23
Jul
2010
Loreo Lens In Cap 35mm Pancake Lens For Canon Eos
The loreo lens in a cap (patent pending) is a new body cap for slr cameras with detachable lenses. It protects standard and digital slr cameras from dust and dirt while keeping them ready for snapshots. It incorporates a fixed focus lens, which turns any slr into a point-and-shoot camera, slim enough to pocket. It is a self-contained unit that mounts directly onto the camera body and does not need any supporting lens. Focal length is 35mm, and aperture is adjustable from f/5.6 - f/64.
The aperture acts as a built-in lens shade. The lens in a cap’s retaining ring has a plastic leaf spring. This allows a loreo lubot to be clipped on and held by friction.
This lens and a lubot combination is capable of taking excellent 10x ultra macro photographs. The lens in a cap is a pancake lens for any camera with a compatible mount type. It has been nicknamed the “pin cap” by fans. A “pin cap” fitted camera can take excellent impromptu photographs, starting from the basic f/5.6 setting, which has the effect of a soft lens. The softness disappears as the lens is stopped down and photos become sharp from near to far.
At f/64 the lens in a cap turns the slr into a pocket pinhole camera, pre-focused from 50cm to infinity. Scenic shots have excellent depth of field.
Macro photographs with a lubot attached are stunning. Users of digital cameras have reported that the lens in a cap allows them to try pinhole photography without worrying about dust.
The lens in a cap only has two moving parts, so it is totally reliable and gives photographers an inexpensive option. Professional photographers who have used the lens in a cap report that it makes a camera very lightweight but highly usable, well suited for taking snapshots where the presence of a big imposing lens can disturb the subject. Supports canon eos, nikon, pentak, sony/minolta af, m42 mount. With an editional lubot 10x loupe, you are able to create macro photography.