Oriental Hobbies announced that smart cap for the 16-50mm E-mount lens. It opens automatically when you “Open” the lens. The bad news is that you can buy it in Japan only.
P.S.: A curios coincidence: The Olympus OM lens caps fit E mount (SonyAlphaForum).
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Sony could integrate it into the next revision of this lens.
And there is a nice camera in the background which does not exist yet? Am I right?
I compared it with the A5000, A5100 and A6000. It looks like a Nex7 but not completly identical.
Just a nice try or does this company allready have the data of a new Alpha model?
@SAR_admin are there any news on the upcoming releases. I’m still hoping…
It is just a Nex 5T or so, nothing to get excited about. Forget the A7000 it will not happen, sorry for you!
If this what you saying is true… than aps-c line is dead…!?
better not invest in sony aps-c lenses.
Noncence, there is the A6000, the A5100, the A5000, the A3000, all APS-C, why must there be a camera that does not sell very well as the price is to high compared with the other cameras in the range….
People forget those cameras are only about a year old and the a6000 is a awesome camera. I like it more than my a7
That’s great! But how does it work? Does it work for other lenses too?
There is a version for Panasonic 14-42 PZ (which I think works on the Olympus 14-42 EZ as well). Olympus also sells the similar lens cap LC-37C for the 14-42 EZ.
I think the Chinese merchants wouldn’t let us wait too long…
Actually this is a chinese product (I recognised the brand JJC) and can be bought on eBay from China and the US and can be shipped worldwide.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=jjc+16-50mm&LH_PrefLoc=2&_from=R40&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xjjc+16-50mm+auto.TRS0&_nkw=jjc+16-50mm+auto&_sacat=0
wow! i love this!
You can buy it on amazon.com under the name “Fotasy ACS1650 Z-S16-50 Auto Lens Cap”. Ships to Europe, too.
“It opens automatically when you “Open” the lens”
But how does it work? Like an Aperture ring? But then it won’t be automatic?
There is a pin that touches the focus ring. If the lens unfolds, it loses contact, and the shutter is opened.
Aah! Very clever design. But they forgot to make a provision for Filter Threads! So, that means no Polarizers / Filters…
Maybe chekcout Hoocap hood+lenscap in one. A bit expensive but interessting solution.
http://www.hoocap.com/en/index.php
Had a similar device for an old Olympus… unless they have made some serious improvements it isn’t going to be worth it because while the cap will protect the lens from bumps the closure isn’t tight enough to keep dust out. A regular lens cap will still provide much better dust protection.
I have an identical lens cap by JJC. They ship to the US and elsewhere. I took a video and reviewed it here: http://betterfamilyphotos.blogspot.com/2015/03/must-have-lens-cap-for-sony-and-mft.html
“Oriental Hobbies”? Wow.