Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Highly technical lens cap question
From: Dennis Painter <dpainter@bigfoot.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 07:06:54 -0700
References: <20000628125825.5560.qmail@hotmail.com>

Or for the lenscaps obsessive you can have on custom made by Grimes. 

Click on "Best Lenscaps"

at: http://www.skgrimes.com/



Michael Darnton wrote:
> 
> If your cap is similar to the plastic one for my older Summicron, it has
> four raised ridges on the perimeter, inside, which are what actually grab
> the lens. After I got tired of that cap falling off I held a small nail with
> a pliers, heated the nail, and dragged a couple of tracks down on either
> side of each of the four ridges. This cut small grooves, and raised a wake
> of plastic on each side of each groove, making more little gripper fingers
> to hold the end of the lens. So far it's working well--almost too well--and
> I'm glad I resisted the temptation to go all around the inside of the cap
> because it really didn't take much!
> 
> --Michael
> 
> >>Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 16:46:20 -0400
> From: "Craig Roberts" <croberts@zoomtel.com>
> Subject: [Leica] Highly technical lens cap question
> [re: Summicron cap that falls off]
>

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