Replacement lens cap for EF 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS USM?

Lost the lens cap for my Canon EF 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS USM. Need to get
another one urgently in the next few days. The filter size is 58mm.

Is there any particular part-number or model-number for the lens cap?
I've seen the following description for one lens cap at Park Cameras:

"Canon E58U Lens Cap for EF Lenses with USM"

I'm assuming that this is for 58mm filter-sized lenses and that it
will fit my lens. Is that correct?

Thanks in advance!

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Lost the lens cap for my Canon EF 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS USM. Need to get
another one urgently in the next few days. The filter size is 58mm.

Is there any particular part-number or model-number for the lens cap?
I've seen the following description for one lens cap at Park Cameras:

"Canon E58U Lens Cap for EF Lenses with USM"

I'm assuming that this is for 58mm filter-sized lenses and that it
will fit my lens. Is that correct?

Thanks in advance!


The only thing it says on the inside of the cap is E-58mm Kulvinder.

T.

Tony Gartshore wrote in
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In article , real-address-
says...
Lost the lens cap for my Canon EF 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS USM. Need to get
another one urgently in the next few days. The filter size is 58mm.

Is there any particular part-number or model-number for the lens cap?
I've seen the following description for one lens cap at Park Cameras:

"Canon E58U Lens Cap for EF Lenses with USM"

I'm assuming that this is for 58mm filter-sized lenses and that it
will fit my lens. Is that correct?

Thanks in advance!


The only thing it says on the inside of the cap is E-58mm Kulvinder.

T.

Kulvinder:

See if you can get a Nikon center-click lens cap. I got them for all my
(Canon) lenses that use hoods. Because your fingers move the spring-
loaded operator at the center of the cap instead of the edge, you can
put them on easily by just reaching inside the hood.

In USA, I would buy this:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...EG/Nikon_4747_
58mm_Snap_On_Lens_Cap.html

Until you get a replacement, keep the hood on and pull a plastic bag
over the front of the lens. Good luck! ~Ray

On Sun, 02 Mar 2008 10:12:25 +0000, Kulvinder Singh Matharu
wrote:

Lost the lens cap for my Canon EF 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS USM. Need to get
another one urgently in the next few days. The filter size is 58mm.

Thanks all. I'll get the E58U.

--
Kulvinder Singh Matharu

Website : www.MetalVortex.com
Contact : www.MetalVortex.com/contact

Blog : www.MetalVortex.com/blog
Experimental : www.NinjaTrek.com

Brain! Brain! What is brain?!

"Kulvinder Singh Matharu" wrote in message
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Lost the lens cap for my Canon EF 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS USM. Need to get
another one urgently in the next few days. The filter size is 58mm.
Just go to the closest camera store and buy a 58mm lens cap. All you get
from a name brand cap is more conspicuous consumtion.
Jim

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"Kulvinder Singh Matharu" wrote in
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Lost the lens cap for my Canon EF 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS USM. Need to get
another one urgently in the next few days. The filter size is 58mm.
Just go to the closest camera store and buy a 58mm lens cap. All you
get from a name brand cap is more conspicuous consumtion.
Jim



Jim: YMMV, of course, but I have tried some of the brand-X caps and found
them to be flimsy and ill-fitting. Eventually I replaced them with good
quality caps away rather than risk losing them if they popped off the lens.
When the difference is $5 or $10, it was hard for me to justify the
savings. I like the Nikon center-click caps, and find they fit pretty well
on all my lenses. But if I found myself without a cap, I agree - even the
cheapest is better than none! ~Ray

Ray Paseur wrote:
"Jim" wrote in
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"Kulvinder Singh Matharu" wrote in
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Lost the lens cap for my Canon EF 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS USM. Need to get
another one urgently in the next few days. The filter size is 58mm.
Just go to the closest camera store and buy a 58mm lens cap. All you
get from a name brand cap is more conspicuous consumtion.
Jim



Jim: YMMV, of course, but I have tried some of the brand-X caps and found
them to be flimsy and ill-fitting. Eventually I replaced them with good
quality caps away rather than risk losing them if they popped off the lens.

Or just annoying fumbling around trying to get it on the lens.

When the difference is $5 or $10, it was hard for me to justify the
savings. I like the Nikon center-click caps, and find they fit pretty well
on all my lenses.

I got some of those new ones for my old nikkors and oddly they don't fit
properly, often getting jammed at an angle. I don't know why, 52mm
should be the same. They work great on the newer lenses though.

But if I found myself without a cap, I agree - even the
cheapest is better than none! ~Ray

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Ray Paseur wrote:
"Jim" wrote in
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"Kulvinder Singh Matharu" wrote in
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Lost the lens cap for my Canon EF 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS USM. Need to get
another one urgently in the next few days. The filter size is 58mm.
Just go to the closest camera store and buy a 58mm lens cap. All you
get from a name brand cap is more conspicuous consumtion.
Jim



Jim: YMMV, of course, but I have tried some of the brand-X caps and found
them to be flimsy and ill-fitting. Eventually I replaced them with good
quality caps away rather than risk losing them if they popped off the
lens.

Or just annoying fumbling around trying to get it on the lens.

When the difference is $5 or $10, it was hard for me to justify the
savings. I like the Nikon center-click caps, and find they fit pretty
well on all my lenses.

I got some of those new ones for my old nikkors and oddly they don't fit
properly, often getting jammed at an angle. I don't know why, 52mm should
be the same. They work great on the newer lenses though.

But if I found myself without a cap, I agree - even the cheapest is
better than none! ~Ray

In an emergency, I use a UV filter or some other filter that screws into the
58mm thread. I'd sooner pay $20 - $50 for a new filter than shell out for a
new lens...

Take Care,
Dudley

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"Kulvinder Singh Matharu" wrote in
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Lost the lens cap for my Canon EF 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS USM. Need to get
another one urgently in the next few days. The filter size is 58mm.
Just go to the closest camera store and buy a 58mm lens cap. All you
get from a name brand cap is more conspicuous consumtion.
Jim



Jim: YMMV, of course, but I have tried some of the brand-X caps and found
them to be flimsy and ill-fitting. Eventually I replaced them with good
quality caps away rather than risk losing them if they popped off the
lens.
When the difference is $5 or $10, it was hard for me to justify the
savings. I like the Nikon center-click caps, and find they fit pretty
well
on all my lenses. But if I found myself without a cap, I agree - even the
cheapest is better than none! ~Ray

What happened to me was that I lost the cap for my 18-70mm lens somewhere in
the airport at Charleston, SC. Alas, I discovered the loss just as I was
getting on
the plane. So, when I got back, I went to my local camera store to buy a
replacement. People lose caps every day; there has to be plenty around
somewhere.

However, this lens uses a size that was new to Nikon, and there were no
Nikon caps anywhere (not even at B&H!). This of course was bothersome as
(like the OP)
I am afflicted with conspicous consumption. I just picked through their
supply and found one that fit. The original cap was a slip on device, but
the new one has threads.
My lens still suffers from the indignity of not having a cap with Nikon
imprinted thereon, but the cap works. Maybe, if I ever lose another one of
these caps, I will replace
it with cap with the name Nikon imprinted on it. On the other hand, maybe
not.

The lens in question did have a UV filter on it. The filter didn't say Nikon
either. It is a Hoya.

jim