Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I do the same thing with my Leica lenses, only I use gaffer tape instead of super glue --- sooner or later, the threads get shot on one of the caps, and it's easier to tape a new cap to the one that's still good. If you keep one of these combos on the back of a lens in your bag, and it makes for faster lens changing as well. Chuck Albertson Seattle, Wash. At 09:32 AM 4/27/97 -0500, you wrote: >One thing I used to do back when I used Nikon was to super glue two rear >lens caps together. This allowed you to store two lenses back to back and >take up less space in the bag, really convient for shorter lenses. In >addation to taking up less space it would keep the lenses from banging into >each other in the bag. I would imagine that a couple of extra rear caps >would be cheaper than the retaining ring also it allows the elements to be >protected when one lens is in use. > >>I saw an interesting photo with a lens retainer which allows one to store >>two Leica M lenses back-to-back. >> It looks as if this type of lens storage would save some space in a >>camera bag. >>Are there any lens combinations for which this will not work, and how >>practical is this retaining ring as an accessory? >> >>-GH > > >Harrison McClary >hmphoto@delphi.com >http://people.delphi.com/hmphoto > > > >