5.0cm rear cap

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Alexander

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After reading the last bit of the "famous Nikon RF users" thread I take it finding a cap for the 5.0cm lens is a bit of a challenge...so what do those of you that do not have a cap use when using another lens?...or maybe I'm the last one to the party with no hat [cap] :( .
 
It would be good to have some protection, i.e. the 1.4/50mm lens I just bought within the leather case had some visible marks on the back element probably from transportation without rear cap. I reluctantly buy lenses without both caps because negligence and no caps typically come together.
 
I've moved beyond medicine-bottle caps.

The Kiev Suvival Site AT THIS LINK has a great article on making rear caps for Jupiter-8 lenses out of film lids. This method also works for the Millenneum Nikkor 50/1.4, so my lens now sports a cool black rear cap from an old film cannister lid. A perfect fit.
 
Kodak casette box tops without the inner ring (craft knite and stitches) will work real good on contax/iev lenses.

Noel
 
Noel,
CV makes excellent rear caps for Nikon/Contax external bayonet lenses. They don't, to my knowlege, make caps for the internal-mount 50mm lenses.

I'm not sure the casette cannister tops work for the older Nikkor 5cm/1.4 from the 1950s. It has smaller fittings on the back than does the Jupiter-8 or the Millenneum Nikkor. I've been using the same small plastic generic cap for close to 20 years. I picked it up out of an accessory bin in back of a used camera shop.
 
Vince sorry missed the f/2 caveat the kodak box tops only work on f/2 5cm internal mount i.e. they wont work in the j3 (1.5) or sonnar 1.5, either.

Nowl
 
steamer said:
There was a Japanese guy on ebay named nobbysparrow who was selling new ones that he had made
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I recently bought two of those rear caps and they fit nicely to my Nikkor-S.C. 5cm/1.4 and S-Heliar 50/3.5 lenses. They are both internal-mount 50mm lenses.
 
Vince

Checked my GBag, my 5cm 1.5 J3, 85mm 2 and 134 4 all have FSU metal caps that slip on the either inner baynet or focus follower!

I imagine the 'e block' nations must be awash with these and the collectors may be collecting the Zeiss origionals...

Noel
 
I imagine buying several Soviet 50mm lenses with caps is the cheapest way to get more rear lens caps for your Nikons.
 
Vince
The caps dont come with the 35mms they have a special plastic rear cap that is for outer bayonet only. So the lenses that come with caps would not register with the Nikon rgfdr. I know you know this...
They might still be cheap for Nikon man, trash lens, keep cap, not being snide must be difficult with Nikon kit, it was in '65 when I decided on and F instead.
Alas lots of FSU lenses are sold without caps, I've only ever seen the three I have in Gbag.
I'm just about to place an order for 2x CV caps, as spares, for the long focus outer bayonets. I may have to start making caps as well.
Noel
 
Vince et al

I dont have a Nikon, other then SLRs, I've wanted one from '65, (well from '58, but I bought a F in '65).

But the FSU caps must be cheap, and must be available on e-bay, I dare not look, the classified here are bad enough...

I'll post a photo if you want.

Noel
 
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