Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/27

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Subject: [Leica] how do you organize the lenses in your camera bag?
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 15:02:49 +0100
References: <D0C26ACB.2EF7C%mark@rabinergroup.com> <26FD9327-97DF-4A85-9937-10472A67C3D5@gmail.com> <CAFfkXxs2H0_j9BLPcTb9QNgHq+im0H6H_EELg6dPJKASgOofMg@mail.gmail.com> <01ea01d02154$7f1e5c50$7d5b14f0$@verizon.net> <CAFfkXxsqoLDWsedyXEZ8WxvaEp8rA=YJoFJ=zuRQN-X+m-q4WA@mail.gmail.com> <024a01d0219d$333be610$99b3b230$@verizon.net> <7561786A-FEE2-44B2-A6EA-90ACF2F7939F@frozenlight.eu> <CAJj7xs__kw0phLB_bGVXT9U1tLS9df9XNu7RMUzOZNTFwsS3Vg@mail.gmail.com>

But as you can see from the comments, it does not work with all lenses?the 
homemade solution does not suffer from this problem.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman

Alicante, Spain
http://www.frozenlight.eu
http://www.greatpix.eu
PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/

Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator

YNWA













On 27 Dec 2014, at 13:21, Dennis Kushner <dennis.leicam6 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Optech makes one  for the M's.
> O-ring sealed. 15.95 @ B&H
> http://tinyurl.com/m57ro4d
> 
> 
> On Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 1:41 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
> wrote:
> 
>> Great to hear, Frank! Make sure you let it cure for 24 hours before you
>> start using the caps.
>> I know this is a case of belt and suspenders, but we are talking expensive
>> lenses here ;-)
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>> 
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> 
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
>> 
>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator
>> 
>> YNWA
>> 
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>> On 27 Dec 2014, at 07:20, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Update....
>>> 
>>> Epoxy seems to be holding...   Looks Good!
>>> 
>>> Thanks Nathan for the idea and implementation idea... the sanding off of
>> all
>>> the protruding bits worked ncely....
>>> Effectively I glued 2 flat backs together.....
>>> 
>>> Frank Filippone
>>> Red735i at verizon.net
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> I just finished epoxying the 2 caps together.  I first sanded off the
>>>> back of both caps.  Thuis was done by sanding the backs against a flat
>>>> plate (
>>>> MDF) that had glued on sandpaper.  Took about 3 minutes to sand off
>>>> the backs evenly.
>>>> 
>>>> More to follow....
>>>> 
>>>> Frank Filippone
>>>> Red735i at verizon.net
>>>> 
>>>> I think if I were home-building a rig to hold two lenses worth several
>>>> thousand dollars each together, I'd invest in drilling a hole between
>>>> the two caps and poking a fifty cent stainless steel bolt through the
>>>> hole, and secure it with a twenty cent stainless steel lock washer and
>>>> a thity cent stainless steel lock nut.
>>>> 
>>> 
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