>>In a message dated 9/24/00 11:08:28 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
>>afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>>
>>> Incidently, I bought a cheap 28/2.8 today and it had a very deep back cap
>>> on it - a full inch deep instead of the usual half inch. Any idea
>>>what this
>>> is for?
>>> Andrew
>>>
>>This cap is for bellows lens such as the 80 mm macro where the rear element
>>projects into the mirror box or bellows.
>
>Put it on eBay with "RARE" in the subject, and you'll get enough for
>a dozen normal back-caps. :-)
>
Ha! Reminds me of that Nikon 21mm lens hood!
Andrew
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