Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:32 AM 4/27/97 -0500, you wrote: >One thing I used to do back when I used Nikon was to super glue two rear >lens caps together. This allowed you to store two lenses back to back and >take up less space in the bag, really convient for shorter lenses. In >addation to taking up less space it would keep the lenses from banging into >each other in the bag. I would imagine that a couple of extra rear caps >would be cheaper than the retaining ring also it allows the elements to be >protected when one lens is in use. > >>I saw an interesting photo with a lens retainer which allows one to store >>two Leica M lenses back-to-back. >> It looks as if this type of lens storage would save some space in a >>camera bag. >>Are there any lens combinations for which this will not work, and how >>practical is this retaining ring as an accessory? >> I have several of these devices that I use with my Leica-R lenses. It's like two rear lens caps glued together but it's not. It's much more substantial. It is made as one piece out of gray plastic and, I believe, made by Leitz. However, there is no code or part number on it so I guess it could have been supplied by someone else??? Jim