Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank: I had one particular lens that seemed to shed its cap. I eventually bought a LensKeeper (2?). One end went on the cap, and the other had a rubber-band like gizmo that went around the lens barrel. I think it cost about $2 USD. They also make a version (LensKeeper 1) for fixed mount cameras, so you want the "2" version. HTH, Bill Stanke Frank Farmer wrote: > > John, > > Thanks for the tip. Coming across an old Pentax cap seems much more likely > around my part of the world than running across ANY Leica cap - let alone the > proper one. :-(. No Leica dealers 'round here - at least none with any sort > of stock. That's life I suppose. ;-). > > Frank > > On Mon, 25 Nov 2002 13:16:04 -0700 John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca> wrote: > > > No. > > > > The Leica ones have special weak springs that > > help them to fall off > > when you are not looking. They also have an > > extra wide rim so that it > > is easy for them to catch on the least little > > thing. > > > > I replaced all my Leica caps with ones from > > Canon, Nikon and Tamron. No > > problems after that. Pentax for one uses E49 > > caps so try one of theirs. > > Old Canon FD lenses have the best caps with > > very strong springs. > > > > John Collier > > > > On Monday, November 25, 2002, at 10:29 AM, > > Frank Farmer wrote: > > > > > I suppose any 49mm cap would do - right? > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html