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Lens Cap on a Student's Budget
Lens Cap on a Student's Budget
diablo2097


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Lenscap (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon Digital IXUS 430
Location: My table
Date: May 15, 2006
Aperture: F/2.8
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/80s
Galleries: Humorous, Macro
Date Uploaded: May 15, 2006

 My first DPC challenge submission, hope you all like it :)

This is a pic of my dad's old SLR, I was going to take a picture of it's lens cap, because the new digi cam doesn't have a lens cap, and just make a boring submission, but I got really annoyed when I discovered it didn't have a lens cap. Luckily there were some socks lying around, and I figured if golfers could use socks, why can't photographers!

Post processing includes:
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Statistics
Place: 95 out of 183
Avg (all users): 5.3738
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.0000
Avg (non-participants): 5.4935
Views since voting: 950
Views during voting: 446
Votes: 305
Comments: 21
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/23/2006 10:44:23 PM
Not particularly appealing, but nice outside the box thinking.
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Nikon D90
Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
 05/23/2006 07:16:20 PM
haha, i know what the student budget thing is all about, but socks put lots of dust on the lens
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D50
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 05/23/2006 04:45:05 PM
Awsome!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 05/23/2006 09:38:49 AM
winter lens cap?... great...
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Nikon D70s
 05/23/2006 06:02:48 AM
nice!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Coolpix 5700
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6D ED
 05/22/2006 12:35:37 PM
I have a camera like this one. Didn't think to protect it with this technique. The light reflected in the right corner is bothersome.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 05/21/2006 10:47:14 PM
One of my favorites for this challenge. Could have at least used a 'clean' sock though. LOL Nice job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 05/21/2006 09:02:16 PM
This is funny at first glance. The sock was a great idea. However, I could have done without the glob of gum or whatever that is holding the strap on.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/20/2006 12:05:39 AM
Creative. Nice colours in the shot. Bit of an old-school camera. That's on the budget, too? lol.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 05/19/2006 04:24:25 AM
Is the white balace off, or does this sock need a visit to the washer>
:-)
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 05/18/2006 11:07:51 PM
Tee hee. .that is cute!! :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/18/2006 10:37:23 PM
Poor thing looks old but loved. The camera, not the sock. Best lens cap shot without an actual lens cap.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D5100
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 05/18/2006 06:35:44 PM
Great subject. I like the idea.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Kodak DX7590
 05/17/2006 10:27:57 PM
Hahahahahahahaha!!!! That's a great idea! I'll do that with my old olympus too!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/17/2006 02:09:18 PM
rofl, been there man
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D40
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 05/17/2006 01:10:13 PM
*shudder*... I hope you at least used a CLEAN sock!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-RX100 VI
Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di for Nikon
 05/17/2006 08:46:33 AM
I like it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 05/17/2006 05:47:22 AM
I've got those socks. Hehe.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K10D
Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8 EX DG for Pentax
 05/17/2006 03:53:39 AM
Smelly!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 05/17/2006 03:52:49 AM
oh man, I know student budget all too well... nice sharp focus and great DOF, good job
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70s
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6D ED
 05/17/2006 02:27:04 AM
It gets a high vote... Why, Ive lost my caps and this idea never occured to me. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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