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Subject: [Leica] how do you organize the lenses in your camera bag?
From: coupdefoudrellc at gmail.com (Wilbur Norman)
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 09:17:43 -0700
References: <D0C26ACB.2EF7C%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Thanks for the glue tip, Mark.
Wilbur

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On Dec 25, 2014, at 11:30 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> 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
>>> 
>>> 
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