Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I kinda like built-in shades. most of my R lenses have them and I am really used to them. Pull it out when you want it, push it in when you don't. Push it in, fiddle with your filter, pull it out, take a photograph. Not really rocket science. Just common sense. The clip on shades many times don't get along with filters. You cannot put the shade on over a filter in many cases. But who uses filters? Me. Polarizers, ND, KR3, KR6. Built-in shades are always filter friendly. I also always use lens caps. I religiously store the lens cap in my left pants pocket, or left shirt pocket if I'm sitting down. It's a habit. I've never lost one yet. If I'm walking and knowing I will not take any photographs, the cap goes on. When the lens comes off of the camera, both caps go on immediately. When the lens is stored in a camera bag or vest, both caps are on. When the camera has no lens, the body cap is on. This is especially important for R cameras where dust on the mirror and ground glass screen is really annoying. Lens caps and body caps do a great job of keeping crud out of the lens and camera mechanisms. That is why they were made. They do their job well. Maybe PJ's cannot do this, but it's because of their job. If you are not a PJ, you can. And should. Jim At 03:41 PM 7/12/99 -0700, you wrote: >"B. D. Colen" wrote: >> >> Why doesn't Leica >> > provide a way to lock the shade in open position? >> > >> > All the best. >> > -- >> > Jean-Claude Berger (jcberger@jcberger.com) >> >> Calll For Dr. Blacktape! >> Are you shocked to learn that Dr. Blacktape has the obvious answer your >> problem? BLACK TAPE! >> >> Dr. Blacktape just used the black plastic electrical tape to solve the same >> problem with his Nikon 105 2.5. With the shade taped in the extended >> position the lens can safely be placed in your bag front element down. No >> need for lens caps. No need for collapsible shades. Just get out that black >> tape - the LUGers answer to grip tape. ;-) > >Yea but you've got to take the tape off to play with your filters! >Another answer would be an elegant black rubber band. >Less elegant answer would be a hose clamp for that Tommy Terrific effect! >Mark Rabiner