Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 Tina Manley <images at comporium.net>wrote: >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 ================================================================================================== I use caps all the time, even with the 50mm lens hood. The the plastic cap that fits on the back can be made snug to cover the hood opening with a little black tape. I drill a hole to secure a cord that goes to the strap ring. It just takes a fraction of a second to flick it out of the way when I see a picture. Keeping the lens covered makes for less frequent cleaning, and I've found, cuts down on stray light working it's way around the shutter to fog the film. I thought I read that collapsible Summicrons had soft front elements. Both of mine (M & LTM) do have fine scratches from previous owners. Leica cap and cord on 28mm Nikkor: <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Gear/M3_28mm_Nikkor_AMR.jpg.html> Alan Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer UPAA POY 1978 University Information Technology Services University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee amr3 at uwm.edu http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/