Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's expensive to think small. If you take two more lenses along on the same trip and let him make caps for all three, you can get the unit cost down to a much more Leica factory-like price of only $89.78 each. Cheers, Kip Craig Roberts wrote: > "Or for the lenscaps obsessive you can have on custom made by Grimes." - > Dennis > > Thanks Dennis!!! THIS IS IT! This is the ultimate Leicaphile solution!! > > Luckily, Steve Grimes is just 84 miles away, down in Woonsocket, Rhode > Island. It's a short 1-hour 53-minute drive from my home in Gloucester, > Massachusetts. Since Steve suggests he have the lens-to-be-capped in hand > to ensure a "not too loose, not too tight, not pneumatically destructive" > fit, I will take my Summicron to him. Steve does not work weekends so > this will require a day off work. > > Let's do the math (I'm excited): > > custom lens cap: $30.00 > 7% R.I. state sales tax: $2.10 > lost wages: $160.00 > gas: $13.04 > > TOTAL: $205.14 > > ALL RIGHT!!! Over 200 bucks for a lens cap! Cool! What real Leica fanatic > could pass this up? I wonder if he'll do it in black enamel? > > Craig > Hyperventilating in Boston