Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>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 Jim, These gray plastic lenscouplers were made by Leitz and some years ago came with the various Leitz Leather-Combicases (hard - brown, soft - black) for M and R . I use them and they don't wear out like the plastic rearcaps. BTW. Nikon rear-caps do wear very quickly. -otto- otto w. rath, 504-633, northcliffe blvd. toronto on. M6E 3M3 canada (416) 783 5128