Lens Coat Review

Written by Michael Alan Bielat on August 3, 2009 - 0 Comments
Categories: Product Reviews

The inner wildlife photographer in me loves the work of Moose Peterson. Moose is an amazing nature and wildlife photographer and I will definitely be attending one of his DLWS worshops one of these days.

So where was I… Oh yeah, Lens Coat. So one of the products Moose uses are Lens Coats. They are basically neoprene covers for your lenses that help prevent them from dings, bumps, scratches and even against the elements, like rain and cold temperatures. So I am very hard on my gear and decided to pick a couple up. I grabbed one for my Nikon 70-200mm and my 24-70mm. I chose plain black over the various camouflage colors because I am shooting weddings more than wildlife (sometimes it would be nice to switch that around though).

The inner 5 year old in me needs stuff asap so I had the Lens Coats come with expedited shipping. The packaging was very simple yet professional. I opened them up and started going to town. The instructions were very clear cut and the neoprene sleeves fit around the lenses both accurately and snugly. So far so good!

There are plastic “windows” that display the important lens information and switches. That can be good and bad. I can say that these covers are crafted to accurately fit over each lens perfectly!

My only gripe is that the neoprene sleeve that covers the lens hoods could have some sort of adhesive to it. I found the lens hood covers to fit over the hood okay. It was easy for the sleeve to slide back and flower away from the plastic hood. Some adhesive like double sided tape will have to get put on there.

So the lens coat is comfy in the hands and offers you with added security while looking very nice and professional. I wouldn’t recommend getting these for your smaller lenses. Stick to getting these for your 70-200mm and up lenses because there is a lot more to those lenses than on say the 24-70. That arrived with a lens hood cover and two small bracelet sized neoprene circles for it. So what really would get protected and how well will it do it you know?

All in all I would give them an 8 out of 10. I would rate it higher if only I shot more nature and wildlife and less weddings and portraits. I am not in need of the lens coat for those kinds of shoots so it can get in the way. However, if you are all about being outdoors and want that extra protection when your expensive lenses are out of the bag then these are right up you alley!

So check out www.LensCoat.com and see if they may be right for you.

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