A new Olympus OMD mirrorless camera is (supposedly) just around the corner. Along with it is a new 14-42mm pancake zoom lens. I know, another kit lens—boring. But that lens may include a new type of lens cap that could save you the endless annoyances of fumbling and losing those round plastic sheaths.
https://gizmodo.com/leaked-images-of-new-olympus-om-d-show-smaller-but-simi-1503355150
The lens cap that appears in an image leaked to Digicame-info shows a front cover that is retractable, operated by a twisting motion of sorts. It resembles the lens caps of point-and-shoot cameras, which don’t come off the camera at all. This one looks to be removable. If designed well, I can imagine a whole lot of saved frustration over finnicky lens caps—the bane of many a photographer’s existence. [Digicame-info via 43Rumors]
