Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Seeking SM body cap
From: "Roland Smith" <roland@dnai.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 21:18:07 -0700
References: <SIMEON.10110151530.F@sova-walt.unt.edu>

I am willing to sell lenses that make great body caps and in a pinch, when
you are away from the LUG and the urge to take a picture emerges, can be
used to photograph.

If you use a lens on the body, you eliminate the need for two caps.

Roland Smith
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Walter S Delesandri" <walt@jove.acs.unt.edu>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Cc: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Seeking SM body cap


> Know what you mean, Craig.....I have a small lowe-pro bag with
> 2-Ms, three lenses, tiny flash, meter, film.....
>
> When I pick up my Nikons/lenses (for "work", usually!)..I >>HATE<< it!!
>
> seems TWICE as heavy/bulky....but I often need close focusing/accurate
framing
> (again, for "work").....not so with my "fun" outfit!
>
> Walt
>
> On Mon, 15 Oct 2001 15:17:31 -0400 "C.L.Zeni" <clzeni@mindspring.com>
> wrote:
> > At 02:58 PM 10/15/2001, you wrote:
> > >ooh!, ooh!, I think I have the answer to this one. In
> > >my official Journalist's Domke bag, if you put the
> > >4-way lens holder in the middle of the main
> > >compartment, there is just enough room on either end
> > >to store a lensless F5. Of course no self respecting
> > >jounalist would use body caps. :) So, do I win?
> >
> > Yah, dot's it.  I put my F4s on the left, the 4 lens thingie in the
middle,
> > and either an F2 or a Rolleiflex on the right.  Makes for a dang heavy
bag,
> > though...
> >
> > On my two week vacation I only carried my M4, 50/2.8, a couple of
> > Voigtländer lenses and an Ansco Titan folder in a wee little bag.  Got
> > home, picked up my Domke rig and almost blew out my back...man that SLR
> > stuff is heavy... :)
> >
> > --
> > Craig Zeni - REPLY TO -->> clzeni at mindspring dot com
> > http://www.trainweb.org/zeniphotos/zenihome.html
> > http://www.mindspring.com/~clzeni/index.html
> >
> > It looks just like a Telefunken U47.  With leather.
> >
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In reply to: Message from Walter S Delesandri <walt@jove.acs.unt.edu> (Re: [Leica] Re: Seeking SM body cap)