nope never used a sock for anything other than as a sock.

Never heard of using socks as cases, especially not for a camera! I would want something a bit more durable.

Im not sure a sock could asorb the shock of a fall. I wouldn't put my cell phone, camera or whatever else techy in a sock for carrying purposes.
she had good intentions though

I've used a sock and a mitten as a camera case before because my camera case is quite bulky! I know several people that have done this as well

my roommate does this EXACT thing, she refuses to buy a camera case and instead uses a little white sock (not even a cute ballerina sock). there is no changing her mind, she loves the sock camera case...so weird!

i use my eyeglasses case to store my ipod nano and my chocolate cell phone. i want to avoid getting the screens scratched. works great!

socks are great when you want to store a gadget and are just concerned about screen scratches and not cushioning. I regularly travel with my PSP in a sock.

I use socks too, especially when traveling to protect them from scratches in the suitcase. I lose electronics accessories on a regular basis, so socks are a better choice for me. Lost camera lens cover = anxiety and money. Lost sock = shrug of shoulders.

I carry my Bluetooth earpiece in my camera case, but that's probably about as weird as I've gone.

When I first got my iPhone, I kept it in a very large mitten until I got a protector for it. But I've also done the sock-as-camera case before too. If I'm tossing my camera into my purse, a sock works like a charm!

i love the Apple iPod socks; i'm sure they got the idea from somewhere.

but, a mitten! that's a great idea; i've been pondering what to put my iPod touch in until my custom case arrives. they're thicker, and can absorb more of a fall than a sock, and you can still find some really cute ones. thanks, ladygypsy!

And I have to add, my cousin offered me a ballerina sock case as well, cracking that she "has another one at home".

One afternoon I was taking my son to the park to play and didn't want my camera to possibly get damaged or drolled on by my son and I don't own a camera case so I used one of his diapers to wrap it in to protect it, it worked fine.

Hmm. I can't really think of anything.

Back home in the Philippines a couple of years ago back in 2003 maybe.. when cellphones were still expensive and it was starting to gain popularity, you could say it was some sort of a 'craze', but I was never really into using a sock..

I put my Macbook in a pillow case before I got a case.

This has nothing to do with cameras or phones or anything, but it reminded me...

Years ago, my mom kept her tampons in a sock in her purse. I used to pull it out and twirl it around my head to embarrass her. Ah, the joys of childhood!

I used a sock for my iPod until I got a case for it.

@edrabbit: ditto. I'm not so concerned with the shock absorption prevention; mostly scratches, so I use my beanie for our point-and-shoot Canon. Our heftier EOS 20D has an equally-hefty carrying bag.

I use a beer/soda koozie for my camera. One of those new fangled ones made out of neoprene (or similar) that are designed to lay flat. It is pretty useful, the wrist strap fits through the little slits on the end so I can just slide it out, snap a picture and pull it back in w/o having to take it off my wrist.

my friend uses an altoid case to hold her digital camera. It's durable...your camera smells minty fresh and it's very inconspicuous.

a wristband with one side sewn shut as an ipod nano holder

I've used an Altoids tin for an MP3 player case...

recently i've been using a glove for my camera because i can't seem to find my real one. =P

So funny! I had a co-worker who used a baby sock for her Nano. I thought it was so cute and original but I guess she was not alone.

I'm guilty.

I use an absolutely HIDEOUS piece of orange, blue and purple plaid flannel to wrap my Rebel and its lens in when i can't be arsed to drag the camera bag around. It always draws a gasp or an "Augh!" from anyone who sees it, and leaves photographer friends aghast.

Way-back-when, i had a Shuffle (the old white type) in an Altoids sour gum tin with a port cut out of it to access the controls covered with a piece of silicone. Worked an absolute treat.

Mostly, i just sew up a flannel-lined gadget pocket and attach that to the inside of my current bag, if the bag doesn't have an appropriate slot. I hate carrying extra cases.

i had a friend who used a sock for a camera case. haha it was her mom's camera and she never got around to buying a proper case for it for months! thing is, it wasn't even a cute sock.. just a white sport sock.

My Friend used cute little baby socks to hold her KRZR when she had one.

Also, when I just got my new laptop and hadn't received a new sleeve for it and I had to travel, I used a towel to wrap it up and put it in my bag, Would not recommend that.

I've seen multiple people use socks as camera cases! My boyfriend used to use a t-shirt to wrap up his GPS in the car - I finally bought him a case for it this past Xmas.

When I got my iPhone, I was absolutely PARANOID about damaging it... I'm in Canada, so no one really sold cases for them and I was too worried to wait for one from EBay... so Micro-fibre cloths were my best friends....

If i was heading out I would literally SWADDLE my iPhone like a baby in one of the cloths.. I had a little folding routine down pat and everything. =x And if it was going in a big purse, I'd wrap it in 1 first, then another (for added protection..hahaha)

I remember pulling it out at a friends place, and getting laughed at for my "rags" (they were brand new..i mean cmon! only the best for my newborn! lol.)

I have a collection of cases for it now, but my trusty micro-fibre cloths are always close by!

My boss pulled a sock out of his pocket one day to show us the iPhone he got for his wife, though she barely uses it. We were shocked it was stored in a sock - one of his running socks!

Gross.

He claims it's clean, but no matter how many times you wash it, it's still a sock that's been through sweat and dirt of a sneaker. I can't imagine putting the phone in your sock then putting it next to your ear.

yeah it is common to use baby socks as handphone and camera, also mp3 cases.

im sorry to say i've done the sock thing before. its a little bimbarrassing when youre at a wedding pulling out a sock to take a photo

My dad used to store all the additional lenses for his Minolta in gym socks inside the camera bag.