angloasturian
Mu-43 Veteran
Years ago when I was using an OM1 with 3 lenses I devised an easy way to change lenses when outdoors.
Let’s imagine you’ve got the usual bag with at least one spare lens,
So, what do you do?
1. Camera in one hand – unscrew lens with the other.
2. Now you need to put the rear lens cap on the lens. So, unless you’ve got three hands you either let the camera hang from its strap (neck or wrist) or put it down somewhere (sometimes not possible and never advisable). Or you hold the camera and put the lens down.
3. You put the lens cap on and return the lens to the bag. You take the cap off the new lens, drop it in the bag and then attach the lens using both hands. And all this time your camera is hanging from its strap open to the elements.
My solution:
Glue a strip of Velcro to the underside of the top flap on your bag so it’s pointing up when the bag is open. Then glue strips of the other part of the Velcro across the back of the caps.
So now the process is:
1. First have a lens cap already stuck on the strip on the bag.
2. Unscrew the lens from the camera and put it in the cap. Twist to screw on and detach it from the strip so you can put it in the bag. . You have one hand free to hold the camera horizontally (sensor down) for protection.
3. Take the new lens and stick its cap to the Velcro on the bag. Twist to unscrew the cap and then attach the lens to the camera. This way you always have the camera in your hand.
I used this system for trips to Austria, Hungary, Egypt and Thailand and it worked flawlessly.
If you're thinking of trying this - read my post below (7) Important - Velcro first
Let’s imagine you’ve got the usual bag with at least one spare lens,
So, what do you do?
1. Camera in one hand – unscrew lens with the other.
2. Now you need to put the rear lens cap on the lens. So, unless you’ve got three hands you either let the camera hang from its strap (neck or wrist) or put it down somewhere (sometimes not possible and never advisable). Or you hold the camera and put the lens down.
3. You put the lens cap on and return the lens to the bag. You take the cap off the new lens, drop it in the bag and then attach the lens using both hands. And all this time your camera is hanging from its strap open to the elements.
My solution:
Glue a strip of Velcro to the underside of the top flap on your bag so it’s pointing up when the bag is open. Then glue strips of the other part of the Velcro across the back of the caps.
So now the process is:
1. First have a lens cap already stuck on the strip on the bag.
2. Unscrew the lens from the camera and put it in the cap. Twist to screw on and detach it from the strip so you can put it in the bag. . You have one hand free to hold the camera horizontally (sensor down) for protection.
3. Take the new lens and stick its cap to the Velcro on the bag. Twist to unscrew the cap and then attach the lens to the camera. This way you always have the camera in your hand.
I used this system for trips to Austria, Hungary, Egypt and Thailand and it worked flawlessly.
If you're thinking of trying this - read my post below (7) Important - Velcro first