Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Right on, Roland! I like this guy's logic, Walt On Mon, 15 Oct 2001 21:18:07 -0700 Roland Smith <roland@dnai.com> wrote: > I am willing to sell lenses that make great body caps and in a pinch, when > you are away from the LUG and the urge to take a picture emerges, can be > used to photograph. > > If you use a lens on the body, you eliminate the need for two caps. > > Roland Smith > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Walter S Delesandri" <walt@jove.acs.unt.edu> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Cc: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 1:06 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Seeking SM body cap > > > > Know what you mean, Craig.....I have a small lowe-pro bag with > > 2-Ms, three lenses, tiny flash, meter, film..... > > > > When I pick up my Nikons/lenses (for "work", usually!)..I >>HATE<< it!! > > > > seems TWICE as heavy/bulky....but I often need close focusing/accurate > framing > > (again, for "work").....not so with my "fun" outfit! > > > > Walt > > > > On Mon, 15 Oct 2001 15:17:31 -0400 "C.L.Zeni" <clzeni@mindspring.com> > > wrote: > > > At 02:58 PM 10/15/2001, you wrote: > > > >ooh!, ooh!, I think I have the answer to this one. In > > > >my official Journalist's Domke bag, if you put the > > > >4-way lens holder in the middle of the main > > > >compartment, there is just enough room on either end > > > >to store a lensless F5. Of course no self respecting > > > >jounalist would use body caps. :) So, do I win? > > > > > > Yah, dot's it. I put my F4s on the left, the 4 lens thingie in the > middle, > > > and either an F2 or a Rolleiflex on the right. Makes for a dang heavy > bag, > > > though... > > > > > > On my two week vacation I only carried my M4, 50/2.8, a couple of > > > Voigtländer lenses and an Ansco Titan folder in a wee little bag. Got > > > home, picked up my Domke rig and almost blew out my back...man that SLR > > > stuff is heavy... :) > > > > > > -- > > > Craig Zeni - REPLY TO -->> clzeni at mindspring dot com > > > http://www.trainweb.org/zeniphotos/zenihome.html > > > http://www.mindspring.com/~clzeni/index.html > > > > > > It looks just like a Telefunken U47. With leather. > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html