atournas Posted May 20, 2015 Share #1 Â Posted May 20, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi all, Â Users of this lens know the plastic front cap coming with the 35mm Summicron ASPH feels loose. Has Leica produced a better alternative? Â Thanks, Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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250swb Posted May 20, 2015 Share #2  Posted May 20, 2015 I'm not alone in using a UV or protection filter instead of a lens cap, but even so when I have used it I've not had a problem with the standard rubber cap.   Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted May 20, 2015 Share #3 Â Posted May 20, 2015 Without the hood I use an old (fake) metal Summicron lenscap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted May 20, 2015 Share #4  Posted May 20, 2015 If you mean the 14038 clip-on plastic cap (pics), it must be the standard lens cap for most if not all 39mm current lenses, including the 50/2 apo which has a special push-on metal cap also, noblesse oblige... Doesn't feel especially loose on my own lenses but YMMV. Anyway, for 39mm lenses without built-in hood, Leica doesn't sell A42 push-on caps anymore if i'm not wrong but second hand ones can be found more or less easily. I list those i know of below but i don't own them all and i'm not at home here so i cannot swear they will fit your 35/2 asph perfectly.  14003 (A42 - metal - black paint) 14031 (A42 - metal - silver) 14122 (A42 - metal - black) 14143 (A42 - plastic - black) 14285 (A42 - metal - black) 14321 (A42 - metal - silver)  Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/245303-better-cap-for-35mm-asph-cron/?do=findComment&comment=2819296'>More sharing options...
250swb Posted May 20, 2015 Share #5 Â Posted May 20, 2015 Sorry I thought the OP meant the rectangular rubber cap that goes onto the lens hood, but yes they do include a standard cap. This 39mm cap does work very well unless a filter is used in which case the filters threads are shallower than those on the front of the lens and the cap can fall off very easily. Â Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted May 20, 2015 Share #6 Â Posted May 20, 2015 The 35/2 asph would certainly deserve a more secure hood cap a la 35/1.4 FLE. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted May 20, 2015 Share #7 Â Posted May 20, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Here ya go:Â Â http://www.skgrimes.com/products/lens-caps Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinnfell Posted May 21, 2015 Share #8 Â Posted May 21, 2015 I stopped using a cap a long time ago with this lens. 39mm filters do no not attract that much dust and scratches to cause any worry. The camera is either in the bag, more than enough protected, or out in the open and ready to shoot. Â And even a new filter every few years is not going to break the bank either. Â Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted May 21, 2015 Share #9 Â Posted May 21, 2015 I quite like to use a lens cap when I'm not directly using the camera. I'm no doubt being superstitious but popping the cap on means there is no chance of burning a hole in the shutter (I know that I can hang the camera away from the sun, etc.). I find the E39 standard cap (or rubber hood cap) perfectly fine for this purpose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted May 21, 2015 Share #10 Â Posted May 21, 2015 Users of this lens know the plastic front cap coming with the 35mm Summicron ASPH feels loose. Has Leica produced a better alternative? Â Â The new black chrome limited edition comes with a push on felt-lined metal cap that is absurdly robust and fits very tightly. Leica might be able to sell you one as a spare part. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheshireCat Posted May 21, 2015 Share #11  Posted May 21, 2015  special push-on metal cap also, noblesse oblige...    About noblesse oblige, are the photos taken placing the lens cap over toilet paper ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted May 21, 2015 Share #12 Â Posted May 21, 2015 Just a Canon pouch, the apo's is on a white glove in my safe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atournas Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share #13 Â Posted May 23, 2015 Thank you all for your comments. I always shoot with a UV filter and the lens hood on, so perhaps it's my plastic cap sample that feels so loose to me. Â By the way, I once saw the fastest-to-remove lens cap for street shots: a baby's sock! Â Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocaburger Posted May 23, 2015 Share #14  Posted May 23, 2015 I use the ASPH's rubber hood cap on the hood of my V4 (it's a different hood catalog# but the cap fits). It's come off in my bag a few times but it does keep lint off the filter. When I'm out walking I don't keep my lenscaps on, so falling off isn't a worry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted May 23, 2015 Share #15 Â Posted May 23, 2015 Yo may wish to try the asph's hood on your v4. It has different nubs with sharper edges to hold on the hood cap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Universalb50 Posted May 24, 2015 Share #16  Posted May 24, 2015 If your actually using your Leica for photography, a 39mm Heavystar screw on hood will accept a 52mm Nikon clip on cap. The Heavystar hood is metal, only costs a few dollars, and the Nikon cap is actually better quality than the current Leica cap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted June 12, 2015 Share #17  Posted June 12, 2015 I had modified my cap, tightening the side clips by heating it up with a hair dryer, bending in the clips holding it, allowing it to harden, while the blisters on my fingers developed. Problem solved I thought. Yesterday I was in Bordeaux for the day inspecting a very rare with only 28 made, Porsche 356 Carrera 2 Cabriolet (detailing, shut lines, etc not good enough and price far too high by about €400,000 was my report). As I got out of the taxi at the airport, I noticed the square lens cap had fallen off my 35 ASPH Summicron. I turned round to ask the taxi driver to hang on for a second while I looked on the seat, only to see him drive off. I have ordered a replacement from Ffordes and also a lens cap keeper string from Fleabay. This is the car that cost me a lens cap.  Wilson Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/245303-better-cap-for-35mm-asph-cron/?do=findComment&comment=2833337'>More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted June 12, 2015 Share #18  Posted June 12, 2015 Post a picture of the taxi. THAT is the car that cost you a cap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted June 13, 2015 Share #19 Â Posted June 13, 2015 Holy Moses, what a thing of beauty... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted June 13, 2015 Share #20  Posted June 13, 2015 Holy Moses, what a thing of beauty... Yes but not worth the €1,450,000 the seller is asking for it. It was a good workmanlike restoration and drove very well, with a lovely engine but to get within €200,000 of that price it would need to be absolutely perfect. The doors were not perfectly flush with the body and the shut lines round the doors were uneven. The shapes of the rear wings were not quite the same and you could see that the gaps to the top of each rear wheel were different. The gear change was not properly set up and engaging first and reverse was very difficult. I think they had used the wrong short shift gear change kit, as there is only one for 356's which works properly, the Willhoit. Then there were silly errors like using non-matching screws to hold the interior trim in place and the steering wheel not centred. When you see these sort of things, you begin to wonder where else they have been sloppy, that you cannot see.  Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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