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[OM] Re: I Need ! Front cap for Olympus Zuiko MC MACRO 38mm f/2.8

Subject: [OM] Re: I Need ! Front cap for Olympus Zuiko MC MACRO 38mm f/2.8
From: "Scott Peden" <scotpeden@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 21:31:21 -0700
I wished I knew of this site when I was spending oodles of money on lens 
stuff.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 8:00 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: I Need ! Front cap for Olympus Zuiko MC MACRO 38mm f/2.8


> Thanks.  Even though I go to www.camerafilters.com once in a while I
> never knew about the existence of spacer rings.  You're right.  It's the
> perfect fix.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Daniel Sepke wrote:
>> Following from Chucks suggestion of a hood with cap glued on. Everyone's
>> favourite cheap lens cap house www.camerafilters.com carry spacer rings 
>> in
>> standard filter sizes including 49mm. Add one of these to a screw in 
>> metal
>> lens cap and maybe a little glue to keep the cap on the end of the tube 
>> and
>> your problem is solved.
>>
>> Dan S.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of Chuck Norcutt
>> Subject: [OM] Re: I Need ! Front cap for Olympus Zuiko MC MACRO 38mm 
>> f/2.8
>>
>> I'll bet you could make one from a screw in 49mm metal cap with a hole 
>> cut
>> in the middle and then glue on an OM Tamron Adaptall rear cap which I 
>> recall
>> as being fairly deep.  Or you could glue on a short M42 extension tube 
>> with
>> an M42 body cap screwed in to form a cover.  Maybe someone will pick up 
>> from
>> here and think up something better looking, cheaper and easier to make...
>> like maybe a deep screw in metal lens hood with a suitably large metal 
>> lens
>> cap glued onto the end.
>>
>> Chuck
>>
>> Rand E wrote:
>>> I know, I'm dreaming or on drugs.  But, I had to ask.
>>> Rand E.
>>>
>>> P.S. I know, but the one that's on ebay.  But I'd still be one cap 
>>> short.
>>
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