Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Welcome, Juno. I've never used caps on my Leica lenses. A lens hood would be nice. The glass is not soft, but really, really durable. Leica demonstrates how hard the glass is by taking a piece of rough sandpaper and scrubbing the front of the lens. It doesn't leave a mark. If you have a cap on the lens, it's not ready to use. Tina On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Ho-Tak <junolau at gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > I am new to here, > and actually new to Leica and RF. > > I acquired an M6 recently and still struggling to get my 1st lens. > Now, I am planning to go for the collapsible summicron 50/2, > but those on KEH lacks the front cap. > > I think a cap is critical as I heard the glass are really soft, right? > However, there are so many caps on KEH... as following > > http://www.keh.com/Camera/format-35mm/system-Leica-M/category-Body-and-Lens-Caps?s=1&bcode=LM&ccode=29&cc=79049&r=WG&f > so... which one should I get? > > Thanks > > oh, and can i collapse the lens on M6? > > Regards > Juno > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com