Cap for viewfinder - Nikon.

melmoth

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• Nov 22, 2005

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Hallo there,

I have been looking on the web but seem unable to find a cap/eyepiece cover to protect the viewfinder of a Nikon FM3A from scratches and dust etc.

Do they exist? Any good online stores that sell these?

Are there effective homemade alternatives?

Most grateful for any advice,

M.

 

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Mike Kennedy

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• Nov 22, 2005

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Google onto the Shiva Kunal Import Company site and check out their gear. I picked up a nice adapter for my K1000 and I know they have a bunch of Nikon stuff.
Good Luck.
Mike

 

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• Nov 22, 2005

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Thanks Mike. Will do. M.

 

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melmoth

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• Nov 28, 2005

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The shiva kunal import company got back to me but do not know if the cap fits the nikon fm3a.

Therefore, I am still curious. What is used by some photographers to protect the viewfinder on a valuable camera?

Open to any and all suggestions.

M.

 

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• Nov 28, 2005

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I have a few 'valuable' cameras and I have the caps, but in all the years I have shot, I have never once scratched a viewfinder lens, they are pretty well protected from damage unless your shooting in the desert with a strong wind blowing..

Dave

 

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• Nov 28, 2005

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I got a cap for an N65 from B&H. I got it for doing auto exposures with a cable release, not for protecting the lens. I have also never had an issue with damage to the viewfinder.

 

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melmoth said:

Hallo there,

I have been looking on the web but seem unable to find a cap/eyepiece cover to protect the viewfinder of a Nikon FM3A from scratches and dust etc.

Do they exist? Any good online stores that sell these?

Are there effective homemade alternatives?

Most grateful for any advice,

M.

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Have you thought about asking the question on the Nikonians website? There is a thread there devoted to manual Nikons and a couple of knowledgeable contributors who are in the British Isles.

Pentaxuser