Ecar Posted May 5, 2021 Share #21 Posted May 5, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) 2 hours ago, Danner said: Thanks! Maybe three little strips of that stuff spaced 120º apart would add just enough material to snug things up. Yes, that will work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 5, 2021 Posted May 5, 2021 Hi Ecar, Take a look here Re-Flocking a Slip-On Lens Cap?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jdlaing Posted May 5, 2021 Share #22 Posted May 5, 2021 9 hours ago, robert_parker said: Gentlemen, Please accept my sincere apologies - in a climate where sometimes a genuine 'newbie' question can be greeted with a certain insouciance, or a 'go see for yourself' response with a link, I've mis-read your intentions (maybe a little more explanation would've helped..) - just promise me that this really is a serious answer and Hungarian Yak Felt was indeed what was used by 1950's German camera makers and really isn't what I got all over my shoes when shooting under the bridges in Budapest...😲 ...That took ages to wash off in the shower at the Four Seasons.... 🛕🏃♂️💨 No. Not yak felt. My post above where I answered the OP with a flocking material. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted May 5, 2021 Share #23 Posted May 5, 2021 8 hours ago, Danner said: Thanks! Maybe three little strips of that stuff spaced 120º apart would add just enough material to snug things up. There is another source: https://www.findtape.com/JVCC-FLOCK-1-Flocking-Tape/p842/?vid=9095&bc=F&c=US&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_MHRvqOx8AIVrh-tBh2cJgulEAYYASABEgKVx_D_BwE 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spydrxx Posted May 5, 2021 Share #24 Posted May 5, 2021 Not Leica exact replacements, but over the years they have worked fine for me. Sticky backed felt...different thicknesses available at most hobby or fabric shops in sheet form. Available in a variety of colors, usually crimson, forest green and black. Cost $1-2 for a foot square sheet, sometimes smaller or packaged with a combination of colors.. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted May 5, 2021 Share #25 Posted May 5, 2021 I've often "revived" lens-cap felt - at least for a time - by just brushing it with a small, stiff brush (e.g. firm toothbrush). That can separate and "unstick" the matted, compressed hairs and cause them to stand upright again |||||||||||||, thereby regaining their grip. That was with more recent felt (black or red), from 1970s-80s 42mm metal slip-on caps for E39 lenses: 135 and 90 TEs, 50 and 35mm Summicrons. I don't know if "yak felt" will respond the same way. 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danner Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share #26 Posted May 6, 2021 9 hours ago, adan said: I've often "revived" lens-cap felt - at least for a time - by just brushing it with a small, stiff brush (e.g. firm toothbrush). That can separate and "unstick" the matted, compressed hairs and cause them to stand upright again |||||||||||||, thereby regaining their grip. That was with more recent felt (black or red), from 1970s-80s 42mm metal slip-on caps for E39 lenses: 135 and 90 TEs, 50 and 35mm Summicrons. I don't know if "yak felt" will respond the same way. Actually did this today, and your toothbrush technique definitely snugged it up. Seems good enough for now ... Very nice [beerclink] Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
derleicaman Posted May 6, 2021 Share #27 Posted May 6, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) 12 hours ago, adan said: I've often "revived" lens-cap felt - at least for a time - by just brushing it with a small, stiff brush (e.g. firm toothbrush). That can separate and "unstick" the matted, compressed hairs and cause them to stand upright again |||||||||||||, thereby regaining their grip. That was with more recent felt (black or red), from 1970s-80s 42mm metal slip-on caps for E39 lenses: 135 and 90 TEs, 50 and 35mm Summicrons. I don't know if "yak felt" will respond the same way. Been doing this for years, usually works just fine Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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