Camo for the 100 400 pump

[d70mpv]

Hi all, has anyone found a way to camouflage the 100-400 L 'pump'? Many places sell it for primes but the in-out nature of the pump would make fixed camo difficult I guess.

All inventive ways welcomed!

[glsammy]

Most of the major camera suppliers do various types. Just do an internet search for C40 Light/compact reversible. It'll throw up many stockists. Yes, they do do them for the 100-400.

[colincurry]

We bought some camo material from a market stall and my talented wife made me a cover using velcro at the hood end, in the middle of the fully extended lens, and more velcro under the stabilizer switch. The material is the same length as the whole of the extended lens.

There was enough material left over to make a tubular bag padded with two layers of bubble wrap in the cylinder and four layers at the base to take my 30D and non-extended 100-400 when travelling light and not carrying my Tamrac 7.

Cost about £2.

Other people have bought cheap camo trousers and cut a leg off.

Colin

[d70mpv]

By jove Colin that's tremendously resourceful. I might get my lady a sewing kit for Christmas. Who said chivalry is dead?

Out of interest, you said that you have velcro in the extendable part of the lens. Others have posted elsewhere on the web that there's near zero 'clearance' between the barrel and the section that slides over it, I would imagine making it difficult to permanently fix anything to the barrel without having the lens extended all the time (which from your post doesn't seem to be the case)?

I've had a look at options on the net as suggested by glsammy and yes, there do seem to be a few good, if not inexpensive options out there. I noted that Boddie reviewed a lenscoat cover, which seem to be popular, and rated it as totally overpriced.

[Boddie]

Originally Posted by glsammy

Most of the major camera suppliers do various types. Just do an internet search for C40 Light/compact reversible. It'll throw up many stockists. Yes, they do do them for the 100-400.

I have this for my pump and can thoroughly recommend it as a super cover

[colincurry]

Perhaps I didn't make myself clear. There is no velcro attached to the hood - only to the matching sides of the cover. The cover is a flat piece of material wide enough at one end to accommodate the circumference of the hood, and tapering down at the other end to be wide enough to accommodate the camera end of the lens. Three pieces of velcro (only what was left in the sewing box!) were attached on the inside of one of the long sides and on the outside of the other long side to match. I then wrap the cover round the extended lens and join the opposite pieces of velcro together.

If this doesn't work, light blue touch paper and retire

Colin

[John D]

Originally Posted by colincurry

Perhaps I didn't make myself clear. There is no velcro attached to the hood - only to the matching sides of the cover. The cover is a flat piece of material wide enough at one end to accommodate the circumference of the hood, and tapering down at the other end to be wide enough to accommodate the camera end of the lens. Three pieces of velcro (only what was left in the sewing box!) were attached on the inside of one of the long sides and on the outside of the other long side to match. I then wrap the cover round the extended lens and join the opposite pieces of velcro together.

If this doesn't work, light blue touch paper and retire

Colin

Yes Colin exactly,similar to my 'home made one'. Does the same as the bought ones!
John D

[Deer Hunter]

Save a lot of sewing and a lot of cash.
Just get a face camo net from any surplus store. That's all I use, just drape them over the lens, you can then get to the working parts easily from under it. Also good for their intended use the face - just throw over your head.
A well worth item to have in the camera bag.

[DaiTheDragon]

I bought a piece of camo scrim about 3ft square. Cut it to the length of the lens extended with the hood on. Fold it length ways so that it doesn't quite go all the way round the barrel of lens and attach with rubber bands. The spare bits I carry in my pocket and tuck under my hat for a face mask.

Dai

[denisg]

I use a 200-500 Tammy and had similar quandries. Being tight fisted and grossly underpaid , I had an old cammy jacket and cut off a sleeve and use that. Cuff goes over the lens hood and anchored with rubber bands, the armpit section allows access to the zoom control and focus ring. It's also waterproof and covers the camera if required. However, in the main I tend just to use a sheet of ex-army leaf scrim and chuck it over myself, camera and tripod.

Denis.

[Chris_Johnstone]

yo yo yo,

I joined the gang and made a camo cover for my 100-400. It's just a piece of dpm material, cut to size like a sleave that is as long as the lens fully extended. It has velcro at both ends and this fastens it pretty securely. I made a separate one for the hood.

Total cost £4.10 with more than twice the velcro and material used, left over. I also learnt how to use a sewing machine.

Chris

[Brian Phipps]

I must admit I immpressed by the dedication by you guys to make a Lens cover for your 100-400.

When I bought mine must have been 5 years ago (since sold) I paid about £1200 for it, I wasn`t too bothered about forking out another £17 to buy a made to measure cover to cover it and protect it!

Brian

[Brocker]

Originally Posted by d70mpv

By jove Colin that's tremendously resourceful. I might get my lady a sewing kit for Christmas. Who said chivalry is dead?
.

I wont be getting a sewing kit for my wife for Christmas . . . She would divorce me
I have made a cover for myself. I bought a metre square of camo netting, folded it in half and taped all four sides with camo tape. I then open the pump to full 400mm and attached the net at one end using the lens hood which has already been covered in camo tape. I then drape it over the camera and lens and attached with tapein two places. Just before the hood and next to the lens tripod mount. This then allows my hand to slip inside the next and adjust the zoom without the whole thing falling off the camera. At the camera end, to hold it in place, I remove the eye cushion and place the net around the viewfinder and replace the cushion. This hold the back firmly in place. Total cost £4.00 and it works a dream.

[John]

I had some old camouflage trousers that I no longer used and cut out two pieces of material from them. One that covers the pump and another piece that covers the teleconverter when it is on. I have placed velcro strips on the hood and strips on the material and it all holds together perfectly.

That actually cost me nothing to do but it certainly works.

John

[Chris_Johnstone]

We should be on Blue Peter!