They are mostly sold out at the moment, but I guess more will come soon.
I received them today and they are really, really great. The material is quite
amazing, very smooth and protective. Very cheap for such high quality.
I wish they were a tiny bit longer, so it's probably easier to put really
small lenses in the Medium size. 50 Lux will fit in Medium, but as I have an extra
lens hood, it's better fitting Large. 90 Cron APO fits in Large really well.
35 Cron fits Small.
p.1 #3 · Great small lens pouches for Leica M/NEX/m43
Made of an exclusive, specially-fabricated synthetic material, the case has the look and feel of neoprene but provides more cushioning for greater protection.
I don't know what the heck it's made of, but hopefully it doesn't off-gas nasty crap like chlorine, or contain traces of lead.
p.1 #6 · Great small lens pouches for Leica M/NEX/m43
How to describe it? It's kind of like synthetic silk, wrapping some kind of thin foam inside.
So it's smooth, very easy to put your lens inside and take it out. In the same time
it's very well protected as the foam is at the bottom and around.
With those small lenses the usual dividers in an average bag are useless
as they are always making spaces which are too big for one lens.
I took all the dividers out and put my lenses inside next to each other
protected by those pouches. Works much better.
p.1 #10 · Great small lens pouches for Leica M/NEX/m43
These look good, but what I'd really like is just one small, well-padded, rectangular case with dividers sized for a set of 5 or 6 rangefinder-sized lenses. I'd rather not deal with the individual pouches, if possible. I keep thinking someone must sell something like that, even for non-photography purposes, but I haven't run across it.
p.1 #11 · Great small lens pouches for Leica M/NEX/m43
Andrew,
Would you feel comfortable going capless for your lenses with these pouches? I've always hoped for small pouches I could just drop lenses into without worrying about putting front and rear caps on. I'm not terribly concerned with padding, but a nonabrasive surface would be great. Even better, something you could throw in the laundry now and again like a used microfiber cloth.
p.1 #12 · Great small lens pouches for Leica M/NEX/m43
uscmatt99 wrote:
Andrew,
Would you feel comfortable going capless for your lenses with these pouches? I've always hoped for small pouches I could just drop lenses into without worrying about putting front and rear caps on. I'm not terribly concerned with padding, but a nonabrasive surface would be great. Even better, something you could throw in the laundry now and again like a used microfiber cloth.
I don't know that I would ever do that... sooner or later you are bound to have maybe some sand or other dirt in there, which will act as an abrasive on your coatings.
p.1 #13 · Great small lens pouches for Leica M/NEX/m43
With a lens inside, the top is never closed fully, there is a little gap.
It's designed to be a tight fit and I think it works well that way.
Take a look at this pic from their website:
p.1 #15 · Great small lens pouches for Leica M/NEX/m43
alwang wrote:
These look good, but what I'd really like is just one small, well-padded, rectangular case with dividers sized for a set of 5 or 6 rangefinder-sized lenses. I'd rather not deal with the individual pouches, if possible. I keep thinking someone must sell something like that, even for non-photography purposes, but I haven't run across it.
I agree. The pouches are nice for transport, but I would find them inconvenient while shooting, at least if you're like me and regularly rotate through 3-4 lenses during an outing.
Are you looking for something to transport gear, or also to shoot out of? I bought this bag from MEC, which is a Canadian outdoors equipment co-op chain, and using dividers from a number of other bags (Domke, Think Tank) was able to reconfigure it into about 9 lens compartments and room for the camera. But due to the design, you always have to put it down on something to access anything other than the camera, which has a separate zip from the side, which I guess you could also keep a lens or two in. Therefore I use it for storage while traveling and will shoot from a CourierWare made to order satchel with a smaller assortment of lenses.
p.1 #19 · Great small lens pouches for Leica M/NEX/m43
The problem is with Amazon's restrictions on the shipment of many types of items outside the USA:
The following items can be shipped to almost all destinations outside the U.S.:
books
DVDs
music
VHS videos
Additionally, some products in the following categories:
automotive, baby, clothing, consumer electronics, health and personal care, home and garden, industrial and scientific, jewelry, pet supplies, shoes, software, sporting goods, tools, toys, video games, and watches
I agree, Amazon.ca has a very poor selection in comparison.
p.1 #20 · Great small lens pouches for Leica M/NEX/m43
rscheffler wrote:
Are you looking for something to transport gear, or also to shoot out of? I bought this bag from MEC, which is a Canadian outdoors equipment co-op chain, and using dividers from a number of other bags (Domke, Think Tank) was able to reconfigure it into about 9 lens compartments and room for the camera. But due to the design, you always have to put it down on something to access anything other than the camera, which has a separate zip from the side, which I guess you could also keep a lens or two in. Therefore I use it for storage while traveling and will shoot from a CourierWare made to order satchel with a smaller assortment of lenses. ...Show more →
Actually that MEC bag looks pretty good: I'll have to see if I can find something like that in the states; otherwise I might order it from them.
