Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/15

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Subject: [Leica] Lens caps
From: abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge)
Date: Tue Aug 15 08:27:47 2006
References: <081420062113.25360.44E0E7870009315B00006310219791280203010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com> <4cfa589b0608141938i30d3f444sae74e8cc81afc40d@mail.gmail.com> <44E1AF93.5040600@waltjohnson.com>

Thanks for the suggestion, Walt. I'll just have to suck it up and give
it a try! :)

Adam


On 8/15/06, Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote:
> Adam
>
> Throw lens caps away. Use UV or Skylight filters. Clean front element as
> last resort and do it gently. Spit on t-shirt and wipe filter to cleans
> lens. Happy shooting. ;-)
>
> Walt
>
>
> Adam Bridge wrote:
>
> > Well it's the one on the 50 summicron that has really irritated me -
> > and on the Noct. If I was in Ted's league I might be a little more
> > cavalier about how I care for it but that baby is precious to me.
> >
> > And to everyone who responded - thank you very much! Ted, as always I
> > appreciate your observations, I'm just not that brave, I guess!
> >
> > Adam
> >
> > On 8/14/06, grduprey@mchsi.com <grduprey@mchsi.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Adam
> >>
> >> The one on my 50 Summicron is a real pain.  But the one on my 80 -
> >> 200 stays on just like it should.  All the other lens caps are the
> >> old slide on over the end of the lens type, and they stay on with no
> >> problem.
> >>
> >> Gene
> >>
> >>
> >> -------------- Original message from "Adam Bridge"
> >> <abridge@gmail.com>: --------------
> >>
> >>
> >> > Am I on the only person who really HATES the Leica lens caps that have
> >> > the squeeze to release tabs? They always seem to come off and leave my
> >> > lens vulnerable when it's most vulnerable - floating around in the
> >> > shoulder or camera bag.
> >> >
> >> > Are there better solutions for most common lenses?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >> >
> >> > Adam
> >> >
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Replies: Reply from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson) ([Leica] Lens caps)
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