[Leica] Lens caps

[jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier)]

The problem is that on many of the M lenses the caps overhang the  
outside of the lens and are easily knocked off. The E46 cap fits the  
50/1.4A (built in hood) perfectly and is very secure. On a hoodless  
35/1.4A the same cap is too large and somewhat useless. I use a  
Contax E46 cap on the 35/1.4A. Not as good as the Canon cap but  
better than the Leica cap.

On E55 lenses I found an old style Canon cap works a treat: solid,  
secure, impossible to knock off and it uses release tabs. Which leads  
one to wonder why Leica can't copy a Canon cap.

E39 lenses without built in hoods work well with the Leica slip-on caps.

I had a Nikon cap on Noctilux. I can't remember the size though.


John Collier

On 11-Aug-06, at 2:38 PM, Adam Bridge wrote:

> Am I on the only person who really HATES the Leica lens caps that have
> the squeeze to release tabs? They always seem to come off and leave my
> lens vulnerable when it's most vulnerable - floating around in the
> shoulder or camera bag.
>
> Are there better solutions for most common lenses?