Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Nathan, Thanks for that info. I always thought the wide angle lens problem was the reason Leica stopped making this lens carrier. The fact that with only one lens in the holder, the rear of that lens is unprotected made me refrain from buying. I'll be gluing one of these days. Unless Leica does it for me. I'm still hoping. Chris >It is a much better solution. I have a couple of those Leica >couplers, but as you say, they cannot be used with two wide angle >lenses (e.g. a 35mm and 24mm cannot be put together). The other >advantage of the two end caps is that when you take away one of the >lenses, the remaining lens remains protected against dust and dirt, >while with the coupler there is then an open path to the rear >element. > >Nathan > >Oliver Bryk wrote: > >>Jerry, I bought individual end caps from a discounter and glued them >>together back to back. I understand that the Leica device, besides being >>pricy, presents a problem with some retrofocus lenses. >>Oliver Bryk >> >> >>-- >>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> > > >-- >Nathan Wajsman >Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > >e-mail: nathanw@bluewin.ch >mobile: +41 78 732 1430 > >Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2003.htm >General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Christer Almqvist D 20255 Hamburg and / or F 50590 Regnéville sur Mer please look at my NEW b+w pictures at: http://www.almqvist.net/chris/dozen/ old pictures still at: http://www.almqvist.net/chris/new - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html