Leon- Then the 1W case is a good fit for you. Can't be any smaller and still do the job, and the lens is well protected.
(My 12-24 is still pretty new, and it spends its time bolted on the camera, so the case has been sheltering the old walk-around lens.) Cheers Mike On Nov 28, 2006, at 1:20 AM, Leon Altoff wrote: > Hi Mike, > > I thought it might be a little snug and I knew I would have to reverse > the hood - I don't have a problem with that. > > I want something that will protect the lens when I am not using it, > without being too big to lug around. I suspect that when I do get it > out I will be using it quite a lot. > > Leon > > http://www.bluering.org.au > http://www.bluering.org.au/leon > > > Beaker wrote: >> Hi- >> >> I have a Tokina AT-X 12-24 F4, (web rumors say the Pentax 12-24 is >> the Tokina lens with SMC coatings- Is this true?), and I got that >> very same case for it. The Lowepro 1W case is a snug fit for the lens >> shade, and you have to reverse the shade to make it short enough to >> zip the top closed. A little inconvenient, but it does fit. >> >> Cheers >> Mike >> >> >> On Nov 27, 2006, at 1:43 AM, Leon Altoff wrote: >> >>> Hello everyone. >>> >>> For those of you who have the 12-24 I have a question. Do you >>> keep it >>> in a separate case? If so what case does it fit in? I picked >>> mine up >>> yesterday and while I was expecting a large front element, the extra >>> size added by the lens hood makes me wonder where I am going to >>> keep it. >>> >>> I have managed to whittle my standard kit down to a Lowepro Nova 2 >>> case >>> with a pouch for an AF360 on the side. I will probably add the >>> 12-24 to >>> the other side. The question is what case best fits the lens? I am >>> thinking of the Lowepro Lens Case 1W >>> http://www.lowepro.com/Products/Accessories/lens_cases/ >>> Lens_Case_1W.aspx >>> but would like to hear from anyone else who has hung a lens off a >>> camera >>> bag. >>> >>> All comments appreciated. >>> >>> -- >>> Leon >>> >>> http://www.bluering.org.au >>> http://www.bluering.org.au/leon >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
