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Transparent keycaps
« on: Wed, 02 March 2022, 16:52:48 »
I know that Drop has released transparent keycaps sets lately, but I had a feeling that I've seen some other ones few months ago somewhere.

Do you guys know of any other transparent caps?
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Re: Transparent keycaps
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 02 March 2022, 17:36:42 »
I know that Drop has released transparent keycaps sets lately, but I had a feeling that I've seen some other ones few months ago somewhere.

Do you guys know of any other transparent caps?

The ones on zfrontier got a lot of attention after a very nice photo was posted on reddit.  I think the clear and smokey sold out the same day. 

They restocked very recently:
https://en.zfrontier.com/products/in-stock-lelelab-crystal-clear-abs-keycap-sets?variant=39559526547534

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Re: Transparent keycaps
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 02 March 2022, 18:02:08 »
SA polyclear is a clear keycap set on pre order now https://vala.supply/collections/pre-orders/products/sa-polyclear
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Re: Transparent keycaps
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 03 March 2022, 02:55:50 »
I know that Drop has released transparent keycaps sets lately, but I had a feeling that I've seen some other ones few months ago somewhere.

Do you guys know of any other transparent caps?

The ones on zfrontier got a lot of attention after a very nice photo was posted on reddit.  I think the clear and smokey sold out the same day. 

They restocked very recently:
https://en.zfrontier.com/products/in-stock-lelelab-crystal-clear-abs-keycap-sets?variant=39559526547534

Ah yes, maybe that's them I saw some time ago, lelelala or something.

I wonder if many people buy these transparent caps. They only give an effect when used with RGB.
I like this drop set, by Mito. Plus price is low, I may pick one, smoke color looks like would be nice.
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Re: Transparent keycaps
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 03 March 2022, 02:56:44 »
SA polyclear is a clear keycap set on pre order now https://vala.supply/collections/pre-orders/products/sa-polyclear

Yeah, these look nice too, good options if someone prefers high profile caps. :thumb:
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Re: Transparent keycaps
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 03 March 2022, 08:58:08 »
I like the transparent caps for the fact that you are able to see the plate and switches underneath.  In fact, I currently have some SP clear DCS caps on a board with no backlight for this reason. 

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You can see more images here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CaDL2kDv-Jj/

I like these keycaps from SP because they are polycarbonate and not just ABS.  They feel really good to my fingers.  A subtle texture that's not dry at all.  They do sound a lot different and higher in pitch from ABS or PBT, which some people may not like.  They remind me of my PPS caps that sound almost like metal when you drop them.

https://pimpmykeyboard.com/dcs-clear-keys-and-key-sets/

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Re: Transparent keycaps
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 03 March 2022, 11:56:06 »
I like the transparent caps for the fact that you are able to see the plate and switches underneath.  In fact, I currently have some SP clear DCS caps on a board with no backlight for this reason. 

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You can see more images here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CaDL2kDv-Jj/

I like these keycaps from SP because they are polycarbonate and not just ABS.  They feel really good to my fingers.  A subtle texture that's not dry at all.  They do sound a lot different and higher in pitch from ABS or PBT, which some people may not like.  They remind me of my PPS caps that sound almost like metal when you drop them.

https://pimpmykeyboard.com/dcs-clear-keys-and-key-sets/
Cool looking caps, dude. Now I'm following you on Insta:)
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