KUVRD Universal Lens Cap

@Daniel, thank you. I followed your advise and send KUVRD a direct message. I hope they will respond.
I posted my comments on this board because there are many similar in content messages as mine, and although creators are not informed about these posts, one would think they would frequently visit the board and read and listen to what their backers are saying .
There are a few replies from KUVRD on this very same page.

@KUVRD I got your information that you will ship my pledge to me on 4/6 and give the tracking number.
But I don`t get anything till now.
When can I get it?

@Diamantis Tavartzoglou I would recommend you send your comment as a Direct Message. The creators are not informed when you leave a comment. The comment area is like going into a store, leaving a note on the public bulletin board and hopefully the person sees it without knowing you left it.

Really sorry to say that both of my lens caps have split, the first one took a month and the second split the first time I put it on my lens. Which by the way isn’t big. Sad.

Prior to posting a comment ,there is a note below that urge us to be respectful and considerate!!
KUVRD, have you ever considered, how irrespectful and inconsiderate you are when you are not taking that time to reply to your backers whose hard earned money you used to produce your product.
From where I stand , you took my money, send me nothing, provided a tracking number that informs me that, and I quote "April 3, 2018 at 5:59 pm
Shipment Received, Package Acceptance Pending
PROVO, UT 84601 " and you REFUSE to reply to the comment I posted six days ago.
Well done. Congratulations.

Hello,
On April 4th I received a tracking number LZ 550481652US, on the 27th I've send an email letting you know that I haven't received anything.Your reply was not to worry,it will be returned to you and you will reship it.
Well, you've guessed right, I have received NOTHING till now!!
Can you please look into it and let me know of you actions.
Thank you.

I also didn't receive my product. I live in Hamburg, Germany. Could you please check, if something went wrong? Contact me if you need any additional information.

I still haven’t received my product. I live in Melbourne, Australia and still yet to have my pledge delivered. I shared the product on social media as well so that I was able to gain the extra lens cover. Any updates on delivery?

@Tom Falardeau-Leclerc, I am having the warehouse reship your order, I'm not sure why you have not received it yet.
@Alexander Kotka, it has a special coating on the inside to prevent dust/lint from sticking. The great thing about the ULC is that you can also just rinse it off and it is good as new!
@Alfred, I'm sorry that you are having the same issue. If you wash it off, it should be fine!

@alexanderkotka I am experiencing the same fuzz attraction. I was hoping it would wear off...

My biggest issue with this is that they are static and attract a lot of dust. After a few weeks they look like a furry carpet.

Hi, Canadian here, never got mine yet. Is this normal ?

@Steffen Vierkorn, I just emailed you

I supported you on the kickstarter project and I already send you an email that I did not recive my products here in Germany. I write again to complain about the delivery. There was a custom office notice in my mail, that told me that the parcel was send back to you because of custom issues. I am still waiting for my lens caps. Can you give me a delivery date for the products?

@Tom, We’ve got something in the mic right now but will be launching a KS Campaign for the various sizes of the ULC very very soon...
@Gerhard Huebner, send a pic to contact@kuvrdcamera.com, and we can get a replacement sent out.... and again, we will have different sizes very soon!!

Unfortunately, one of my KUVRD lens caps (all are used over 100mm Lee filter rings) developed a tear. It started with the rubber material showing a greyish discolouration and then there was a hole ripped into it. I start to doubt that the one-size-fits-all solution is really viable - it still takes considerable force to put the KUVRD cap on or off. It should have had a ~1cm larger diameter to better fit the large filter adapter ring.

When do you intend to market the MTF lens covers?

@Giselle Camara, You should have received your replacement already!
@IOCARI SPA, Estan en camino!

Hola, cuando me llegaran ?? tengo unas ganas de verlos saludos desde CHILE

I finally got mine and it’s my first time using it and it broke

@Asada Takuya, no worries!!
@amit, Awesome!! Thank you!

I shared this to my twitter.
https://twitter.com/mramitpatel/status/941069831733940224 Backer #665

Sorry, I was forgot to respond question form which received in 30.Jan, just responded now.
Looking forward to receive great product.

@Fidgi Pen, You are so welcome! Happy to hear that you love them!!
@Chris Kitchen, That's awesome!! Send pics!
@Joyce L, Thanks for your support! And glad we were able to get everything taken care of for you!

Thank you for creating such a great product! And it arrived on time too! Loving our caps and your company!

Niagara Falls Canada is KUVRD!! Thanks!

THANKS FOR CREATING A GREAT PRODUCT KUVRD TEAM!!! Lovin our caps. A+!

@Francis Lim, Glad to hear it finally arrived!
@Ario, All of our videos tried to show that it would take 2 hands to put the ULC on.

I used this finally this weekend on a trip and realized how hard it is to fit it over 72mm + lens sizes. Taking it off is easy but literally need two hands to put it back on. :-(

My bad. It arrived via snail mail. Got it in my mailbox...
It is very difficult to mount on a 14-24 lens... :(

Any singapore backers got their cap yet? March 20, 2018, 8:12 am
Departed
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE
Your item departed a transfer airport in CHANGI, SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE on March 20, 2018 at 8:12 am. The item is currently in transit to the destination. Taking a freaking long time to reach my area considering how "big" singapore is....

Thanks for the video!!! it's super clear.
I personally would prefer the last option where the hood is mounted into ULC. I hope the rubber 'friction' is good enough to prevent the hood from falling off accidentally. On the other options of wrapping the ULC onto the hood itself, this way may work with the full screw type of hood, but maybe slightly risky of losing the ULC on hoods that come with an unlock botton i.e 24-70mm L II. Because of my own carelessness, I personally have lost several 24-70 hoods :( Also, its kind of weird to put the ULC on those big hoods (100mm L macro, or 70-300mm L). Maybe just me haha.. Anyway I am super satisfied with the quality of the ULC. Keep up the good work guys!

@Gerhard Huber, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR THE COMPLIMENTS & THE IN-DEPTH REVIEW!!! In regards to the effort needed to stretch the ULC over larger barrel diameters… you’re totally right… Some even grip so tightly that, like you said, it might remove the lens hood as well. This is one of the biggest reasons why with iteration #2, we’re doing a larger size ULC as well… Not that the ULC doesn’t fit 99.9998% of lenses already, but to take into account the inconvenience AND additional effort it takes to stretch the ULC to fit over lenses with barrel diameters exceeding 105mm… We want the ULC to compliment your photography style, not detract from it by eating up time, creating hassles that are otherwise non-existent and frustrate the user. With the larger sized ULC, it’ll require the photographer much less effort to stretch over any larger barrel diameter lens and still hold true to the benefits that the original ULC has to offer! :) So yes… “Everyone out there using lens hoods, take into consideration that the lens hood might be accidentally removed with the ULC due to the internal grip and pressure it puts on a reversely-mounted lens hood." But, in regards to potentially undue stress put on the lens hoods when reverse mounted onto a lens… this shouldn’t be concerning at all! We’ve tested the ULC on multiple lens hoods (with varying diameters) and removed the ULC 50+ times from each to test exactly this. We also performed duration-testing, stretching the ULC over multiple lens hoods that were reverse-mounted onto lenses (all with varying diameters) and left them in that state for upwards of a month. With both tests, we saw no visual or internal effect to the hoods and all lenses functioned as they initially did before being tested. With that said, it does fit awkwardly on some lenses, especially most fish-eye lenses that come with fixated lens hoods and lens hoods that are “w-shaped”. Nonetheless, the ULC does still fit, doesn’t fall off and provides more protection than a standard Traditional Lens Cap! Thank you again Gerhard for such an in-depth review. We really appreciate it! :) :) -KUVRD

@Christopher Cahyadi, great point! So, one of the ‘loopholes’ to getting around that is by first reverse mounting the lens hood onto the lens and THEN stretching the ULC over both the lens hood and the glass of the lens! Don’t worry about undue pressure. In addition, if you’re still using your Traditional Lens Caps (TLC), you can always:
1. Reverse mount the lens hood onto the lens.
2. Pinch and lock the TLC onto the front face of the lens.
3. Stretch and cover the TLC and part of the reversely mounted lens hood. At KUVRD, we call that leveling up because you just created the SUPER LENS CAP!!!!!! AWWWWWWW!!! Oh, and if you’re having trouble visualizing any of that, we’ve put together a basic video all about the lens hood and how it can interact with the ULC (WARNING, it is BASIC and LONG cause it was shot in one take… and there is one part where it takes me forever to remount the lens hood cause… well, I was really tired at that moment and forgot I was filming… haha. Nonetheless, here’s a link to the video; https://goo.gl/SF53MQ Hopefully those ‘loopholes’ and and video help with that current annoyance! :) -KUVRD

I've received my KUVRDs as well. Apart from the inevitable rubber-like smell (that will hopefully disapper after a while), they feel solid and soft and convey ample confidence to protect the lenses. The KUVRD fits nicely over a 100mm LEE Filter ring, which enables me to ditch the ugly plastic caps, while providing better protection. It took some force to stretch the KUVRD over the filter ring but then it nicely encloses the front part of the lens, even wraps around half of the focusing ring. Lenses tested so far: Zeiss 21mm f2.8 Distagon, Nikon 85mm f2.8 PC-E and Nikon 35mm f1.4. I have removed the hoods from all lenses because I'm using the LEE filter system. The Zeiss lens has a metal hood with sharp edges. I would hesitate to use the KUVRD here. I think what needs to be understood is that the KUVRD needs quite some force to be stretched over the lens. While this provides good protection, it does not go well with plastic lens hoods which typically flex as well and which don't lock strongly to the lens. Therefore, when you want to remove the KUVRD from the plastic hood, you may accidentally remove the hood as well. This isn't a problem for me as I'm not using hoods any longer but others should take this into consideration. What I'm 100% sure about however is that I'll never use again these crappy pinch-lock plastic caps! All in all - great product and even the plastic boxes are quite useful for storing other small stuff!

Received my KUVRD. Overall a good product... but it's not designed to cover the lens with the reverse lens hood on (canon 24-70L, 100mm Macro L or 70-300 L). Seems like I have now basically need to travel with the hoods separated which is annoying. :(

@Wong Koon Wing, You can just throw it away....but send a picture to our email first, and we can be sure to get you a new one.
@BF, Thank you!! Happy to hear that you love our product, and company!!

These turned out to be a great product and a well-run campaign. Congratulations1

>>There is a lifetime warranty. What should I do to the broken cap then? Thanks.

@Matthew H. Mendez, thank you thank you for all your support!!!
@George P., We need to have your address in English please.
@nick.does.bags, yes it is!
@Morio Kei, thank you for your support!!
@nicole, I emailed you.
@Geminesse Andrade, We are so sorry!! They fit 60-150 mm diameter lenses. We are coming out with different sizes by the end of this year though!
@Mark Pell, at the bottom of the campaign, you will see where we tried to inform everyone of additional fees.
@Wong Koon King, There is a lifetime warranty.
@Tom Wylie, happy to hear it! Thank you!
@nick.does.bags, It was posted at the bottom of the campaign. We did try to make sure that everyone knew.
@Steph Parker, thank you for your understanding and support. We appreciate it.
@Seow Wan Yi, we posted about that in update 11. They are shipped separately.
@Sandy Helliker, Update 11 explains that. They are shipped separately.
@Blair, thank you for your support!
@ADRIAN AOKI CHAN, we have emailed you.
@Christian Hofer, perfect!! Thank you!!

“Just shared on Twitter (https://twitter.com/hoferc…) and I’m so excited about the Universal Lens Caps because having one cap to fit all lenses sounds like a huge time saver!”

Hi please, I have not even receive the email. Feeling regret backing now. Everyone seems to have their stuff except me n no one responded to me

@Backers
The Creator is never responsible for customs and duty for your country when shipped. It’s absurd to think they should be.

Hi,
I am a backerclub member and I also received my lens cap yesterday. I received the extra one for posting on faceback but I did not receive my backerclub double reward.

Hi I'm a backer club member, just got the package today but I didn't get the double reward for that.

@Mark Pell, You are the one that needs to check the customs and tax requirements of importing goods into your country. It is unfair to expect the creators to have full knowledge of the laws and charges of your government as each country has different laws and, as some projects can have backers in over 100 different countries, it isn't possible for a creator to know all of the laws for each country.

@Mark - Unfortunately for UK backers we get shafted. Same thing happened to me as well.

Arrived in UK - many thanks. Tom

I believe it may be my own fault that I use the cap directly over the flower shape hood. The flower shape hood cut the cap during transportation. Be careful buddies. regards,

Just to let you know I have received my cover in the UK only to be hit with a customs and post office handle fee of £18:59. Someone need to check if you do anything else as a big shocks to add to the price.