Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On my LTM wide angle (canon 19mm w/M adapter) I constructed a deep rear=20 lens cap by the following procedure. I took a regular plastic M rear cap,= =20 made a hole in it large enough to accept the protruding rear element.=20 Then I found a black plastic bottle cap just large enough to cover the=20 element. I epoxied the plastic bottle cap to the rear lens cap. It works=20 great and even looks like it was manufactured. On Mon, 29 Jun 1998 jeremy.kime@bbc.co.uk wrote: > >From: Joe Berenbaum <joe-b@dircon.co.uk> >=20 > >>1) Convenience: the Russar requires an LTM adaptor and this can't be = =20 > left > >>on when the rear lens cap is on. In practice the mounting and =20 > unmounting > >>and stowing are a bit cumbersome if you use the lens frequently. > > > >It isn't necessary to do that; I leave mine with the adaptor on and use = =20 > a > >deep M rear cap. Effectively this makes it an M mount lens. > > > >Joe Berenbaum >=20 > Here in England the cost of that deep rear cap would be getting on for = =20 > (or higher than) the cost of my Russar (=9C50UKP). An alternative solutio= n =20 > is the M extension 'tube' (which is seen cheaply sometimes) fitted =20 > between a normal M backcap and the lens mount. Michael Volow (mvolo@acpub.duke.edu) Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC 919 286 0411 Ext 6933