Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Help me out here. I've done 35mm photography on and off for nearly 30 >years now, >and there's something I've NEVER understood.....What do you use a body cap >for? >I have one, it came with my M4P, and I have it in the box. >If you have at least one lens per body, then you don't need a body cap. >If you >DON'T have one lens per body, then you have TOO MANY BODIES (sell me one, >a cheap >user M4) >I'm sorry if this sounds cynical, I HONESTLY have never found a use for a >body cap. I guess if you were "storing" bodies, but then why not just put >them >in a zip-lock bag with silica gel?... >What DO ya'll use 'em for? >Walt Far as I can tell, Walt, they would be used by folk who have more bodies than lenses. Guy >On Mon, 15 Oct 2001 10:44:34 -0800 Guy Bennett <gbennett@lainet.com> >wrote: >> >2001-10-12-15:47:08 Tourtelot: >> >> I am looking for a source for aftermarket screwmount body caps. I >>need one >> >> or two. Any ideas? >> > >> >I could swear Stephen Gandy sold a couple of brands of LTM body caps, >> >although I only seem so see Cosina in a cursory look at his site right >> >now. Have a look: >> > >> > http://www.cameraquest.com/ >> >> >> I think he has different brands of rear caps for LTM lenses. For body caps, >> I believe it's only Cosina that he carries, except perhaps for the odd used >> one or two. >> >> Guy >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html