Enlarging lenses - why no lens caps for them?

[George Collier]

All of my El Nikors came with caps and barrel keepers.

[AgX]

Does anyone know a source of caps, or even better keepers/bubble cases, in the UK or elsewhere in the EU?

Caps:

http://www.kaiser-fototechnik.de/en/...ge.asp?nr=6900


http://www.heliopan.de/produkte/obje...tzdeckel.shtml

Both manufacturers offer the same range of sizes.

[ac12]

I went shopping eBay for cases for some of my enlarging lenses....OUCH ! The prices some guys want for some of those plastic cases are more than a bare lens. It's almost cheaper to buy a junk lens, just for the case.
Well that puts me back into looking for caps for these uncased lenses.
The only lens that I could "jerry rig" was the Componon-S 105mm, with the cap from a 35mm film canister. But is isn't a very good fit, the cap wants to come off easily.
Looks like I'm going to be buying a lot of caps.

[lxdude]

You know... the heat from the lamp will cause a convection air current around the enlarger. The resulting flow of air levitates dust particles that will stick to the surface of the lens.... We certainly need a protection from this.

Right- I was just about to say that dust can indeed "fall upwards"!

[lxdude]

I have a French-made enlarging lens. It did ot come with a cap, but with a beret.

Those French, they have style!

[sepiareverb]

I've capped all my lenses, a phone call to Rodenstock was pleasant and very helpful in tracking down one cap. Those rear caps can be a bear to get off once the lens is mounted.