Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am constantly amazed that we buy the Leica optics at their high prices,new and used, and then cry about paying to replace a lost lens cap. Buy the proper lens cap, the cheap replacements are just that and are not worth wasting your money on them. most fit terribly and fall off 5 minutes after you put them on the lens. Gene -------------- Original message from Tom Schofield <tomschofield@comcast.net>: -------------- > Come on Bob, it will probably only set you back $50 or so, hardly > significant compared to the $4k with tax you paid for the lens! ;-) > That's what Sima cap keepers are for! I live in fear of losing the > dessert plate sized cap on the 180 Summicron - I figure that one's > got to be into three figures. I keep my eyes open at camera shows > for used Leica caps and pick them up for $10 when I can, to keep > stock on hand. > > And since, according to BD, nothing changes on the LUG, Ted will > rightly flame us for wasting time whining about lens caps instead of > going out on a beautiful day like this and taking pictures. Having > lens caps on means not taking pictures, after all! > > Tom > > > On Jun 8, 2007, at 5:06 PM, Bob Shaw wrote: > > > Well, it's been just under 3 years and gloating about always > > putting my lens caps in the right place at the right time whilst > > changing lenses during a shoot. > > > > End Of Floating Is At Hand;; can't find the cap to the 28-90. I > > usually slip lens caps into my left front trouser pocket. > > > > Usually. > > > > I'm not counting it as lost yet, just can't get my pea-sized brain > > to remember where it might be so it can tell me from whence I can > > retrieve it. > > > > I suppose there are inexpensive, functional, non-Leica replacements > > that will work fine until I find the real deal. I don't even want > > to venture a guess as to the Leica NJ price for gen-u-whine Leica > > cap. Them Leica-branded little plastic discs are seldom a > > bargain. but if I ever sell the 28-90 it's gotta have the bona > > fide lens cap, right? > > > > Anybody out there been there, done that, got a suggestion? (that > > doesn't involve my memory...?). > > > > Thanks. > > > > Bob > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information