Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually, I'm thinking Krazy Glue. Put the lens in the nice leather pouch on a nice glass shelf with a nice halogen pencil spot shining down on it, 7x24 mirrored laser beams in full motion random patterns and wait for Tom Cruise in Ninja Kit to come try and take it. Or, just be a bit more present whenever I take off the damn cap and always mark where I put it so it can be snapped back on when I'm done shooting. Oh, and shop a bit for a suitable used/orphan replacement to guarantee I never lose the new one. As for the "$ 4k I paid for it"; that dough was part of an insurance settlement for the loss of a full Contax R System a couple years back. Paid a lot of insurance premiums up to that point so didn't feel too guilty about replacing with Lecia gear. And it took me 5 years to collect and pay cash for the Contax stuff. That said, I still don't quite get the retail price for Leica lens caps. At least they could put a little red (also plastic) dot on them or something... 'night everybody! Bob On Jun 11, 2007, at 20:10, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: I am constantly amazed that we buy the Leica optics at their high prices,new and used, and then cry about paying to replace a lost lens cap. Buy the proper lens cap, the cheap replacements are just that and are not worth wasting your money on them. most fit terribly and fall off 5 minutes after you put them on the lens. Gene -------------- Original message from Tom Schofield <tomschofield@comcast.net>: -------------- > Come on Bob, it will probably only set you back $50 or so, hardly > significant compared to the $4k with tax you paid for the lens! ;-) > That's what Sima cap keepers are for! I live in fear of losing the > dessert plate sized cap on the 180 Summicron - I figure that one's > got to be into three figures. I keep my eyes open at camera shows > for used Leica caps and pick them up for $10 when I can, to keep > stock on hand. > > And since, according to BD, nothing changes on the LUG, Ted will > rightly flame us for wasting time whining about lens caps instead of > going out on a beautiful day like this and taking pictures. Having > lens caps on means not taking pictures, after all! > > Tom > > > On Jun 8, 2007, at 5:06 PM, Bob Shaw wrote: > >> Well, it's been just under 3 years and gloating about always >> putting my lens caps in the right place at the right time whilst >> changing lenses during a shoot. >> >> End Of Floating Is At Hand;; can't find the cap to the 28-90. I >> usually slip lens caps into my left front trouser pocket. >> >> Usually. >> >> I'm not counting it as lost yet, just can't get my pea-sized brain >> to remember where it might be so it can tell me from whence I can >> retrieve it. >> >> I suppose there are inexpensive, functional, non-Leica replacements >> that will work fine until I find the real deal. I don't even want >> to venture a guess as to the Leica NJ price for gen-u-whine Leica >> cap. Them Leica-branded little plastic discs are seldom a >> bargain. but if I ever sell the 28-90 it's gotta have the bona >> fide lens cap, right? >> >> Anybody out there been there, done that, got a suggestion? (that >> doesn't involve my memory...?). >> >> Thanks. >> >> Bob > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information