"Bruce Murphy" wrote in message
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"George" writes:

Am I the only one who is really annoyed by (and hates) the newer Nikon
snap
on lens caps? The older snap-on caps had the snap on mechanism on the
side
of the cap such that you would hold and install the cap with one
hand...the
newer ones have the latch mechanism on the FRONT of the cap so that you
cannot depress the catch and hold the cap without it wanting to move
away
from your hand. Does anyone know of any reason this design MIGHT be
considered better and not just a crappy design? The way the cap wants
to
move away from the hand, I'm worried about scratching my lens. Geez,
I'm
thinking of buying a decent lenscap and smashing this POS.

Well, they're better for getting the damn things on and off under hoods.

B

I guess I'd agree that they make it POSSIBLE to get them on and off under
hoods...but, from what I've seen, if you value your lens you won't do it
that
way.