Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A&B Epoxy. And rough up the flat edges of the lens back caps first. On 12/25/14 12:38 PM, "Wilbur Norman" <coupdefoudrellc at gmail.com> wrote: > You can buy a purpose-built back-to-back Leica lens cap device for about > $8. > Many of them have no septum/solid wall between them, however, so you always > need to have two lenses attached so as to not get dust into the back of the > one lens. I usually only carry 3 lenses so one is on the camera and two are > stashed back-to-back so an open wall between the rear of the lenses is not > a > big problem. If going to a dusty place the type with a wall will be > (obviously) best. > > I have glued two rear lens caps together but some glue tends to dry out > over > time. I once nearly dropped lenses when that old glue disintegrated. I am > going to experiment with Gorila Glue on this next attempt (but for Fuji > lenses, not Leica ones as I already have two manufactured ones for the > Leica > lenses.) > > Wilbur > > > ************** > On Dec 24, 2014, at 3:13 PM, RicCarter wrote: > >> me, too >> >> be sure to use one of the A/B epoxies to hold against the stress and >> strain >> >> ric >> >> >>> On Dec 24, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> So I glued two M rear lens caps back to back (made 2 sets of them) and >>> now I >>> can easily stash them in the tall spaces without having to worry about >>> them >>> bouncing on top of one another >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/