LensCoat lens protection for Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Realtree Max5

Premium protection for your lens, specifically for the Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S

With this LensCoat lens cover you get premium protection for your lens that is truly tailored to your Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S NIKKOR (2021). No compromises, no wobbly fit, but a precisely fitting cover that reliably accompanies your telezoom in everyday use, when travelling and out in the field. The Realtree Max5 camouflage pattern also ensures that your setup in the field doesn’t look like a flashing foreign object, but blends into the surroundings much more unobtrusively.

The protective cover encloses the most important areas of your Nikon Z lens and forms a robust yet flexible layer between glass and the outside world. This keeps your telezoom in a visual and technical condition that will still look good even after years of use.

Custom-made, does not fit any other lens models

This LensCoat lens cover is truly custom-made. It does not fit any other lens models, but has been precisely matched to the dimensions, switch positions and barrel profile of the Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S NIKKOR. This ensures a snug fit that hardly slips and doesn’t feel like an improvised solution, but like a fixed part of your setup.

Because everything is so precisely cut, critical areas such as focus ring, zoom ring and display elements remain free or are sensibly cut out. You don’t have to trim anything, stretch anything or “somehow make it fit”. Unpack, put it on, done.

Ideal for wildlife photographers and nature observers

Especially ideal for wildlife photographers who are out and about with the Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S NIKKOR in a hide, on the lakeshore or in the forest, this is where the Realtree Max5 pattern plays to its strengths. The camouflage helps to visually break up the contours of the lens so that it appears less conspicuous to animals. No shiny, hard cylinder that shouts “Attention, human with tech!” from afar, but a more organic-looking shape that blends better into reeds, riparian vegetation or bushes.

If you photograph birds, shy game or generally skittish subjects, this subtle inconspicuousness can make the decisive difference: the lens attracts less attention, and you are more likely to capture the moment before it is gone.

Padded neoprene elements, protective layer with comfort factor

The LensCoat lens cover consists of several padded neoprene elements that wrap around your Nikon Z 100-400mm like a flexible suit of armor. Neoprene is soft, slightly yielding and yet surprisingly robust, so impacts are not transmitted directly to the lens body. At the same time, the slightly grippy surface ensures that you can hold the lens more securely, even with thin gloves or in damp conditions.

The individual segments can be attached separately, allowing you to adapt the protection to your working style. This keeps the lens comfortable to grip without feeling bulky, while still providing a noticeable buffer between the outside world and the lens body.

Controls remain accessible, full control despite protection

Despite the all-round protective cover, all controls remain accessible. Switches for AF/MF, focus limiter, VR and other functions can still be reached directly without having to remove the cover. The zoom and focus rings also remain fully operable, so you don’t start “fighting” against the cover when things need to move quickly.

This way you combine protection and operating comfort: your lens is well wrapped, but you retain full control over all functions at all times, a point that can be truly crucial in hectic outdoor use.

Practical bellows cover made of thin fabric for the zoom

For the zoom mechanism, a practical bellows cover made of thin fabric is used, which also covers the extending barrel when the focal length changes. This additional element ensures that the area that extends far forward at 400 mm and otherwise often remains unprotected is also covered.

The bellows follows the movement of the barrel without stretching or blocking. This allows you to use the entire focal length range from 100 to 400 mm while the sensitive inner area is better shielded from dirt and minor impacts. The cover is supplied including an additional element for the barrel at fully extended focal length, so you don’t have to go without protection at the telephoto end.

All other elements made of padded neoprene, fully cushioned

Apart from the flexible bellows for the zoom, all other elements are made of padded neoprene. This material combination provides a balanced mix of flexibility and cushioning. The firm yet elastic neoprene cover fits closely without pressing and forms an even protective layer around the entire lens.

The result is a kind of “neoprene armor” that protects your Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S NIKKOR in everyday use from many typical stresses, whether in a backpack, on the passenger seat, in a boat or during quick lens changes at the edge of a field.

Protects against impacts and scratches, robust in everyday photographic use

The LensCoat lens cover protects against impacts and scratches that inevitably occur in real life. A careless bump against the car door frame, contact with a tripod leg, a bag that is a bit too tight – all of this hits the neoprene first, not the lens body directly.

Especially with a high-quality telezoom like the Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S NIKKOR, it makes sense to keep the exterior surface in good condition for as long as possible. The cover absorbs minor knocks, prevents paint abrasion and reduces the risk of unsightly marks that would otherwise quickly add up.

Helps against weather, dirt, dust & moisture, outdoor-ready cover

The lens cover helps against weather, dirt, dust & moisture by simply covering many contact surfaces. Of course, it does not replace full weather sealing, but it significantly reduces the direct surface exposed to dirt particles and moisture. This is particularly noticeable when working in wet grass, on the beach, in reeds or in light drizzle.

Dust and grains of sand are more likely to stick to the cover than directly to the lens, and light moisture beads off the neoprene more easily. This means you have to clean your Nikon Z 100-400mm less intensively and you minimize the risk of new scratches forming with every touch.

Insulating function, comfortable handling in the cold

In addition, the neoprene cover provides an insulating function. This means that in extreme cold the lens does not feel like a frozen metal tube, but significantly more pleasant and less clammy. Your hands cool down more slowly, and you can work in a focused manner for longer without constantly feeling the need to warm up your fingers again.

Especially in winter, in morning frost or during longer sessions in the cold, this effect should not be underestimated. Handling the lens becomes noticeably more comfortable because you are not constantly gripping bare cold metal, but the slightly padded neoprene layer.

Good for resale value, preserving the value of your Nikon Z 100-400mm

An often underestimated point: the lens cover is good for resale. If you ever want to pass on your Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S NIKKOR, a well-maintained exterior condition makes a clear difference. Fewer scratches, hardly any abrasion, clean markings – all this inspires confidence and usually justifies a higher selling price.

With the LensCoat cover you are effectively ensuring in the background that your lens still looks presentable even after intensive use. You use it to the full without it showing every day what it has already been through.