This strap, according to the manual, was supposed to be attached to
the cap then to the camera shoulder strap.

Who has actually done this?

my answer: NO lens cap strap...cap goes in pocket once i take it off.
con: almost lost it once...heehee
--
cheers
Zip
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BFS: NO
Sticker Status: ON...but on upsidedown
Pie Chute: UnCorked for the holidays
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Ed (;¬ >) · Dec 20, 2001

A seemingly simple question.

On my film cameras I always used velcro on the cap and on the camera strap, near the shoulder. My F505v didn't come with a shoulder strap—just some weenie little wrist strap.

So, first I added a shoulder strap (from my Handycam—my film camera strap was bigger than the entire digicam. Of course, it had to hold up almost 3 pounds what with lens and flash and... but I digress) but that was too narrow for a secure attachment.

So I tethered the cap as per instructions.

But then it kept flopping around and getting tangled up in the neckstrap—which, because of viewing through the LCD I never wore while shooting. So I slapped a piece of Velcro™ on it and then tried to figure out where to stick it (no comments from the Peanut Gallery, please.)

Finally I decided that the flash cover was the only logical out-of-the-way place on the camera. Now I have a digicam that looks like a miniature AWACS plane.

ZipperZ said:
yes folks...just like the sticker survey, this will be regarded as
highly useless info with only one purpose to drive up the STF post
count...lmao

Ok....when you all first got your Sony cameras, there was a thin
black "Lens Cap Strap".
This strap, according to the manual, was supposed to be attached to
the cap then to the camera shoulder strap.

Who has actually done this?

my answer: NO lens cap strap...cap goes in pocket once i take it off.
con: almost lost it once...heehee
--
cheers
Zip
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BFS: NO
Sticker Status: ON...but on upsidedown
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Kerry Beverly · Dec 20, 2001

I am working on Velcro attached the flat transition part the strap. Early testing seems to indicate that the AWACS position might be less trouble prone.
Kerry Beverly

Ed (;¬ > ) said:
On my film cameras I always used velcro on the cap and on the
camera strap, near the shoulder. My F505v didn't come with a
shoulder strap—just some weenie little wrist strap.

So, first I added a shoulder strap (from my Handycam—my film camera
strap was bigger than the entire digicam. Of course, it had to hold
up almost 3 pounds what with lens and flash and... but I digress)
but that was too narrow for a secure attachment.

So I tethered the cap as per instructions.

But then it kept flopping around and getting tangled up in the
neckstrap—which, because of viewing through the LCD I never wore
while shooting. So I slapped a piece of Velcro™ on it and then
tried to figure out where to stick it (no comments from the Peanut
Gallery, please.)

Finally I decided that the flash cover was the only logical
out-of-the-way place on the camera. Now I have a digicam that looks
like a miniature AWACS plane.

ZipperZ said:

yes folks...just like the sticker survey, this will be regarded as
highly useless info with only one purpose to drive up the STF post
count...lmao

Ok....when you all first got your Sony cameras, there was a thin
black "Lens Cap Strap".
This strap, according to the manual, was supposed to be attached to
the cap then to the camera shoulder strap.

Who has actually done this?

my answer: NO lens cap strap...cap goes in pocket once i take it off.
con: almost lost it once...heehee
--
cheers
Zip
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BFS: NO
Sticker Status: ON...but on upsidedown
Pie Chute: UnCorked for the holidays
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Click to expand...

--Kerry Beverly

Gerrit Pang · Dec 20, 2001

Mine is attached as Sony wants it to be.

ZipperZ said:
yes folks...just like the sticker survey, this will be regarded as
highly useless info with only one purpose to drive up the STF post
count...lmao

Ok....when you all first got your Sony cameras, there was a thin
black "Lens Cap Strap".
This strap, according to the manual, was supposed to be attached to
the cap then to the camera shoulder strap.

Who has actually done this?

my answer: NO lens cap strap...cap goes in pocket once i take it off.
con: almost lost it once...heehee
--
cheers
Zip
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
BFS: NO
Sticker Status: ON...but on upsidedown
Pie Chute: UnCorked for the holidays
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Geoff Caplan · Dec 20, 2001

Have always immediately attached the lens cap strap to the camera on all the Sony digital cameras I have owned. I am afraid I'll lose it.

It is a pain to have it hanging down in front of you when you're trying to shoot, though.

-Geoff

ZipperZ said:
yes folks...just like the sticker survey, this will be regarded as
highly useless info with only one purpose to drive up the STF post
count...lmao

Ok....when you all first got your Sony cameras, there was a thin
black "Lens Cap Strap".
This strap, according to the manual, was supposed to be attached to
the cap then to the camera shoulder strap.

Who has actually done this?

my answer: NO lens cap strap...cap goes in pocket once i take it off.
con: almost lost it once...heehee
--
cheers
Zip
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
BFS: NO
Sticker Status: ON...but on upsidedown
Pie Chute: UnCorked for the holidays
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--Geoff [email protected] http://www.pbase.com/geoffreyrcaplan/AOL Instant Messenger:grcaplan2002

Bill Harris70164 · Dec 20, 2001

Whats a lens cap?

Ed (;¬ >) · Dec 20, 2001

Kerry, you may have coined a new phrase. Hmmmm

The Dark Angel in AWACS position. Sounds salacious.

-Ed (Everyone please move to the AWACS Position) W.
http://www.pbase.com/ewaldorph/dpreview
Sony F505v (with Canon 500D +2 lens for macros)
(;¬ þ)

Kerry Beverly said:
Ed (;¬ > ) said:

On my film cameras I always used velcro on the cap and on the
camera strap, near the shoulder. My F505v didn't come with a
shoulder strap—just some weenie little wrist strap.

So, first I added a shoulder strap (from my Handycam—my film camera
strap was bigger than the entire digicam. Of course, it had to hold
up almost 3 pounds what with lens and flash and... but I digress)
but that was too narrow for a secure attachment.

So I tethered the cap as per instructions.

But then it kept flopping around and getting tangled up in the
neckstrap—which, because of viewing through the LCD I never wore
while shooting. So I slapped a piece of Velcro™ on it and then
tried to figure out where to stick it (no comments from the Peanut
Gallery, please.)

Finally I decided that the flash cover was the only logical
out-of-the-way place on the camera. Now I have a digicam that looks
like a miniature AWACS plane.

ZipperZ said:

yes folks...just like the sticker survey, this will be regarded as
highly useless info with only one purpose to drive up the STF post
count...lmao

Ok....when you all first got your Sony cameras, there was a thin
black "Lens Cap Strap".
This strap, according to the manual, was supposed to be attached to
the cap then to the camera shoulder strap.

Who has actually done this?

my answer: NO lens cap strap...cap goes in pocket once i take it off.
con: almost lost it once...heehee
--
cheers
Zip
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
BFS: NO
Sticker Status: ON...but on upsidedown
Pie Chute: UnCorked for the holidays
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Click to expand...

Click to expand...

--
Kerry Beverly

Carpe Diem · Dec 20, 2001

I could never figure it out. I am a pocket kinda guy;-)--'Build a man a fire and keep him warm for the night, set a man afire and keep him warm for the rest of his life.'-AnonymousTastless humor inspired by the famous 'teach a man to fish' quote.

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