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Subject: [Leica] Eyepiece Donuts?
From: len-001 at verizon.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:19:12 -0400
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I do the same thing that Jim does but I use cloth backed band-aids.  
The hole punch is the perfect size and the trimming is easy. I bought  
4 of the donuts a couple years ago for my older bodies but the band- 
aid on my M3 was still perfect so I kept it on. It's still on.

Len


On Jul 13, 2010, at 11:10 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:

> John,
>
> For my IIIf, I used black, adhesive-backed felt, from Wal-Mart.  I  
> just used a hole punch to make the hole and trimmed the surrounding  
> area to fit.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Edwin Mason"  
> <profmason at yahoo.com>
> To: "LUG" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 7:57 AM
> Subject: [Leica] Eyepiece Donuts?
>
>
>> Does anyone know where I can find eyepiece (eyeglasses) donuts?
>>
>> I'll definitely need them for a newly acquired M4 and its  
>> accompanying 21mm finder.
>>
>> I bought some from CameraQuest a few years ago, but that's no  
>> longer possible:
>>
>> http://www.cameraquest.com/glasprot.htm
>>
>> Googling, I saw suggestions that one visit a hardware store and  
>> find appropriately sized o-rings.
>>
>> Any other advice or suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks much.  --John
>>
>> ********************************
>> John Edwin Mason, Photography:
>> http://www.OneLoveGhoemaBeat.com
>> Charlottesville and Cape Town
>>
>>
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