Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I use a Bower screw-in metal lens cap. Size 39mm. Works great. Costed me $7.95 from B&H. The Leica snap-on lens hood that comes with the lens fell off to easily and I do not plan to spend $30 on a replacement. Pitak > > 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 >