JJC ALC-5 Lens Cap for DMC-LX5

[duhowie]

ummm, you don't know how to screw on a lens cap...

[rzxw]

Great idea and invention, I just bought mine on the bay for my precious LX5 :)

[Zendaii]

hello, how does it work with the zoom?

[GenericShirtNinja]

@Zendaii

The lens just pushes the 3 covers to the side.

When the lens retracts, the covers push inwards.

No vignetting really. The springs aren't strong enough to fight against the lens zoom so there shouldn't be any problems in the long run.

[Destructos]

@GenericShirtNinja

Some times when the lens retracts a bit during certain zoom settings, there will be minor vignetting.

There is a very simple and very effective mod to fix that, instructions are here on youtube too I think. I recall it's just a matter of gluing some rubber piping gaskets such that the lens cap opens wider no matter what zoom position.

Great video!

[simonspiers]

Thank god your not changing an M42 lens lol. Good video.

[GenericShirtNinja]

@simonspiers

Haha, I once bought an M42 lens thinking it would fit my Pentax film SLR.

Turns out my camera was a K-Mount...

[xrjm]

Dude. Righty tighty - lefty loosey

[Edsta92]

Thanks for the helpful video...what music is that playing in the background? Lovely!

[GenericShirtNinja]

@Edsta92

Thanks!

Music is Sleep Away - by Bob Acri

Came with windows 7 as a sort of sample music.

[A64thProduction]

great video. what about that strap, where do you get that and will it fit the leica d-lux 5?

thanks.

[GenericShirtNinja]

@A64thProduction

Strap came with the camera. Nice, durable leather with white stitching. (probably imitation leather)

Has white Lumix lettering on it.

I had it strapped only on one side like a lanyard.

[GenericShirtNinja]

@MrBcs732

No vignetting as far as I can tell.

(I shot pictures into a bright white wall - corners are okay)

But because of the barrel's length, you get a shadow on the lower right corner when USING THE BUILT-IN flash, so regardless of the cap being there or not, you'll still see it just because of the design. (I haven't tried using external flashes though)