Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Shallow rear M lens cap?
From: Rei Shinozuka <shino@ubspainewebber.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 09:57:15 -0400 (EDT)

what's a good source for rear caps?  i'm at a loss to explain how it
ranspired, but i'm a cap short!

- -rei

> From: John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com>
> 
> Almost all the early M bayonet rear lens caps (IZQOO/14051) are shallower
> than the present 14269. The exception is the rear cap for the 21SAs and the
> first version of the 28/2.8. They took a special deep cap (IROOW/14042).
> When the 21/2.8 was introduced in 1980, the new 14269 universal rear lens
> cap was also introduced as well. Most of the new wide-angle lenses will not
> accept the IZQOO/14051 cap. The IZQOO/14051 should be very easy to find
> used, probably easier than the 14269.
> 
> John Collier
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