Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I would guess then pop rivets might be the next logical non-chemical secure step. But then, I'm the sort of guy who never carries more than three lenses with me; one on the camera and two in pockets, so I'm only speculating now-a-days. I once was a two or three camera and a bag full of lenses shooter, but I just don't need all that any more. On Fri, Dec 26, 2014 at 3:39 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > I tried that.. it does not work. The head of the screw as well as the nut > on the other side, stick up too far to clear some of my WA lenses. Tried a > round head screw, a 6 sided machine bolt type, etc. > > And if you force a screw head into your lens' glass, well, maybe that > explains why so many Leica lenses are sold with scratches on the back > element! > > There was a guy on Ebay that was selling metal rear lens caps. Really > nicely made. I bought a few. The depth of the cap was not enough to fit > the back of the lenses...another failure. > > 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. > > Just my two cents worth of advice. > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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