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Lens Skins – bling for your lenses

August 14, 2012

Lens Skins

How to make your 70-200mm f/2.8 zoom lens even more epically sexy than it already is!

I had diverse reaction when I posted photos of how I prettied up my Nikon 24-70mm lens with a Lens Skins (B&H) stick-on decal. Some comments weren’t so favorable .. but hey! I’m tough. I can take it.

On weddings and other shoots, the lens skin for my shorter zoom got me a lot of comments. Little flowergirls and grand-dads alike, will approach me at weddings to ask about it. Even on corporate shoots I’ve had people ask about it. It was an easy point for people to strike up a conversation with me. Part of it is that I think the lens and camera looks less menacing. With that, I decided to get a psychedelic set for my 70-200mm f2.8 zoom. If there was a lens that made people feel uncomfortable about having it pointed at them, it is this beast.

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Filed under: equipment review — Tags: lens skins, lensskins — Neil vN @ 4:27 am

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lens skins – pretty up your photo gear

November 4, 2011

LensSkins

Wildlife photographers have had camouflage for their equipment for years now, but now photographers have the option of prettying up their photo gear as well. Lens Skins (B&H) are vinyl cut-outs that fit the shape and contours of a wide variety of lenses, and come in a huge variety of designs. The Lens Skins easily attach, and are easy to peel off again.

I was curious about getting one for my one lens – wondering whether people would react differently to a pretty camera rather than the menacing bulk of a big camera and lens. The Lens Skins are spendy, but my curiosity was piqued enough to get one.

Sometimes I feel like the photo-geek version of The Terminator when I arrive at a client’s home with two Nikon D3 bodies slung over my shoulders, each with an f2.8 zoom lens and flash. Maybe this psychedelic flowery pattern would be an ice breaker. And true enough, this lens is a conversation starter – kids to older folks ask me about it and strike up conversations. So perhaps it makes me look less intimidating. Really, who can be afraid of this big bad wolf if his camera looks pretty …

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