dkCambridgeshire Posted February 4, 2019 Share #1 Posted February 4, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) Looking forward to seeing Panasonic's price for an L mount body cap .. in comparison to Leica's £22 price for same. Realise that Leica has to make a profit but charging £22 for something which likely costs a few pennies to manufacture and a few pennies more to distribute is unreasonable. dunk 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Timkr Posted February 4, 2019 Share #2 Posted February 4, 2019 I agree, this was my first thought when they unveiled the L alliance, we won’t be ripped of on lens/ body caps anymore Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted February 4, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted February 4, 2019 Their's more engineering and plastic (including the pump) in a £1 (or less) bottle of shower cleaner! dunk Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caissa Posted February 5, 2019 Share #4 Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) I’m more interested in rear lens caps. What is their price ? Panasonic will certainly charge more than 1 $ . Maybe Sigma will be cheaper ? But they seem to be lagging behind ... On amazon I found one for 45 $ 🦈🤑 Edited February 5, 2019 by caissa Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted February 5, 2019 Share #5 Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) How Leica can charge that amount of money for plastic caps is beyond me, especially when their quality control is so poor. I ask you, has anyone ever had a lens cap where the orange disc has been properly centred? Never, in my 137 years of experience as a Leica photographer. Absolutely shocking. I've sent mine back three times - together with the lens and body to be sure they got it lined up on all - and I swear they never touched it. I'll never buy another Leica 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! Edited February 5, 2019 by LocalHero1953 5 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/293982-l-mount-body-cap-%E2%80%A6/?do=findComment&comment=3678499'>More sharing options...
zorky Posted February 6, 2019 Share #6 Posted February 6, 2019 I agree, this is totally unacceptable! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted February 6, 2019 Share #7 Posted February 6, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) What!! You mean you buy a new SL and it doesn’t come with a body cap?! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorky Posted February 7, 2019 Share #8 Posted February 7, 2019 (edited) you have to order it as an option.... but you can choose the color. Only "Leica Red" fetches a surcharge of 75% Edited February 7, 2019 by zorky Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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