[Leica] Was Lens caps, now Jupiter

[wharting at verizon.net (bill harting)]

Hi Phong,

I see you have an LTM Jupiter: how do you like it? I've used mine (a 1.5) 
with my IIIf without much success, but have recently used it with a bayonet 
adapter on my M7, taking full-aperture pictures of ballet dancers (little 
ones) practicing, and I was surprised by how sharp it appears to be. I am 
concluding that my ability to focus with the IIIf, despite a recent cleaning 
and overhaul, is never going to be as confident as it is with the M (not a 
very radical conclusion to be sure), lending more weight toward a decision 
to sell it (sigh).

bill h



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phong" <phong@doan-ltd.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Cc: <bob@bobshell.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 11:22 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Lens caps for LTM Summitar 50mm and Elmar 35mm


> Marc Osborne wrote:
>>
>> I have four LTM Leica lenses but only two lens caps. The Elmar 35mm
>> and 90mm as well as the Hektor 135mm can all share the two I have but
>> they won't fit the Summitar. Where could I find two lens caps, one for
>> the Summitar and another for the other three and how would I ask for
>> the right size? I'm not necessarily looking for specifically Leica
>> lens caps. although that would be nice. Anything serviceable would do.
>>
>> Thank you very much for any assistance.
>
>
> Hi Marc,
>
> I am enclosing Bob Shell's (cc'ed)  post on the Rollei list.
> You may find it relevant.
>
> I find it very funny that Bob should post on the Rollei list
> on Leica matters.  :-)
>
> I also vaguely remember tha Stephen Gandy of www.CameraQuest.com
> sells Leica lens caps.  I also vaguely remember that they cost
> more than my LTM lens for which I was looking for a cap (a Jupiter).
> I ended up rummaging thru the lens cap boxes at a camera show
> and found something that works for that lens for 50 cents.   :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> - Phong
>
> =============  Bob Shell's post ======================
> I've been working on this for a while, and now have them ready.
> Genuine Leica M rear lens caps and body caps sell for $ 20.00 from the
> NYC discounters.  I thought twenty bucks was pretty high for molded
> plastic caps.  I now have Leica M type rear lens caps and body caps for
> $ 5.00 each.  The only thing they don't have is the Leica name molded
> into them.  Shipping is $ 1.06 for up to five caps.
> Contact me OFF LIST if you want to order.  Dealer discounts available
> for orders of 100 pieces or more.
>
> Coming in January: Leica thread mount rear lens and body caps!  I
> should have these in stock in mid-January at the same price.
>
> I'm looking into which other rear lens and body caps would be popular
> enough to justify production.
>
> Bob Shell
>
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