On 1/18/2011 1:49 AM, David Mann wrote:
On Jan 18, 2011, at 9:46 AM, John Graves wrote:
In the FWIW department, Leica bayonet caps go on any which way. It is not a
REQUIREMENT that the Leica name be oriented correctly.
But fellow Leicaphiles WILL notice.
A bit like the correct way to
The rear lens cups for Pentax and Tokina lenses are made so that
can be attached in all three angular orientations (corresponding to
the three tabs).
I have a Tamron lens (70-300) that has a cap that is polarized,
and can only be attached in one position. Just recently I discovered
that several
On Jan 17, 2011, at 13:59, Igor Roshchin wrote:
The rear lens cups for Pentax and Tokina lenses are made so that
can be attached in all three angular orientations (corresponding to
the three tabs).
I have a Tamron lens (70-300) that has a cap that is polarized,
and can only be attached
So, the question is why do they polarize the cap? It makes
it so much more inconvenient to put the cap on with one hand...
I have NO insight as to why they do this.
I'd bet it's a patent issue of some sort, but I don't know either.
John
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In the FWIW department, Leica bayonet caps go on any which way. It is
not a REQUIREMENT that the Leica name be oriented correctly. Front caps
just snap into the lens.
John Graves
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John Celio wrote:
So, the question is why do they polarize the cap? It makes
it so
On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:59 -0500, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote:
The rear lens cups for Pentax and Tokina lenses are made so that
can be attached in all three angular orientations (corresponding to
the three tabs).
I have a Tamron lens (70-300) that has a cap that is polarized,
and
Igor Roshchin
The rear lens cups for Pentax and Tokina lenses are made so that
can be attached in all three angular orientations (corresponding to
the three tabs).
I have a Tamron lens (70-300) that has a cap that is polarized,
and can only be attached in one position. Just recently I
From: Igor Roshchin
The rear lens cups for Pentax and Tokina lenses are made so that
can be attached in all three angular orientations (corresponding to
the three tabs).
I have a Tamron lens (70-300) that has a cap that is polarized,
and can only be attached in one position. Just recently I
2011/1/17 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com:
Pentax made a rear lens cap that looks like a hat with a brim and those are
the best fitting rear lens caps I've ever found for Pentax K-mount lenses,
whoever the manufacturer is.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/4m8ulxb
Glad I'm not the only one with
On 17 January 2011 14:59, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote:
The rear lens cups for Pentax and Tokina lenses are made so that
can be attached in all three angular orientations (corresponding to
the three tabs).
I have a Tamron lens (70-300) that has a cap that is polarized,
and can only
On Jan 18, 2011, at 9:46 AM, John Graves wrote:
In the FWIW department, Leica bayonet caps go on any which way. It is not a
REQUIREMENT that the Leica name be oriented correctly.
But fellow Leicaphiles WILL notice.
A bit like the correct way to position a tyre on a bicycle. If it has a
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