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The lens cap that changes everything!

Bend, Oregon, 28, October 2013. The patent pending Snapper Cap™ lens cap is about to change the way your camera works one lens cap at a time. The common lens cap available on the market has become an afterthought which provides only one essential function. But what if a lens cap could do that and much more? That’s the question that James Sale asked when he invented the Snapper Cap™. James is a graduate of the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California where he studied art, design, and photography.


“I didn’t realize what an evolutionary breakthrough this was until I started using the Snapper Cap™ in the field. During the building and testing phase my product went through dozens of design iterations until I finally settled on a design that uses different inserts that fit inside my lens cap. One insert stores a Compact Flash card and another insert stores the Secure Digital cards. The obvious advantage is that an additional memory card is always with your camera and you won’t have to stop what you’re doing to look for another memory card during a photo shoot. In use I found that using memory card inserts provides other significant advantages because you can pre-load several inserts in your camera bag and have them ready to go. And, because memory cards are small items, the fact that they are housed in a larger insert makes them easier to find so you will spend less time digging through your camera bag. I believe my invention will improve the photographic experience and give busy photographers one less thing to think about. As a parent of a six year old and a toddler I’m thinking about ways to make life a little easier and a lens cap that stores a memory card seems like an ideal solution to some problems that busy photographers face. Even an inexpensive 8GB memory card ($7.99) makes a reliable back-up memory card that is always ready in the Snapper Cap™ at a moments notice.

James recently launched his product using Kickstarter, which is becoming the de facto way to launch new products. “The idea will have a chance to prove itself on Kickstarter and I think people will fall in love with this! It just makes life easier knowing you always have additional memory storage with you. Who doesn’t want that?”

Advantages:
1. With a Snapper Cap™ there’s nothing additional to carry because I've turned the traditional lens cap into a multifunctional tool. The Snapper Cap™ does not change the ergonomics or aesthetics of the camera or the camera strap, insuring that the additional memory card remains out of the way until it's needed. The Snapper Cap™ is low profile with the same approximate thickness as a traditional lens cap.

2. The Snapper Cap™ is safe to use and works with standard screw-on lens filters. The inserts use four press fits that securely attach the insert and memory card to the inside of the lens cap.

3. The memory card is protected in the lens cap, and when the lens cap is attached to the camera, it is housed in a clean environment between the lens and the lens cap. Having the memory card stored in the lens cap provides the absolute quickest access to additional memory cards reducing the time spent replacing memory cards, getting you back to the job of photography faster.

4. For the price of a lens cap, the Snapper Cap™ doubles the effective memory card storage space available to the camera. This additional memory storage is readily available without the need to carry bulky camera bags. In the event that a memory card fails or you reach the primary card capacity early in a photo shoot, you can be guaranteed there is a back-up memory card available without interruption to the flow of your photography.

5. For a 67mm lens or larger, either the Compact Flash Type One or the Secure Digital card can be stored in the lens cap by simply changing the insert. Snapper Cap™ inserts can be used to pre-stage memory cards. This makes it easy to swap memory cards from the Snapper Cap™ to your camera bag. Because memory cards are small items, having them preloaded in these inserts makes the memory cards easier to find in your camera bag.

6. The Snapper Cap™ virtually eliminates the chance that you will get to a photo shoot without a working memory card, insuring that you will get the best performance from your camera with better photography results and a more rewarding experience. These are just some of the reasons we think you're going to LOVE the Snapper Cap™

“I believe my invention will improve the photographic experience and give busy photographers one less thing to think about. As a parent of a six year old and a toddler I’m thinking about ways to make life a little easier. A lens cap that stores a memory card is an ideal solution to some problems that busy photographers face.”