The best fitting pouches for my lenses (55-200, Laowa, KamLan)

Dear all

This is maybe more a piece of documentation that is hopefully useful for some of my readers.

So, I always find it time consuming to search for lens pouches. This is mostly because many sellers and manufacturers do not indicate the internal dimensions of their lens bags, or they do not clearly state whether the dimensions they list for their products are internal or external. They sometimes recommend pouches for certain focal lengths but this is of course way too imprecise for a proper selection. (If there are any sellers or manufacturers among the readers: please be precise in your 'details'!)

This is why I thought it could be useful to post my pouches which are a result of multiple hours of work I hope it is OK to place this here.

In my case, lens caps must and lens hoods should fit into the pouch.

All measurements were done on my own and are of course without liability.

Fujinon XF 55-200 mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS.

• Lens: length w/ caps 14.2 cm; diameter of lens hood 8.3 cm; max diameter of lens w/o hood 7.5 cm.
• Bag for lens with the hood reversely mounted: Neewer no 10089676 ('18-300 mm'). Internal length ca 15.5 cm; internal diameter ca 8.5 cm; external length ca 17 cm; external diameter ca 11 cm.
• Fit: good.

Laowa 9 mm f/2.8 Ultra Wide Angle for Fuji-X.

• Lens: length w/ caps 6.8 cm; max diameter with lens hood reversely mounted 5.8 cm (the hood doesn't make a big difference w.r.t. diameter).
• Bag for lens with the hood reversely mounted: a no name bag from Amazon "62 x 68 mm", Amazon identifier (ASIN) B00LZ4CA76. Internal length ca 6.8 cm; internal diameter ca 6.2 cm; external length ca 8.5 cm; external diameter ca 7.5 cm.
• Fit: just perfect! Be aware of the fact that this bag is thin and offers no secure protection. Maybe use a second bag if need be.

Laowa 15 mm f/4 Wide Angle 1:1 Macro with mounted Fuji-X adapter.

• Lens: length w/ caps and w/ adapter (it's a Kipon; I never take it off) 11.5 cm; max diameter w/o lens hood 8.4 cm. The lens hood is so large that I need to store it separately.
• Bag for lens w/o hood: Eirmai L2030. Internal length ca 14 cm; internal diameter ca 8 cm; external length ca 15 cm; external diameter ca 11 cm.
• Fit: diameter is perfect, length of pouch could be a bit shorter. This lens is challenging to package in a pouch because its outer diameter varies greatly over its length. Before putting it into its pouch, I wrap a piece of plastic foam around the slimmer part.

Laowa 65 mm f/2.8 APO 2:1 Ultra Macro for Fuji-X.

• Lens: length w/ caps 11.6 cm; max diameter with the lens hood reversely mounted 6.1 cm (the hood doesn't make a big difference w.r.t. diameter).
• Bag for lens with the hood reversely mounted: LowePro 8 x 12 cm LP36978-0WW. Internal length ca 12.5 cm; internal diameter ca 8 cm; external length ca 14.5 cm; external diameter ca 11 cm.
• Fit: length fits perfectly. Diameter of the pouch actually needed to be way smaller but I found no more suitable bag - but I won't complain about a slim lens! I simply wrap a piece of plastic foam around it.

KamLan 50 mm f/1.1 Mark II for Fuji-X.

• Lens: length w/ caps and lens hood mounted 10.4 cm; max diameter with lens hood reversely mounted 7.4 cm (not much less diameter if you remove the hood). I never screw the lens hood off to be faster. If you screw it off and mount it reversely (which of course does not contribute to length), length is 8.6 cm.
• Bag for lens with the hood fully mounted: Tasmanian Tiger Modular lens bag VL, no. 7173.043. Take insert out. Internal length ca 12 cm (w/o insert); internal diameter ca 7.5 cm; external length ca 13 cm; external diameter ca 10 cm.
• Fit: just perfect with lens hood mounted!

Comments, questions, alternative suggestions, or other ideas welcome!

BR,

Martin