make centre-pinch lens caps grippier

[Lorne]

I find Nikon centre-pinch lens caps a bit slippery to grab. Applying a sliver of non-skid material (3M 7731) to the pinch points gives a much grippier surface for your thumb and finger. A short length 25 mm wide ought to last a lifetime. Just cut 5 mm slivers and apply.

[pluton]

That's that stuff that feels like the surface of a cinder block, right?  Excellent idea!

[Jakov Minić]

Very clever!

[MFloyd]

Excellent idea ! Thanks !

[Akira]

Smart solution, Lorne!

I looked for 3M 7731 at amazon.co.jp and found it costs 6,000+ JPY per foll.   

Looking for another solution.   

[jpgrahn]

Brilliant!
I couldn't find the exact product mentioned but similar products are easy to find in hardware stores.
I went to Biltema.
Works really well.

[Lorne]

First, I have to say that I didn't come up with the idea of this, but found it on the cap of a second hand 2-035/2.8 D that I bought.

I looked for 3M 7731 at amazon.co.jp and found it costs 6,000+ JPY per foll.   

Looking for another solution.   

Akira, I found a local hardware shop that would sell it by the foot/metre. Also, you might try a safety supplies company.

[Akira]

Akira, I found a local hardware shop that would sell it by the foot/metre. Also, you might try a safety supplies company.

Lorne, thanks!  For this particular purpose, one foot could last forever.    I'll look for some possible alternatives.

[Mongo]

no denying its a good idea to improve the inside grips but , realistically, why do that when the outside grips are so, so much easier and foolproof to grip each and every time ?? Have never used the inside grips in preference to the outside ones.

[CS]

no denying its a good idea to improve the inside grips but , realistically, why do that when the outside grips are so, so much easier and foolproof to grip each and every time ?? Have never used the inside grips in preference to the outside ones.

The inside grips work when there is a hood attached to the lens.

[Mongo]

The inside grips work when there is a hood attached to the lens.

Good and valid point Carl. It seems Mongo only places the hood on for a shoot and then removes it immediately after that and replaces the cap. Cannot recall a situation where the cap has had to be placed back on the lens while the hood is still on it. This seems to highlight the different styles we all have when using our equipment. Mongo mostly uses very long lenses (400mm to 600mm plus) which tend to have very large and deep hoods. For that reason , he has become used to using them the way he described above. Can understand others using them differently; especially for smaller lenses.