Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] lens cap total trivia
From: Mark Kronquist <mak@teleport.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 15:45:02 -0600

put a body cap on the open end (I do)

> From: Photo Phreak <leicam4pro@yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 14:21:11 -0800 (PST)
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] lens cap total trivia
> 
> 
> Please correct me if I am wrong.  I seem to remember that
> the Leica M to M lens coupler was open in the center
> therefore it would not protect the rear element very well
> when only one lens was attached.  I believe that ( the the
> usual $$ issue ) was why so many recommended gllueing two
> caps back to back.
> 
> ============================================================
> 
> --- Mark Kronquist <mak@teleport.com> wrote:
>> Julian, uh I has a spare M to M lens coupler made by
>> Leica just for that
>> sort of thing...yours for a good bottle of local red
>> wine...Mark
>> mak@teleport.com
>> 
>>> From: "Julian Koplen" <jkoplen@mindspring.com>
>>> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>>> Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 12:41:45 -0500
>>> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>>> Subject: [Leica] lens cap total trivia
>>> 
>>> I took yet another clue from the LUG and ordered two M
>> rear lens caps, so I
>>> could epoxy them into a double cap for handling
>> convenience in my Domke 803.
>>> 
>>> My question.  After my gluing job, they go on the lens
>> very tightly, each of
>>> them.  And once they "engage", they turn hardly at all.
>> I was careful not
>>> to get any glue on the business end of the caps and see
>> no evidence of
>>> irregularity.
>>> 
>>> Anyone have any actual experience with this, as to
>> whether they will get
>>> more normal with use, or do I just have a couple of
>> caps made to very tight
>>> specs?  Re-doing this will mean ordering more caps and
>> going through the
>>> glue thing again.
>>> 
>>> Thanks in advance....................Julian
>>> 
>>> 
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