RED Primes loose rear lens caps?

[Matthew Rogers]

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone else was having issues with their rear lens caps on the RED Primes being really loose when tightened down on the lens. Some caps are better than others, but most won't tighten down enough to stay on. Basically, I can twist the cap to where it should be tight and the whole cap will rattle like it's just be set down on the back of the lens.

Anyone else having this issue, or did I get a bad set of caps?

Matthew

 

[Andrew Wilding]

Yeah, I have the same issue. I now store the lenses cap down and pull them out from just under the focus gear. I think the stress of yanking them out from the PL was just too much. I wonder if one could buy another set of caps from Red?

 

[Jean Déraps]

Same issue here...anyone with a fix for this?

 

[NormLi]

Same issue as well. Some are better than others but it's getting worse and hardly stays on sometimes.

 

[Jacek Zakowicz]

Century Rear lens caps

Century Rear lens caps

Century caps have worked well for me for years.

 

[Matthew Rogers]

Century caps have worked well for me for years.

That's what I have on another lens and have tried it on the primes with much better success. It just sucks to spend $19,000 and get sucky lens caps.

I stored them face down when I first got them, but because the front cap is so soft, I rather have the hard cap supporting the lens weight. Plus, I have written the lens mm on the front cap so I am sure I am pulling out the correct lens (although, I know exactly the order they are supposed to be, but if someone puts a lens in, then tend to put them out of order...sigh...)

Matthew

 

[David (dudi) Namir]

Try this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250588078495&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
and if it works, try these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/6-PL-Mount-Lens...ViewItemQQptZFilm_Cameras?hash=item3a581163ce

 

[Alexander Ibrahim]

That's what I have on another lens and have tried it on the primes with much better success. It just sucks to spend $19,000 and get sucky lens caps.

I stored them face down when I first got them, but because the front cap is so soft, I rather have the hard cap supporting the lens weight. Plus, I have written the lens mm on the front cap so I am sure I am pulling out the correct lens (although, I know exactly the order they are supposed to be, but if someone puts a lens in, then tend to put them out of order...sigh...)

Matthew

I thought you were supposed to store lenses with the front element down whenever practical.

Is that not the case?

 

[Miltos Pilalitos]

I have the same problem with of my RED ZOOMS (18-50, 50-150). Both caps on both lenses are very loose. :-(

 

[Tony Lorentzen]

That's what I have on another lens and have tried it on the primes with much better success. It just sucks to spend $19,000 and get sucky lens caps.

I agree! It's kinda hard to believe that the guys at RED are camera geeks themselves and accepting this. I'm also thinking about replacing the front with something else... I think Duclos makes some... ?

 

[Paul Moss]

I totally agree........these rear PL caps are Sugar Honey Ice Tea......!!!
i bought some back when i got my cam in 07, then got some with my RPP set at end of 09....nothings changed...they don't fit the PL mount correctly.
really frustrating......

 

[David (dudi) Namir]

Just checked these on my RPP
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250585637838&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
Since they are made of rubber they are more elastic and fits perfectly.
I even replaced two of the Red's original caps which were loose.
I must add that I have one on my Cooke S4, the cap has a Cooke logo, which is loos also.