Lens Cap

[Peter Ward]

I know this is an old chestnut, but I do seriously wonder how some businesses
in Oz justify their pricing.

I had a sulphur crested cockatoo make off with a lens cap to my, not inexpensive, Fujinon 10x70 bino's recently.
Contacted Fujinon Oz. $154 delivered for a black slip on plastic cap.
Plastic.
Cap.
No logo.
Worth maybe $2.00.

You can buy binoculars, with case and caps, for less than that.

What am I missing here?

P.S.
If anyone has a lone 98mm ID binocular lens cap they'd like to cash convert...send me a PM.

[The Mekon (John Briggs)]

$154?? That cockatoo must have known what he was taking!

[Startrek (Martin)]

I just googled 100mm black plastic end cap and an Aussie medical supply company called Medisa has a 100mm black cap ( assuming 98mm ID ?? ) for $2.88 and in stock
Medisa.com.au

Does the cap have to be strictly designed / manufactured / supplied from an Optical or Astro company ??

To me an end cap is an end cap provided its black , not rigid plastic and will fit comfortably

Worth a call ??

[Dave882 (David)]

There’s been a few threads lately on 3d printed items. Wonder if that’d work? Definitely be cheaper that’s for sure!

[JA]

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

What am I missing here?

Nothing.

That is ridiculous pricing. Perhaps try eBay for a generic lens cap or if slightly oversize use a strip of felt inside the cap.

Best
JA

[Zuts]

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

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$154 delivered for a black slip on plastic cap.
Plastic.
Cap.
No logo.
Worth maybe $2.00.
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It's really none of my business but...that's insane. I would write a letter to the company demanding them to explain how they can justify that pricing..

Wouldn't do any good but jeez louise...

[Peter Ward]

Originally Posted by The Mekon

$154?? That cockatoo must have known what he was taking!

You got that right !

[LewisM]

Have had many odd size caps printed in blue rubber by Stefan Buda. Didn’t cost much

[Peter Ward]

Thanks to one and all for your responses...and the leads to reasonably priced local alternatives. I went with the medi supply option for the princely sum of $2.80 or so. Postage cost me more than the cap....as it should

If it was a fully machined, sand finished, anodised cap I could have almost seen why the extortionate price. But slip on, black plastic? As they
said in The Castle: tell 'em their dreamin'