Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Walter S Delesandri wrote: > > 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 > I have a 2nd body pre-loaded with film so that when I've got an unrepeatable opportunity to photograph some critter, I can "re-load" with the pre-loaded body much more quickly than re-loading one body. I keep a body cap on the 2nd body to keep dust out. Works great as long as I remember to put film in the camera. - -- Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html