Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug, I think I would have preferred the North Sea ka-plonk to a lot of grass. I wouldn't have bothered walking up and down for ages if it had been the North Sea. Rick On 13/08/2005, at 8:15 PM, Douglas Sharp wrote: > My condolences Rick. > > Cosina/Voigtl?nder caps are not particularly tight fitting. > > The cap of my 12mm CV lens is somewhere at the bottom of the North > Sea,dropped over the side of a P&O Ferry, caught on an iron railing > and just popped off. > > It took Ringfoto over a year to get me a replacement. > > A similar cap from the 15mm landed somewhere underneath a steam > train on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway a few years ago, as did > the batteries from a Metz 45 CT 3 a couple of weeks ago, at least > the battery holder stayed on board. > cheers > Douglas > > Rick Dykstra wrote: > >> First time I've ever lost a lens cap. Took my kids to an airshow >> today with my Black MP and current 50 'cron over my shoulder. >> That 50 has always had a loose cap. I nearly lost it over the >> side of Puffing Billy once. Today it fell off in the car park, >> so I heard as it hit the bitumen, but not when it landed in the >> grass later on, somewhere. Where?!!! Atleast it wasn't some >> sooperdooper valuable collectors piece. >> Tell us your best lens cap losing story, if only to make me feel >> better. >> Rick. >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >