Re: [Leica] Highly technical lens cap question

["Peter M. C. Choy" <pmcchoy@earthlink.net>]

No pretense to heavy-duty expertise here, but FWIW I've had good results
with a 42mm push-on plastic cap made by Kaiser. You can find one for about
$6 (or by mail order from B&H if you can't locate it locally).  They fit by
friction INSIDE the circumference of the built-in lens shade in its extended
position.  To remove, retract the shade slightly and the cap pops off in
your hand.  Works for me; I prefer it to no lens cap at all, so I don't have
to worry about the dreaded hole-burned-in-shutter shudder.

From sunny California,
Peter C.

- ------Original Message------
From: "Craig Roberts" <croberts@zoomtel.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: June 27, 2000 8:46:20 PM GMT
Subject: [Leica] Highly technical lens cap question


I'm appealing to the heavy-duty experts for this one (lissen up, Mr. Grant):

I recently bought a new Summicron with the built-in lens shade (mixed review
from me) and the plastic snap-on lens cap (yuck!).
Even more recently I had to replace the lens cap because it fell off at the
slightest touch.  The replacement cost 30 bucks!  THIRTY BUCKS!...and it
STILL doesn't work as well as the $6 snap-ons hanging on the generic
accessories rack.  Of course, the generics aren't offered in a 39mm size,
so...

I can get one of the old, reliable, push-on Leica metal caps for just ten
bucks more...but it's too big for the new lens.

Does anybody know of a lens cap solution for the new Summicron that doesn't
suck?

Craig
Boston