Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]But as you can see from the comments, it does not work with all lenses?the homemade solution does not suffer from this problem. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator YNWA On 27 Dec 2014, at 13:21, Dennis Kushner <dennis.leicam6 at gmail.com> wrote: > Optech makes one for the M's. > O-ring sealed. 15.95 @ B&H > http://tinyurl.com/m57ro4d > > > On Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 1:41 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > wrote: > >> Great to hear, Frank! Make sure you let it cure for 24 hours before you >> start using the caps. >> I know this is a case of belt and suspenders, but we are talking expensive >> lenses here ;-) >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >> >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 27 Dec 2014, at 07:20, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: >> >>> Update.... >>> >>> Epoxy seems to be holding... Looks Good! >>> >>> Thanks Nathan for the idea and implementation idea... the sanding off of >> all >>> the protruding bits worked ncely.... >>> Effectively I glued 2 flat backs together..... >>> >>> Frank Filippone >>> Red735i at verizon.net >>> >>> >>> >>>> I just finished epoxying the 2 caps together. I first sanded off the >>>> back of both caps. Thuis was done by sanding the backs against a flat >>>> plate ( >>>> MDF) that had glued on sandpaper. Took about 3 minutes to sand off >>>> the backs evenly. >>>> >>>> More to follow.... >>>> >>>> Frank Filippone >>>> Red735i at verizon.net >>>> >>>> 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. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >