Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 11/29/99 10:53:37 PM, jbcollier@home.com writes: >I am afraid that there is a very good reason why Leica charges so much >for a >lens cap. Limited production. I bet the total leica world wide yearly sales >of rear lens caps would not match one busy New York camera store's sales >of >C**** rear caps. I'm told there are some aftermarket caps available in Leica M mount that are perfectly fine and sell for about $10. Do you suppose they've tapped into some vast but hidden market for M caps? No, I suspect limited production is only PART of the problem. Any way you look at it, it is an offense to have to pay $30-$40 for a cap. Of course, as with all things Leica, the solution for us bottom feeders is to buy used . . . Bob (psst! . . . Hey bud? Ya got any lens caps) McEowen