Date Added: Friday 12 May, 2006

by John Dempsey

Thought I would share my opinions and write a review
about the Lenscoat I have just purchased for my Sigma
300-800

My initial concerns were for my sanity! Was it really
worth spending almost £90 on a few pieces of camo
material?

After receiving the product from
lenscoat.com at a cost £71 inclusive
of postage and shipping insurance plus an unexpected
£15 Import tax grrrrrr. I needed to convince myself I
had done the right thing, not easy the mood I was in!
Well' surpassing all my expectations, I was more than
pleased with the product.

The material used is a sort strong but supple
elasticised padded nylon, similar to that used for
knee strapping or mouse mats with the camo material on
the outside. Thick enough to protect the lens from any
surface scratches and bumps. (The reason I bought
it!!) but not too thick as to be a nuisance.

Each separate piece of material was stretched snugly
over various parts of the lens. Those parts of the
lens that needed to be free to rotate were given a
separate piece of the same material with a peel off
adhesive backing tape. This may or may not leave a
residue I never asked but either way you can decide if
its worth putting these very slim strips pieces on.

The material fitted to every contour of the lens with
holes in the right places for nobs and switches and
theres a plastic wndow cut out so to read your
focusing distances on the lens.

Overall I would certainly recommend the product as a
protection against everyday scratches and scrapes.
The realtree advantage classic camo material might
come in handy too at some stage. Because its a new
product Its not possible to say how durable it will be
over time but it does look worthy. Some may still find
the product to expensive so I have given it 8/10.

The above is a personal opinion only