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Re: [OM] Back-to-back rear lens caps?

Subject: Re: [OM] Back-to-back rear lens caps?
From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 07:23:39 +1100
>Ray Moth wrote:
>
>> Anyone heard of anything similar that could be used for holding a pair of
>> OM lenses?
>

I've seen the Leica piggy-back rear lens cap and it's a neat idea for
storing compact lenses like Oly wide angles. Easy to make. Get a couple of
cheap, generic caps - Tamron adaptall ones are good because they are quite
deep - and you can usually find them in dealers junk bins. Saw off the
closed ends and then sand them down flat. Then join the two open rings
together at the sawn ends with epoxy or an appropriate plastics adhesive.
You can now mount two lenses back to back and save space in the bag. Of
course, you don't have to saw off the ends - if using the more compact
original caps, just sand off the end to get a nice, flat surface.
Andrew



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