The Lens Flipper for Canon mount lenses

It's been about a year now since I bought this. Another colleague introduced this to me and when I saw hers I was very intrigued. I read a bunch of reviews and bought it. Since then I've used it quite a bit. It is an ingenious design from some fellows in Korea. Solidly built and made of hard plastic and aluminum, I expect this to last awhile. The two rotating end pieces appear to be made of metal and won't just "break off". This is where you will attach your strap. These 2 rotating pieces (I don't know what to call them) rotate freely and easily which is good because that's the whole purpose of this ingenious device.I use this with my 70-200L IS f/2.8 and 24-70. There is a very small learning curve and in no time I was able to switch lenses quite easily. The concept is clever and the execution is simple. Put your lens cap on, remove your current lens from the camera body, attach it to the lens flipper, then flip it down to grab your other lens, release it and attach to your body, remove lens cap and you're ready to shoot!It comes with a strap that is only about 1 inch wide and didn't appear very "sturdy" to me so I pilfered a larger/wider strap from another bag. It also comes with a rubber cover to cover the other side that isn't being used. Note that when I ordered mine in Sept 2015, it did not come with this rubber cover. A friend just ordered this and he reported that it came with one. If yours did not come with one, then you can use the same hard plastic cover that covered the lens opening that originally came with your camera . This cover will fit easily on the flipper. I opted not to use my cover because it was just another piece to keep track of and for me to lose during a shoot. Also it's another piece you have to remove and replace when switching lenses. The plus side of course is that it's supposed to keep the flipper clean of dust and dirt which may damage your exposed lens. That would be important if I were going to shoot in some harsh nasty conditions or weather. Currently I just make it a point to look at the open side carefully and give it a good strong blow to blow out any dust or dirty of use my fingers or an attached cleaning cloth. One other point to consider is that when you use this flipper, you will have to leave your camera body's lens opening exposed while you are using the lens flipper. This may not even bother most people but I like to minimize any outside exposure to my mirror/sensor so I try to turn my camera body towards my body after removing the lens.Worth mentioning is that a colleague borrowed my lens flipper to take on a recent mission trip to Rwanda. While there he put the flipper to the test and even took it on a gorilla encounter! When he returned, he ordered his own because I wanted mine back! If you change lenses a lot, this is a must have. Since then I have seen copies of this specifically the one made by Peak Design. I don't know who invented this first and I'm not suggesting that Peak Design copied it from GoWing or vice versa. I'm just reporting that I discovered the Peak Design version after I learned about GoWing. Plus, the Peak Design system is NOT exactly the same as GoWing's in that the Peak Design's is aimed at being "one-handed" option. GoWing is not one handed but it works well for the purpose that it was intended. For $75, this is a very useful tool to have in your bag of camera toys. Get it. You'll find it useful.

Haven't use it in the field yet, but tried it out and was pleasantly satisfied. This will save me tons of time when I cover events. This item is the ticket.

product is great, but i had to email them because they supposedly forgot to ship my order, otherwise i would’ve never received it. waited a month since purchase date to get it.

This is a fantastic product. After only a little practice I’m able to swap the lenses between my a6000 camera body and the lens flipper in between 8 and 9 seconds reliably. Even with my top opening camera bag there is no way I could ever come close to that unless I didn’t bother with rear caps and just tossed the lens I just took off my camera in the already unzipped bag. Needless to say not an option except in emergency.The build quality is good. Your lenses mount to the flipper the same way they would to your camera and just as securely with a mechanical release button for each side. The releases are on the opposite side for each end. This means that when you swap lenses and it flips over, the release buttons will still be in the same place relative to you. I recommend paying attention to where the buttons are when you put it on. (Is the bottom release on the inside or outside?) If you always put it on the same way muscle memory will help speed up the processes. The strap is the perfect length for me to be worn diagonally across my chest but very tall or larger individuals may need a longer one. You’ll want the flipper to rest 3-5 inches above your hip where it is easy to reach but not in the way.I’d recomend this to any photographer amature or pro that does any kind of field work.

Used it today and it worked very well. I liked being able to switch my lenses without having to carry my camera bag around with me

I have, to good effect, slipped the strap of the Gowing lens holder over my shoulder several times in the few weeks since it was delivered. The device is not quite a third hand, but it does diminish the level of risky, clumsy juggling involved in changing lenses and rewards a deliberate, self-aware approach to lens changing. The spring-loaded button-activated locking mechanism positively secures the lens to the holder. The fine grooves on the (non-magnetic) metal face allow for low-friction mating of the lens to the holder. The materials appear to be of good quality; the device simple, well designed and well put together.

Used my Lens Flipper for the first time today and was very pleased :) Used on a 70D with 10-18 stm / 18-135 stm with no problems. I left the backpack in the car. Had no surprises which is the way I like it with a new product :) Dont plan on using it without a someway to support your camera hands free, it takes two hands to make the change. I did not use the supplied strap, instead I used an extra strap with a nice pad, on this outing I only used two small lenses but I will be using it with the Sigma 50-150 OS (size and weight of a 70-200 2.8 usm) . If I have any problems with a bigger lens I will add info here.Yes I would tell a friend to get the LensFlipper.Dave

works excellent no problems