Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No, no! Not socks (been there, done that). The dust and the lint will eventually work its way into the lenses. If they're really old socks, like Ted's underwear, well, ok. But watch it otherwise. Now for my 1953(?) baseball signed by Stan the Man and the rest of the Cardinals ... the sock is just fine. Daniel At 13:18 13.03.2003 +0100, you wrote: >if i understand correctly and the lenses are attached at the rear ends i,d >like that very much i often roll uplenses in socks to carry inside a >briefcase when they are attached to each other that would seem more secure >don,t you think? >simon >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Buzz Hausner" <buzz.hausner@verizon.net> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 12:23 PM >Subject: [Leica] Double Lens Carrier Can Carry Lenses > > > > It's a ditzy little item, but it can prove useful upon occasion. I use > > it to help make up a walking around kit. I hate lens pouches, camera > > cases, and all such burdens. If I am taking what amounts to my "big > > kit," I will carry one body, a 50 mm and a 35mm spherical Summicron, and > > a "Skinny" Tele-Elmarit. The double lens carrier permits me to keep two > > lenses in one jacket pocket, reserving the other pocket for film. Other > > than that, I can't see much use for the double lens carrier and don't > > recommend its purchase. > > > > Buzz Hausner > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Daniel > > Ridings > > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 5:07 AM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica double lens carrier > > > > I have one lying around in the house somewhere but I never really used > > it. > > It assumes you have two lenses you don't want to use. I have enough > > bodies > > to keep my lenses mounted most of the time with only one left-over. It > > got > > to be a pain removing the gray ring and fumbling around for a rear cap. > > Two > > rear caps glued together would have solved that problem. > > > > It was a good idea for traveling though ... in the actual transport > > phase > > when you pack everything down as compactly as possible. > > > > Daniel > > > > > > At 10:19 13.03.2003 +0100, you wrote: > > >Hi Nathan, > > > > > >Thanks for that info. I always thought the wide angle lens problem was > > the > > >reason Leica stopped making this lens carrier. > > > > > >The fact that with only one lens in the holder, the rear of that lens > > is > > >unprotected made me refrain from buying. > > > > > >I'll be gluing one of these days. Unless Leica does it for me. I'm > > still > > >hoping. > > > > > >Chris > > > > > >>It is a much better solution. I have a couple of those Leica couplers, > > > > >>but as you say, they cannot be used with two wide angle lenses (e.g. a > > > > >>35mm and 24mm cannot be put together). The other advantage of the two > > end > > >>caps is that when you take away one of the lenses, the remaining lens > > >>remains protected against dust and dirt, while with the coupler there > > is > > >>then an open path to the rear element. > > >> > > >>Nathan > > >> > > >>Oliver Bryk wrote: > > >> > > >>>Jerry, I bought individual end caps from a discounter and glued them > > >>>together back to back. I understand that the Leica device, besides > > being > > >>>pricy, presents a problem with some retrofocus lenses. > > >>>Oliver Bryk > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>-- > > >>>To unsubscribe, see > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > >> > > >> > > >>-- > > >>Nathan Wajsman > > >>Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > > >> > > >>e-mail: nathanw@bluewin.ch > > >>mobile: +41 78 732 1430 > > >> > > >>Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2003.htm > > >>General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm > > >> > > >>-- > > >>To unsubscribe, see > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > > >-- > > >Christer Almqvist > > >D 20255 Hamburg and / or > > >F 50590 Regnéville sur Mer > > > > > >please look at my NEW b+w pictures > > >at: http://www.almqvist.net/chris/dozen/ > > > > > >old pictures still at: http://www.almqvist.net/chris/new > > >-- > > >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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html