Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Howto keep a lens cap on?
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 11:28:35 -0400

At 06:03 PM 4/10/99 -0700, Austin Burbridge wrote:
>I have the same question/problem, especially since I bought a B+W filter,
>which has just slightly smaller a diameter than the lens-rim, so the lens
>cap falls away all the time.


Well, if you're using an E39 50mm Summicron, then you have one of two
solutions:  either use the Leica reversible lens-hood and cap, or else pick
up a Summitar lens cap, which will fit over an E39 filter quite snugly.

Marc

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