Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yep, I've used them before (oddly enough for a nikon cap that would take a chissel to knock loose) - haven't seen them around much lately - but then again - until now I haven't been looking for such devices. I'm sure they are much more readily available at the local shop than a replacement! Frank On Mon, 25 Nov 2002 13:19:37 -0800 Bill Stanke <bstanke@turbonet.com> wrote: > Frank: > > I had one particular lens that seemed to shed > its cap. I eventually > bought a LensKeeper (2?). One end went on the > cap, and the other had a > rubber-band like gizmo that went around the > lens barrel. I think it > cost about $2 USD. They also make a version > (LensKeeper 1) for fixed > mount cameras, so you want the "2" version. > > HTH, > > Bill Stanke > > Frank Farmer wrote: > > > > John, > > > > Thanks for the tip. Coming across an old > Pentax cap seems much more likely > > around my part of the world than running > across ANY Leica cap - let alone the > > proper one. :-(. No Leica dealers 'round > here - at least none with any sort > > of stock. That's life I suppose. ;-). > > > > Frank > > > > On Mon, 25 Nov 2002 13:16:04 -0700 John > Collier wrote: > > > > > No. > > > > > > The Leica ones have special weak springs > that > > > help them to fall off > > > when you are not looking. They also have an > > > extra wide rim so that it > > > is easy for them to catch on the least > little > > > thing. > > > > > > I replaced all my Leica caps with ones from > > > Canon, Nikon and Tamron. No > > > problems after that. Pentax for one uses > E49 > > > caps so try one of theirs. > > > Old Canon FD lenses have the best caps with > > > very strong springs. > > > > > > John Collier > > > > > > On Monday, November 25, 2002, at 10:29 AM, > > > Frank Farmer wrote: > > > > > > > I suppose any 49mm cap would do - > right? > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see > > > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html