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p.1 #1 · Switching lenses through the day

Curious as to what all of you are doing in terms of how you switch through lenses throughout the day, obvious it's easy if you have an assistant but when you don't...

Do you leave both your rear cap and your lens cap off? Are you using lens filters so you can leave the cap off?

I've noticed watching some of the CreativeLive instructors they leave both caps off or more often at least the lens cap. I think both Sal and J* have both off (yes I am aware of the general opinion on J*'s photography but I am just curious about everyone's day-of workflow/shooting flow right now)

Jan 04, 2013 at 01:59 PM

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p.1 #2 · Switching lenses through the day

I just keep the lens caps off while the lenses are in my shoulder bag. Makes swapping lenses quick. Once i'm done for the day and i put lenses in my rolling bag I'll put the rear lens caps on.

Jan 04, 2013 at 02:26 PM

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p.1 #3 · Switching lenses through the day

Scott Mosher wrote:
I just keep the lens caps off while the lenses are in my shoulder bag. Makes swapping lenses quick. Once i'm done for the day and i put lenses in my rolling bag I'll put the rear lens caps on.

^^^ This ....

Jan 04, 2013 at 02:51 PM

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p.1 #4 · Switching lenses through the day

Who is J? Jonas Peterson?
What do people here think about his photography?

Jan 04, 2013 at 05:04 PM

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p.1 #5 · Switching lenses through the day

I leave them on because I have OCD about that kind of stuff

Jan 04, 2013 at 05:13 PM

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p.1 #6 · Switching lenses through the day

heikoM wrote:
Who is J? Jonas Peterson?

Jasmine Starr

I tend to leave caps off during the day...sometimes the wifey comes in behind me and puts them back on. For me, speed is the issue, and I don't want to be fumbling with caps. Besides, the most often I touch them the more often I lose them. We only have a few lenses with filters on, btw.

Jan 04, 2013 at 05:14 PM

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p.1 #7 · Switching lenses through the day

I always leave rear caps and hoods on, and I swap out of a Boda bag. Never been hindered by it, and I don't have to worry about crud in the lens mount/contacts. Front caps go back on at end of day when everything gets packed into a Pelican case.

Jan 04, 2013 at 05:21 PM

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p.1 #8 · Switching lenses through the day

I have rear cap on. The front cap is almost never on.

Jan 04, 2013 at 05:24 PM

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p.1 #9 · Switching lenses through the day

Front and rear caps come off ONLY when the lens is in use. Otherwise they are on 24/7. I carry 7-8 lenses and two bodies on a belt system (Think Tank + LowePro) and change lenses frequently - never dropped a lens or had any other mishap. Don't be in a rush when changing lenses, plan ahead, get help if needed.

Jan 04, 2013 at 05:28 PM

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p.1 #10 · Switching lenses through the day

Oh...

Jasmine Starr - I...see....

I always have rear caps, never front caps, but either filters or hoods. Don´t change often.

heiko

Jan 04, 2013 at 08:15 PM

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p.1 #11 · Switching lenses through the day

Fronts either have a filter or a hood. Rear lens caps off.

Jan 04, 2013 at 09:50 PM

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p.1 #12 · Switching lenses through the day

When shooting: front and rear caps are off and hoods on
When traveling/storing: both on

Jan 04, 2013 at 09:56 PM

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p.1 #13 · Switching lenses through the day

if the lenses are in my lens changer then the caps are off and the hoods are on.

Jan 04, 2013 at 10:09 PM

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p.1 #14 · Switching lenses through the day

Both front and rear caps off for me.

Jan 04, 2013 at 11:10 PM

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p.1 #15 · Switching lenses through the day

People use those things?

Mine are all in a box somewhere.

Jan 04, 2013 at 11:38 PM

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p.1 #16 · Switching lenses through the day

I keep rear caps on, front off. My gear is regularly exposed to sand and it never all comes off, no matter what I do to clean it. So I try to keep sand out of the body (and off the sensor) by keeping rear caps on the lenses.

Jan 05, 2013 at 12:18 AM

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p.1 #17 · Switching lenses through the day

Depends on the lens. Ones I use a lot, rear cap with that facing up, no front. Things like macro that only come out once or twice I recap front and back. Try to fully recap things before I go home. Mostly to know I have them all. Hoods on lenses with big fronts like a 70-200. No filters.

Jan 05, 2013 at 12:23 AM

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p.1 #18 · Switching lenses through the day

Even on my batteries I keep the caps on (yes those orange things)

so yes I keep both rear and front on all the time when not on the camera, no filters though.

Jan 05, 2013 at 08:55 AM

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p.1 #19 · Switching lenses through the day

I always have both lens caps on. Only done 1 wedding but didn't find it a problem quickly changing and having to remove the caps.

Jan 05, 2013 at 09:53 AM

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p.1 #20 · Switching lenses through the day

never use either, even after weddings, lens get cleaned and put back into my pelican case.

Jan 05, 2013 at 12:43 PM

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