Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The solution is to put a body cap on the open end when only one lens is attached. This should be a very rear occasion if you are carrying 3 lenses - there will always be one on the body, two on both ends of the coupler. If you carry just 2 lenses, you only need a normal rear cap as other lens should be on the body. Joe L., Vancouver, BC - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Photo Phreak" <leicam4pro@yahoo.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 2:21 PM 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! > http://mail.yahoo.com/ > -- > 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