Features:

  • Soft, durable neoprene cushions your gear
  • Attached lid means that everything you need is handy, and nothing can get lost
  • Fits the popular mirrorless lenses and other small accessories
  • Lens Fit Range: Approx. 2.6-3" Diameter x 2.1-3.5" Tall (6.6-7.6cm Diameter x 5,3-8,9cm Tall)
  • Proudly made in the USA
Perfect for Small Optical Components (like telescope eyepieces)

I use several sizes (253, 254, 304, 306) of the Op/Tech pouch to protect a collection of TeleVue astronomical eyepieces. These eyepieces are rather bulky & heavy (especially the Ethos series), & just tossing them in a bag is not a good idea. I needed pouches that would not be too bulky, hard to open in the dark, or likely to fall apart. The Op/Techs absolutely met all of my requirements. They are well-made from a soft, flexible material -- the caps are attached (sewn) at the top of the body & down about 1.5 inches along the body; they are cross-stitched around the cap top circumference & the body lower circumference. I highly recommend them.

Practical and Light weight Lens Pouch

I really like these pouches and this brand. Op/Tech has never disappointed. I have had lens protectors from other sources with clips, but I personally like the simplicity of these. They make a compact, light weight protective cover. I measured before I bought and this #253 is perfect for the fuji x 23mm f2 lens. I also bought the #303, which is perfect for fuji 35mm f1.4.

Sony E-mount lenses

I bought several sizes and here's what fit my Sony E mount lenses: Sony SELP1650 16-50mm Power Zoom Lens with rear cap: #251 (#301 was too loose) Sony SEL-20F28 E-Mount 20mm F2.8 Prime Fixed Lens with hood and rear cap: #251 Sony SEL35F18 35mm f/1.8 Prime Fixed Lens: #301 Sony SEL50F18/B 50mm f/1.8 Lens with hood and rear cap: #303

Best of the best

These are things provide great protection against case rash, bumps, dust and are the simplest pouches to work with of the 3 manufactures I’ve tried. The pouches are of good quality construction. Here’s the lenses I own and the pouches I use. SEL55210 f/4.5 55-210mm = OPTECH 304 SEL35F18 f/1.8 fixed prime 35mm = OPTECH 253 SEL1018 f/4 10-18mm wide angle OPTECH 303 SEL30M35 f/3.5 3.6” macro = OPTECH 253 SELP1650 f/3.5-5.6 16-50mm = OPTECH 251

I but one of these for ALL my lenses

I love these so much, I have bought them for all my lenses. With these on, you can stack and pile your lenses in your bag. They won't all need there own separate area divided out in your bag. The fact the the cap is sewn on is key! The fact that these don't have a screened area to write on to identify the lenses is a bummer. But this is easily overcome with Avery fabric labels. Once you figure out the naming/numbering convention, you nam confidently but these for all your lenses! If you are looking for a small lens pouch for your vintage lenses. This may well fit the bill. My MIR-1B with infinity focus adapter fits perfectly in this pouch. Even all my vintage Nikon lenses have a small snug fitting size for each. The 25x (2.5" x Xinches) series is great for these small vintage lenses. 3 series is great for many Nikon D series. The 35 series is great for modern lenses. I just use lens cap ones for large lenses like my 70-200 2.8 lens. It had its own divided compartment in my bag, anyway.

Only ones i could find

I wanted a neoprene or soft case with a lid for my lenses. In my past the lens came with a hard shell case when you bought them. Today camera lens come sometimes with a soft fabric cover case. It really does not provide the protection I want for my very expensive lens. I really like OP/TECH pouchs, I have bought two (2) of them and I would like it if they made all kind of shapes and sizes for various other lens. Very good quality and I live the fold over pouch lid. They fit snug around my lens and provide that protection I want.

Highly recommended to protect Sigma MC-11 and Metabones Adapters

I bought two of these: 1 for a Sigma MC-11 lens adapter and 1 for a Metabones Mark IV adapter. The OP/TECH USA 7801042 Fold-Over Pouch is a perfect fit for these. Highly recommended!

These things are great!

I got the 354. This is the 2nd biggest one you can get. The 356 is 1.5" longer, same diameter. I was going to put a fisheye lens in it but I ended up putting my Sony FE 16-35mm f4 in it with the lens hood reversed!! Unbelievable.. It's real tight and comfy in there and protected by the urethane. Now I need to get a smaller one for my fisheye. Bottomline, these are well priced for what's out there and they do a good job at protecting your gear. Highly recommended!!

Best fit for SLR Magic 50mm/F1.1 Full Frame Sony E-Mount.

This is a review fore the 253 Pouch with stated dimension of 2.5" dia. x 3" L. I really like these pouches for a couple of reasons. They work great because you don't have to deal with zippers and they don't take up a lot of room. You can a leave the Pouch on when you throw it on your camera bag because it doesn't add much added space over the dimensions of your lens. After you swap lens, they crush down and can be placed into your bag into pretty much any available space you have left. I use it on an SLR Magic 50mm/F1.1 FE Lens for Sony Cameras. The dimension of that lens are 2.6" diameter and 3.5" Length including the backing cap. Both of these dimensions are larger than stated by OP/TECH USA. But it still fits. This is because the material is stretchy and the collar on the pouch cap is fairly long. The 253 has collar about 1.25 inches. So even though the lens actually sticks out over the lip of the bottom portion of the pouch the long collar allows you plenty of length to overlap the top and bottom by at least a 1/4". I state at least, because I like to keep the original lens cap at the bottom of the pouch as a spare, so there would be another 1/8" if I just left that cap at home. Mind you, this lens is at the upper end of what this lens will fit. Also, the 50mm/F1.1 has a simple 1/2" screw on ring for a lens hood. The hood is included in my dimensions, so reversible petal style lens wouldn't have worked. Without the spare lens cap and the hood removed, the lens actually fits perfectly. So I really like that the flexible design allows me to accommodate the accessories if I want to bring them along. I did buy a more traditional zippered pouch for this lens, but it ended up being over bulky to the point where I couldn't put it back into my bag after the lens swap, so I would just leave it at home. I like bring the pouch in the bag because it provides some organization during the lens swap. I'm mentioned, I like to have an extra lens cap, so I know exactly where to find it if I need it. Also, I have a place to put lens backing cap along with a spare body cap after the lens swap, so it's there when I do my next swap. For this lens, you can also insert the lens with the back to the top allowing you to leave the pouch on the lens during the swap. This might be a small thing, but it frees up your hands for a quicker swap allowing you to put the pouch into your bag last. So I just shove the backing cap along with the body cap back into the pouch and crush it and cram it into any available space I can find. This is extremely helpful when I've just swapped from a long telephoto zoom lens that is now taking up twice as much space as the 50mm lens. Pictures included show lens with and without the spare cap and lens hood. If I could have one thing fixed on this pouch, I would ask OP/TECH a bit more silk screening. We've all seen athletic T-Shirts that have an oval of silk screening. That oval allows you write a name in the oval to allow the managers who do the laundry to sort out who they should return the shirt to after they've been laundered. Well, a similar silk screened oval would allow you to write the focal length to help identify it without pulling the lens out. This is particularly helpful if you are placing the lens with the front of the lens at the bottom of the pouch. If you have 2 lenses from the same manufacturer, you can have a couple of lenses have the exact same dimension because the lens bodies are shared and only the internal optics are different. I have Sigma 19mm and 30mm that like this. If I had Pouches for these lenses, I would have to pull out the lens to actually know if I had the lens the desired focal length.

Fuji user

I like these for my Fuji lenses. In case anyone is in the same boat as me, I found the following models work: Model 303 works great for the Fuji 23mm f/1.4 and 56mm f/1.2 lenses. Model 304 works great for the Fuji 90mm f/2 lens. All seem to be too large for the Fuji 35mm f/2, but that's usually the lens that stays on my camera when packed away.

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