Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Chris, Just make sure that you glue them really well. I sanded down the two surfaces and used epoxy. Works great. What I find really bizarre is that Leica did not make their M coupler the same way as the corresponding accessory for the R lenses, which (1) allows you to mount any two lenses, and (2) is closed in the middle so that with only one lens it functions as a rear cap. Nathan Christer Almqvist wrote: > Hi Nathan, > > Thanks for that info. I always thought the wide angle lens problem was > the reason Leica stopped making this lens carrier. > > The fact that with only one lens in the holder, the rear of that lens is > unprotected made me refrain from buying. > > I'll be gluing one of these days. Unless Leica does it for me. I'm still > hoping. > > Chris > >> It is a much better solution. I have a couple of those Leica couplers, >> but as you say, they cannot be used with two wide angle lenses (e.g. a >> 35mm and 24mm cannot be put together). The other advantage of the two >> end caps is that when you take away one of the lenses, the remaining >> lens remains protected against dust and dirt, while with the coupler >> there is then an open path to the rear element. >> >> Nathan >> >> Oliver Bryk wrote: >> >>> Jerry, I bought individual end caps from a discounter and glued them >>> together back to back. I understand that the Leica device, besides being >>> pricy, presents a problem with some retrofocus lenses. >>> Oliver Bryk >>> >>> >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >>> >> >> >> -- >> Nathan Wajsman >> Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland >> >> e-mail: nathanw@bluewin.ch >> mobile: +41 78 732 1430 >> >> Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2003.htm >> General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: nathanw@bluewin.ch mobile: +41 78 732 1430 Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2003.htm General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html