Bower Pro Lens Cap Keeper for SLR Cameras 636980512693 by Bower Camera
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Digital camera reviews of Bower Pro Lens Cap Keeper for SLR Cameras 636980512693
Digital camera Review: Item did not arrive.
Summary: 1 Stars
This item has still not arrived. The sender claims to have mailed it to me several times. I ordered it a month ago. Very disappointing.Digital camera Review: Keeper falls off zoom lens
Summary: 3 Stars
The lens cap keeper is "attached" to the lens via an elastic band. The problem is that when the lens is retracted, there is little room for the band and it easily falls off the lens.
However, for the price you cant complain too much.
Digital camera Review: Leashed for life. Sort of like marriage.
Summary: 5 Stars
The Canon Powershot SX10IS 10MP Digital Camera with 20x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom I recently purchased has at least two minor design flaws. First, the lens cap isn't attached to the camera. This would be less of a problem if, second, the little doobies - that's the technical term - on the sides of the cap that one finger-squeezes to release it from the lens were more pronounced (such as the ones on my venerable Canon-AE1 SLR), but they have an awkwardly low profile and I can see accidentally dropping the cap into the dirt on its way to my shirt pocket as I fumble to snap off a shot of those pesky UFOs that frequently hover over my house. Anyway, I can't do much about the low profile doobies or the UFOs, but I immediately went looking for a lens tether, and decided upon the BOWER CK501, which I received today.
The CK501's elastic loop fits perfectly snug around the base of the lens barrel. The 4.5 inch tether seems just the right length to me though others have considered it too short. I did note that another reviewer thought that the adhesive on the attachment button needed to be stronger, so I just made that irrelevant from the get go by using a drop of superglue; that little puppy isn't straying anywhere.
I have no reason to think the CK501 won't work out just fine. If it comes up lacking, I'll get back to you.
P.S. 9/21/09: I've now hiked down into the Grand Canyon and to remote lakes in the Rocky Mountain National Park carrying the SX10IS with the lens cap tethered by the CK501. The attachment button adhered to the cap at each of many photo ops along the way, the adhesive no doubt supplemented by that drop of superglue. In any case, the tether did its job to perfection. Without it, it's probable that I would've dropped the cap into the trail dust, a creek, or lake at some point.
Digital camera Review: Lens Cap
Summary: 5 Stars
It works exactly as I had hoped. If it keeps me from losing my lens cap it is worth more than I paid.Digital camera Review: Lens Cap Keeper
Summary: 4 Stars
One of 2 brands that I bought. Both do the job but for larger SLR lenses, it is a tight fit around the barrel but still usable. Recommended though especially if you don't want to lose your lens caps and risk exposing your large and very expensive lenses and filters like Käsemann until you get a replacement.