Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/04/27

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Subject: Re: Storing M lenses back-to-back
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 1997 09:22:59 -0700

At 09:32 AM 4/27/97 -0500, you wrote:
>One thing I used to do back when I used Nikon was to super glue two rear
>lens caps together.  This allowed you to store two lenses back to back and
>take up less space in the bag, really convient for shorter lenses.  In
>addation to taking up less space it would keep the lenses from banging into
>each other in the bag.  I would imagine that a couple of extra rear caps
>would be cheaper than the retaining ring also it allows the elements to be
>protected when one lens is in use.
>
>>I saw an interesting photo with a lens retainer which allows one to store
>>two Leica M lenses back-to-back.
>>   It looks as if this type of lens storage would save some space in a
>>camera bag.
>>Are there any lens combinations for which this will not work, and how
>>practical is this retaining ring as an accessory?
>>

I have several of these devices that I use with my Leica-R lenses. It's
like two rear lens caps glued together but it's not. It's much more
substantial. It is made as one piece out of gray plastic and, I believe,
made by Leitz. However, there is no code or part number on it so I guess it
could have been supplied by someone else???

Jim