Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I wanted to thank who ever it was that suggested the "Fernco Quick Cap" as a cheap replacement and or substitute for the easily lost plastic cap that come with the current 50 summicron . For $2.79 you can get a honking chunk of black rubber that not only protects the front of the lens but I also get the feeling that if you dropped the whole camera and it landed on this thing , it would probably bounce right back up into your hands ! It has a great "industrial:" look to it and should go great with all those taped up black bodies out there.... very incognito! The fit is perfect on my 50 cron and I imagine it should work on all 39 mm size lenses. It slips very securely over the "Foreskin" type shade and the filter (UV god forbid!) has no effect on it's security. I found it at a standard hardware store (OSH, here in the S.F. bay area) in the plumbing section , it is the one and a half inch size, also labeled "QC-101". Maybe I will buy a case of them, paint a red dot on the front and sell them on eBay! Mike Pailliotet