I feel silly

[Dean Wilson]

I have had my RF 24-70mm f/2.8 and RF 24-70mm f/2.8 (and other lens as well) for quite a few year and for the past couple months I have had an issue with the lens hood on the 15-35 really hard to install and uninstall. I figured the was just a lot of debris build up or I had stripped the plastic

I accidently got the hoods mixed up on a photo adventure. EW-88F and EW-88E . Problem solved.

 

[David Berry]

Dean…

I'm sure you're not alone.

Most of my lenses have a 77mm filter thread, so it's easy for this to happen. And as for the pouches that go with L-series lenses: I never know which is the correct one! Lucky dip there, every time!

… David

 

[Dean Wilson]

Most of my lenses have a 77mm filter thread

I have the RF 70-200 and RF 100-500 and I don't usually switch then around out in the field as much as with the 82mm's. Of course I have managed not to mix the 82's and the 77's.

 

[JackC]

Not as silly as the time wife and I were on holidays and put each others contacts in! Always good when you find the solution is an easy fix!!

 

[NorthernGal]

I am actually having an irritating problem that is sort of like this.... So, you know the cap that goes on your camera, over the lens attachment mount??? Well, I know I got one of those with my R7, but I kind of mixed it in amongst the ones for my other Canon cameras. And now, I cannot find one that fits well!!! I tried every single one I have on my R7, and they are all a funky fit. I have to really mess with it to get it on. It just doesn't seem right. Anyone else have this issue??
Yes, I know, I don't have the lens OFF of my R7 very often, but when I do, I'd like a cap that actually fit!!

 

[JackC]

I am actually having an irritating problem that is sort of like this.... So, you know the cap that goes on your camera, over the lens attachment mount??? Well, I know I got one of those with my R7, but I kind of mixed it in amongst the ones for my other Canon cameras. And now, I cannot find one that fits well!!! I tried every single one I have on my R7, and they are all a funky fit. I have to really mess with it to get it on. It just doesn't seem right. Anyone else have this issue??
Yes, I know, I don't have the lens OFF of my R7 very often, but when I do, I'd like a cap that actually fit!!

Anne, this is the one that came with my R7. PC-GF30. Do you have one like it?

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[NorthernGal]

Dean, thanks for enclosing a picture. No, I cannot find one that looks exactly like that.
Here's a photo of the one I have used, and it is different.
I will have to go through my accessories and see if mixed it up with one for a mkii or mkiv. But, they all have lenses on them nearly all the time! As you can see, the one I have now has slightly different lettering inside.

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[Dean Wilson]

>PC-GF30< fits the R-series cameras. I checked with my 5 year old R and 2 year old R5 and that is the model used. Because all RF lenses fit any R-series cameras, then the Body Cap would be the same for all....otherwise the lenses wouldn't fit. The actual Canon Part number is R-F-5 (model R-F-4 is for the EOS M's and I "think" the R-F-3's were for DSLR's).

I do see that you have Version 2, but that shouldn't make a difference as your R7 is newer than either of mine.

 

[NorthernGal]

Well, that makes sense, that the body cap would fit...
However, there is definitely a difference in how that cap fits my mkii and mkiv (very nicely, it just snicks into place!) versus how it fits onto the R7 ( I have to actually push it on to, and sort of into, the camera lens opening).
I have moved a whole bunch of things around in my office, and it's still in complete chaos, so I may look and see if I have yet another of those body caps, and if it's any different.

 

[David Berry]

I suspect that >PC-GP30< does not identify the type of dust cap: it's on three entirely different RF dust caps (body, lens, & 1.4 extender) that I have.
… David

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[Dean Wilson]

I suspect that >PC-GP30< does not identify the type of dust cap

Thank you Mr. Berry, probably the type of plastic for recycling . I see that it is also on all my lens caps (flange end only) as well.

 

[ACEkin]

I find the R series lenses, body caps, and lens caps mount with more difficulty than the 5D M4 I used to own. The R mounts only fit in one way and I have to find the correct rotation. This is particularly problematic for the caps because the lenses have indicator dots that can be matched. I wonder if you may be experiencing a similar problem to mine.

 

[NorthernGal]

I find the R series lenses, body caps, and lens caps mount with more difficulty than the 5D M4 I used to own. The R mounts only fit in one way and I have to find the correct rotation. This is particularly problematic for the caps because the lenses have indicator dots that can be matched. I wonder if you may be experiencing a similar problem to mine.

I have tried every rotation of all of the body caps that I have, trying to get them to fit smoothly on the R7 So far, no luck! I think I might have misplaced that body cap for the R7, because I noticed that I have one fewer body caps than I do Canon cameras!!
The lens cap for my RF 100-500 fits very smoothly, so....
This just means that I really need to go through and organize my office!!!

 

[Kerro]

I went on ebay and bought 3 sets of spares, (top and bottom then join them together) and they sit in my camera bag, (box), for such an occasion. Cheap too, just get your model.

 

[AntonLargiader]

The cap on the left in post #10 is the RF body cap. They only go on in one position, so you have to index the line with the lens alignment mark at the top. Then it's in place, the Canon logo is straight. This body cap has the fine knurling on the edge, wheres the EF body cap has coarser rounded knurling.

The RF cap fits the EF mount also, and doesn't require specific alignment on that. It will go on in any of the three orientations. I have EF-RF adapters on my cameras and use the RF caps on them.