Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/21

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Subject: [Leica] RE: Lens Caps and Coupling Ring arounds
From: Jim Brick <jimbrick@photoaccess.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 16:31:03 -0700

The coupler for R lenses, unlike the M coupler, is SOLID between the sides.
So with an M to R adapter on each side, you should be able to store M
lenses on the R coupler, isolated from each other with a solid plastic center.

Jim

At 06:01 PM 7/21/99 -0400, you wrote:
>At 02:09 PM 7/21/99 -0700, Paul Chefurka wrote:
>>
>>And as to "why?", remember the KISS rule.  Why have two devices (couplers
>>and caps) when one (a capler?) will do?
>
>The reason is simple:  if Leitz has never made one, nor the after-market
>manufacturers supplied one, then there isn't an economic demand!
>
>Marc
>
>msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
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>