Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/13

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Subject: [Leica] Lost my bl**dy lens cap!
From: rdcb37 at dodo.com.au (Rick Dykstra)
Date: Sat Aug 13 03:21:59 2005
References: <C7C9D6D3-DE79-49C5-9E4C-A6AD5B83852D@dodo.com.au> <42FDC845.3050007@gmx.de>

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.
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