Anyone making their own lens cases?

Do you have a price list:smile:

They look great.

mike

 

yeah, yeah...driving up the price already, huh:smile:

Nice work, good luck.

mike

 

Nice job!
Not for lens cases, but I do have a relative who made a couple of leather lens covers for my long glass (300 and 400 mm f/2.8).
They are better than the ones provided by Nikon!

 

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Looks good!

 

Great idea. I may have my wife make one of these for my tripod.

 

Hi Paul! :smile:
With pleasure, here are a few quick snaps I took for you this morning (on my AF-I 300mm f/2.8).
The cover, made by my sister-in-law, is of real leather.



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Wow!
Nice leather cover frits, and ultimind that pouch looks great, love the color theme!

 

David,

Your drawstring would look much better with heat-shrink tubing instead of the tape.
I'm sure you could find them cheaper elsewhere.

Shoe strings would also work if they are not too long.

The bag looks good by the way.

MikeT

 

My pouches are going for the most rugged award . . . :smile:

I don't remember where I read about making these, but I needed something for day-hiking/backpacking. None of the dedicated camera bags provide a place for hydration systems (like the Camelback brand, for example) and that is what works for me, so I had to come up with a way to protect my lenses and use the multiple packs I have. So . . .



They're not pretty, but they work.

 

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David and Frits very nice work.
Wileec: Damn are those ugly:tongue:. And they look total funtional and would give excellent protection:smile:. I think Im going to make some myself. thanks for the idea.

Gregory

 

David,
Back at the sewing machine eh?
And still in R&D?

Need I remind you that folks here are ready to buy? :biggrin:

Well by all means post up a couple pictures of version 2!

Actually, I can sew some myself. I used to work on sewing machines many years ago. :redface:


MikeT

 

Ugly they are. I definitely wasn't going for style points with these. I've created all kinds of nice bags for other things as I'm fairly creative and have good access to many materials for outdoor clothing and products. And my wife has two sewing machines and a serger, so together we are a potent pair. The goal for these, though was protection I didn't have to give a second thought to. I wanted shock protection and physical protection and these accomplish that. I did use blue tape to go with the blue foam. :wink:

 

David,

the one thing I would do differently with your bags, but it will add time and require more precision on your part. I would sew the outer layer and inner layer separately, so their seems could be inside, in essence against each other and not against the lens. Unless you hot cut those edges - over time they will fray, which means bits of stuff floating around with your lens. If you did hot cut the edges - depending on the quality of the cut and the thickness of the material, it can create an edge that is quite tough and scratchy - all the more reason to have those seems to the inside. The two halves plus whatever you incorporate for padding can be mated with a couple tacks at the bottom, then finished at the top, with drawstring, or zippers, as it seems you are now using.

If you are using a non-cotton drawstring - burning the ends and rolling them (carefully!) in your fingers produces a nicely finished end that will not unravel - which I am assuming is why you had tape on the ends.