Newbie question (D-Lux 3 care)

[hawkeye_a]

Hey guys,
got a really newbie question here. was out with my D-Lux 3 and i accidentally tried to put the lens cap on backwards, i didnt force it or anything. That doesnt pose a risk to the actual lens itself, does it ?

Sorry for the really juvenile question, but ive never had a camera with a lens cap before

Cheers

[hawkeye_a]

anyone ?

[HPS3000]

Hi Aaron,

if you didn't force the lens cap on ... and no scratches are visible afterwards, then your camera should be fine :-) ... just take a quick look at the lens to be sure.

Greetings from Germany
HP

[miami91]

And presumably the lens was retracted (you had turned the power switch off). In which case, the lens itself is recessed enough behind the front of the barrel that the cap, either side of it (!), shouldn't come into contact with the glass.

My D-Lux 3 is "out for delivery" by UPS as I write! So I should be cracking open the box later tonight.

Jeff (current owner of M7, CM, C-Lux 1, past owner of D1, D2, D-Lux1, D-Lux2).

[davidada]

Good luck with the DLUX3 , here is a shot I took last weekend early morning

[miami91]

Originally Posted by davidada

Good luck with the DLUX3 , here is a shot I took last weekend early morning

Beautiful image David!

I know a lot of people are fretting over the packing of more pixels into the same size sensor, but I really liked the DL1 and DL2, and after selling the DL2 on eBay, I was able to upgrade to the DL3 for about $150.00. So it seemed like a no-brainer. Used at ISO 100 or 200, I think it delivers quite nicely.

Take care.

Jeff.

[hawkeye_a]

Originally Posted by miami91

And presumably the lens was retracted (you had turned the power switch off). In which case, the lens itself is recessed enough behind the front of the barrel that the cap, either side of it (!), shouldn't come into contact with the glass.

My D-Lux 3 is "out for delivery" by UPS as I write! So I should be cracking open the box later tonight.

Jeff (current owner of M7, CM, C-Lux 1, past owner of D1, D2, D-Lux1, D-Lux2).

yea. the power was turned off, lens retracted...and no visible scratches. hopefully nothing.

thanks for your replies guys, and thats an awesome picture.

Cheers,
Aaron

[hawkeye_a]

Hey David, since you got a DLUX3 as well, could u do us a favour and see if the cap would touch the lens if it touched the barrel the wrong way around ?

My lens doesnt have any marks on it at all.. but id just like some confirmation

Cheers

[davidada]

Hi, I took a quick look and (gently) tried to place the cap in reverse, however the cap is slightly convex along with of course the lens- it looks to me as if it could touch if you applied pressure - you can understand why I did not take the test any further.
If you cannot see any sctartches in a good light I think yoyu are ok

[hawkeye_a]

Thanks dude. thats what i saw as well.

Cheers

[bradreiman]

plus....even if you did scratch it a bit you will probably never notice on image. scratch-free lenses help for resale value but scratches are rarely visible in the image unless its a real gouge. enjoy....b