Lens Cap for LH-3 Vented Hood?

[wstotler]

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Hi!

 

Couldn't find an answer to this on Google or by searching the forums, so I'll ask directly:

 

Question

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(A) What is a good lens cap for the CV LH-3 vented hood? (CV doesn't make one, per Stephen Gandy.)

 

or

 

( Instead of capping the LF-3 should I be trying to get a modern Leica-style "snap cap" (with the two springy "ears") for the front of the lens? (This will fit to the front of the lens itself, inside the LH-3.)

 

or

 

© Don't bother. Nobody caps lenses with vented hoods or the lens inside a vented hood because . . . .

 

(Photo snagged from Cameraquest Web site to show LH-3 mounted on Nokton 1.2.)

 

Thanks!

Will

[Guest DuquesneG]

 

( Instead of capping the LF-3 should I be trying to get a modern Leica-style "snap cap" (with the two springy "ears") for the front of the lens? (This will fit to the front of the lens itself, inside the LH-3.)

 

 

That's what I'd do. If you just cap the front of the hood, dust and crap can still get in through the vents.