Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The R double caps are great. The M ones suck. They are hollow, so 2 wide angles will hit each other's rear elements. Better to glue two normal caps together for the M lenses, so you don't have to stop and think about whether the two lenses you are going to put together are compatible. I find the double caps nice even if you are not putting two lenses together in the bag. When you are changing lenses, just bayonet the lens you took off onto the back side of the cap on the lens you are putting on, and then twist off the lens you are putting on the camera --no fumbling for lens caps. Tom Schofield >From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] re: protect leica in backpack >Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 09:23:37 -0800 > >Jeffery Smith wrote: > > >>> I neat trick to prevent lenses from clacking against one another in >the >bag > > is to take two rear lens caps, sand their flat ends, and glue them >together > > with a high quality epoxy (the kind that comes in two separate tubes to >be > > mixed, not super glue). <<< > >Or if one is feeling flush with dollars, you can purchase from Leica, >double >ended caps for just this stacking purpose. I'm not sure if they're >available >for M lenses but I have several of them for R lenses and have made some as >you explained Jeff. They work very well and help to accommodate far more >lenses in a small case. > >The only problem is, the more you stack in this manner the heavy your >shoulder bag becomes. :-( >ted > >Ted Grant Photography Limited >www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html