A good way is finding lens hoods, original or not, leaving them on the lenses all the time and putting caps on those. Usually it is not difficult to find a cap that fits a shade as they have a larger diameter than the small rangefinder lenses.
I started to collect Nikon rangefinders back in the nineties. I was lucky to know a collector, Pete Lownds, who was from time to time willing to sell me original Nikon rangefinder caps, but those times are long go.
Erik.
Yes, I am a fan of lens hoods myself - only on very compact lenses I like to retain the small size and just use a filter instead (see the 35/1.8).
I am worried though with the SP having a cloth shutter, so I keep a generic cap on the lens when walking around in the sun - not much trouble in loosing it either - these go for very little money around here.
Original front and rear lens caps can be found on the worldwide auction site one after another with much persitence and patience. Keywords of choice are :
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Fantastic help Nicolas - thanks! Bookmarked, saved and printed - let the hunt begin ;-)
There should be a Nikon RF FAQ and such posts should be kept there for reference.
hello dirk,
i have a spare body cap, however it is a voigtländer (not nikon).
also a (voigtländer) 50mm lens rear cap. if you want them, let me know.
cheers,
sebastian
Oh - this would be nice - lets discuss this later this year with coffee and cake ;-)
I always enjoying reading Nikon RF thread...i should finally get myself an amedeo adapter and start using the nikkor 5 1.4 sc I got few months ago...
Dirk, congrats on the SP!
Giulio
Thanks Giulio, for me the Nikon RF experience was really fun.
I was actually checking the shipment tracking several times a day in anticipation of the package to arrive from Japan.
Then when opening the package and actually seeing the SP for the first time, I was much, much more excited and happy then with any other camera gear I can remember before.
Maybe it's because my first serious camera was a Nikon and I always kept Nikon SLRs around and used them regularly, but this really feels like coming home.
These cameras are wonderful - can't wait to see the first shots.
I do know though what I was getting into in terms of the looks of the lens, as I am a big fan of the W-Nikkor design and do love my LTM Nikkors.
It just feels like using these lenses for the first time how they were intended to be used.
And what is it, that the Nikon SP body feels to compact, diminutive and small in the hand compared to a Leica M - it really isn't (I have checked).
For use I remove the chromed hooks with a Dremel and replace them with normal keyrings. I like the fact that these straps have no provision for altering the length. In use their length is just perfect.
Erik.
[slapping my hand on the forehead] …*of course you took the metal hook off ;-) Sometimes you don't see the trees …
I do like simple straps myself and if the right size redundant buckle and detail should be saved - looking out for these.
For now a standard Leica M stop with shoulder pad removed suffices as a user (I like how you can quickly remove these Leica straps and throw them into the washing machine every now and then). It looks out of place on second look though.
