winoto
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hello all,
anyone have any experience in getting homemage rear cap for this Nikkor lens? i usually have the 3.5cm on my camera so the 5.0cm needs safe storage. the Sonnar equivalent and its russian counterpart fits snuggly in a capless 35mm film container, but the Nikkor has a larger diameter. any help is appreciated
cheers
anyone have any experience in getting homemage rear cap for this Nikkor lens? i usually have the 3.5cm on my camera so the 5.0cm needs safe storage. the Sonnar equivalent and its russian counterpart fits snuggly in a capless 35mm film container, but the Nikkor has a larger diameter. any help is appreciated
cheers
goliathus
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Hi winoto, You can easily make it by using Fuji film's film container. it will perfectly fit on your Nikkor S.C 5cm/1.4, bellow link will be a good guide for making homemade rear cap.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42491
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42491
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winoto
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thanks goliathus. very informative thread.
pluto
Steve George
I think Steven gandy at Camera Quest has some caps, unless you're determined to make your own!
TWoK
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I hear they aren't tight.
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TWoK
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I just found the best rear cap I've seen so far for internal s-mount lenses. Jon said the ZM Sonar's cap is also great. I've been using a kodak film canister cap, which fits very securely. Today I came across the Hansa metal rear cap: http://shop.kitamura.jp/GoodsPg/5484
It fits my Millennium Nikkor perfectly and snugly, while the Nikon cap doesn't even pretend to be secure on the lens.
It fits my Millennium Nikkor perfectly and snugly, while the Nikon cap doesn't even pretend to be secure on the lens.
thetooth
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visit it your local plumbing supply or pipe shop . certain copper and/or stainless piping have soft plastic caps or plugs on the ends of the pipe .
i currently use one for a front cap for a leica summar .
i currently use one for a front cap for a leica summar .
I ordered a couple of spare Sonnar 50/1.5 caps (for S-mount not ZM mount) via Fujiya the other day. They were 2,700 yen each direct from Cosina.
TWoK
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Just to clarify, when I said ZM Sonar I was referring to the S-mount version; oddly, at least from what it looked like on your box is still called a ZM.
2,700 yen and plastic is probably a better idea than these, but I only needed one and I found my local camera store had a heap of them NOS. They had probably been on the shelf for 20 years.
2,700 yen and plastic is probably a better idea than these, but I only needed one and I found my local camera store had a heap of them NOS. They had probably been on the shelf for 20 years.
ZM is Zeiss M-mount. Zeiss used the same box for the S-mount sonnars because they only made 300. They slapped a sticker on the top to differenciate between the two.