Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Shallow rear M lens cap?
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 10:21:12 -0400
References: <5.0.2.1.2.20011025004931.009fd050@pop.2alpha.net>

At 07:25 AM 10/25/01 -0600, John Collier wrote:
>Almost all the early M bayonet rear lens caps (IZQOO/14051) are shallower
>than the present 14269. The exception is the rear cap for the 21SAs and the
>first version of the 28/2.8. They took a special deep cap (IROOW/14042).
>When the 21/2.8 was introduced in 1980, the new 14269 universal rear lens
>cap was also introduced as well. Most of the new wide-angle lenses will not
>accept the IZQOO/14051 cap. The IZQOO/14051 should be very easy to find
>used, probably easier than the 14269.

John

The 4/9cm collapsible Elmar also took a special deep cap which is now
absolutely impossible to find unless you buy one with the lens.

Marc

msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
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