lysardman Posted December 29, 2018 Share #1 Posted December 29, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Does anyone know where I can get the plastic lens cap for my 35mm Summicron f2.0 ASPH, not the latest one? None of the usual culprits have any available. I lost mine whilst walking around Plymouth UK the other day. Happy New Year to all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 29, 2018 Posted December 29, 2018 Hi lysardman, Take a look here Lost lens cap. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jaapv Posted December 29, 2018 Share #2 Posted December 29, 2018 Any Leica dealer can order one for you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicaiste Posted December 29, 2018 Share #3 Posted December 29, 2018 If it is the rubber cap made for the rectangular lens shade on the 35/2 Asph v1 and 28/2,8 Asph v1, two dealers told me this month that it is not made by Leica anymore. Hope it is not true. These are quite recent lenses. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kilmister Posted December 29, 2018 Share #4 Posted December 29, 2018 I have a spare that fits the E46 Elmar-M 1:3.8 24mm ASPH. Width 59mm, height 47mm. Any use? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysardman Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted December 29, 2018 Hello Peter, Thank you for your kind offer. Unfortunately, the sizes are 51.6 x 40.3, much smaller than the one you have. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted December 29, 2018 Share #6 Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) 13 hours ago, lysardman said: Does anyone know where I can get the plastic lens cap for my 35mm Summicron f2.0 ASPH, not the latest one? Lens cap: 14038 Hood cap: 14043 For the first version of both Summicron 35/2 asph (11879, 11882) and Elmarit 28/2.8 asph (11606, 11666) sharing the same rectangular plastic accessory hood (12526). Edited December 29, 2018 by lct Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted December 30, 2018 Share #7 Posted December 30, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) https://www.adcom.it/en/lens-filters/lens-accessories/lens-caps/leica-14043-leica-lens-cap/p_n_27_232_1956_40858 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted December 30, 2018 Share #8 Posted December 30, 2018 14043 is a hood cap. 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! Quote 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/292710-lost-lens-cap/?do=findComment&comment=3655194'>More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted December 30, 2018 Share #9 Posted December 30, 2018 1 minute ago, lct said: 14043 is a hood cap. 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! Mr. helpful. Read post #5. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted December 30, 2018 Share #10 Posted December 30, 2018 https://www.keh.com/shop/leica-e39-front-lens-cap-229853.html?m=Grouped&prod_id=1143855&aid=1143855&rmatt=tsid:|cid:1410184531|agid:58092742960|tid:aud-355278561485:pla-590123152762|crid:270919454332|nw:g|rnd:1338518916236246101|dvc:t|adp:1o1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhb3rtabG3wIVQ57ACh3Nmg2OEAQYASABEgLrAPD_BwE Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted December 30, 2018 Share #11 Posted December 30, 2018 (edited) 23 minutes ago, jdlaing said: Mr. helpful. Read post #5. What do you mean? Edit: As i said above, 14043 is a hood cap, not a lens cap. Lens cap is 14038 as i said above as well. Edited December 30, 2018 by lct Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted December 30, 2018 Share #12 Posted December 30, 2018 24 minutes ago, jdlaing said: https://www.keh.com/shop/leica-e39-front-lens-cap-229853.html?m=Grouped&prod_id=1143855&aid=1143855&rmatt=tsid:|cid:1410184531|agid:58092742960|tid:aud-355278561485:pla-590123152762|crid:270919454332|nw:g|rnd:1338518916236246101|dvc:t|adp:1o1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhb3rtabG3wIVQ57ACh3Nmg2OEAQYASABEgLrAPD_BwE That is one of the many standard 39 mm lens caps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted December 31, 2018 Share #13 Posted December 31, 2018 Lens caps should be offered in black or fluorescent orange IMO. You can buy red ones on ebay but fluorescent ones make better sense. I leave mine at home. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysardman Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share #14 Posted December 31, 2018 What I'm looking for is the oblong 14043 cap that fits over the end of the lens hood. I've been looking online and they've disappeared from the UK, America and many other places. I'm waiting for a possible reply from a Polish shop. They probably speak better English than I do Polish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted December 31, 2018 Share #15 Posted December 31, 2018 The hood cap at about £30 has always been the most expensive bit of rubber known to mankind. If it is no longer available to buy new, its value can only increase. If true it also very remiss of Leica not to ensure spare availability for this easily lost item. This is a very popular lens that was still being sold new a couple of years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted December 31, 2018 Share #16 Posted December 31, 2018 A quick search around the online dealers seems to confirm that this part (and the hood itself) has been discontinued (apparently as of September this year). Pretty piss poor service (again) from Leica here IMO in not ensuring sufficient spares after discontinuation of the lens. Worth bearing in mind if you are relying on Leica to supply parts or service for other recently discontinued products you may have – e.g. the M7. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted December 31, 2018 Share #17 Posted December 31, 2018 After I was fleeced £25 for one of these caps a few years ago, I no longer bother with the rectangular plastic hood. The rubber cap was very cleverly designed to be a "Gillette" item and be easy to lose, generating large revenues for Leica. I use a 12585 hood on my 35 Summicron ASPH and don't bother with a cap at all. If I did want to put a cap on it, one of the bog standard 39mm ones does the job just fine. If you are prepared to use eBay, you can find such a hood for not much more money that the small square of rubber. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted December 31, 2018 Share #18 Posted December 31, 2018 1 hour ago, lysardman said: What I'm looking for is the oblong 14043 cap that fits over the end of the lens hood. I've been looking online and they've disappeared from the UK, America and many other places. I'm waiting for a possible reply from a Polish shop. They probably speak better English than I do Polish. So it is the hood cap you are after. It is hard to find alone but it is still available together with the 12526 hood apparently (links). My 14043 hood cap remained in the lens box as did my other ones but i've been using hoods w/o caps for 30+ years to be honest. The 12524 hood for 35/2 v4 had no hood cap from scratch and i never missed one since the eighties i must say. YMMV.https://www.leica-store-berlin.de/en/product/9680/leica-lens-hood-2828mmhttps://www.mkkcamera.com/new-leica-hood-12526-for-summicron-m-35-2-0-35mm-f-2-7-element-germany/https://www.ebay.com/itm/lens-hood-for-Leica-summicron-35-f2-ASPH-12526-A5-with-rubber-cap/123501127248?hash=item1cc13da650:g:imUAAOSws29bzkM8:rk:6:pf:0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted December 31, 2018 Share #19 Posted December 31, 2018 $279 for two small pieces of plastic is an obscene amount of money. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted December 31, 2018 Share #20 Posted December 31, 2018 I second LCT, as hood cap looser for so many times (some five 14043 hood's caps lost in use😵, when I had Summicron 35mm asph. ). So now, I don't have Cron 35 asph. anymore and use on my other 35mm or other lenses vented hoods ( screw-in or 12504, 12585, 12538, some with E52 clip-on caps if need be). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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