Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny, if you ever do that, use some Loctite on the nuts: Is that jingle I hear in your camera bag loose coins ?.? Wilbur ************** On Dec 26, 2014, at 9:57 AM, Sonny Carter wrote: > I think if I were home-building a rig to hold two lenses worth several > thousand dollars each together, I'd invest in drilling a hole between the > two caps and poking a fifty cent stainless steel bolt through the hole, and > secure it with a twenty cent stainless steel lock washer and a thity cent > stainless steel lock nut. > > Just my two cents worth of advice. > > On Fri, Dec 26, 2014 at 10:17 AM, Wilbur Norman <coupdefoudrellc at > gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Thanks for the glue tip, Mark. >> Wilbur >> >> ******************** >> On Dec 25, 2014, at 11:30 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> >>> A&B Epoxy. And rough up the flat edges of the lens back caps first. >>> >>> >>> On 12/25/14 12:38 PM, "Wilbur Norman" <coupdefoudrellc at gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> You can buy a purpose-built back-to-back Leica lens cap device for >> about $8. >>>> Many of them have no septum/solid wall between them, however, so you >> always >>>> need to have two lenses attached so as to not get dust into the back of >> the >>>> one lens. I usually only carry 3 lenses so one is on the camera and two >> are >>>> stashed back-to-back so an open wall between the rear of the lenses is >> not a >>>> big problem. If going to a dusty place the type with a wall will be >>>> (obviously) best. >>>> >>>> I have glued two rear lens caps together but some glue tends to dry out >> over >>>> time. I once nearly dropped lenses when that old glue disintegrated. I >> am >>>> going to experiment with Gorila Glue on this next attempt (but for Fuji >>>> lenses, not Leica ones as I already have two manufactured ones for the >> Leica >>>> lenses.) >>>> >>>> Wilbur >>>> >>>> >>>> ************** >>>> On Dec 24, 2014, at 3:13 PM, RicCarter wrote: >>>> >>>>> me, too >>>>> >>>>> be sure to use one of the A/B epoxies to hold against the stress and >> strain >>>>> >>>>> ric >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Dec 24, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> >> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> So I glued two M rear lens caps back to back (made 2 sets of them) >> and now I >>>>>> can easily stash them in the tall spaces without having to worry >> about them >>>>>> bouncing on top of one another >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Mark William Rabiner >>> Photographer >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > 1714 > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >