Ah, bin diving. A lost art!
Recently I found a rear lens cap for a Minolta rangefinder - Leica
screw - in one of the few places left with junk bins. I was tempted
to keep it for my own use but sold it on the bay, thinking that
someone out there really, really needed a genuine one of these. If
I'd known a collecter, I'd have donated it.
I love finding rare bits, even if they're not for me.
40.5 is a common size for things Russian and even my Minolta 28mm M
mount lens uses that size.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 16/03/2008, at 9:56 AM, NSURIT@xxxxxxx wrote:
> This morning I went to the local purveyor of things photographic to
> do a bit
> on bin diving in their junk bins. They don't call it that, however
> you get
> the picture. The stuff I wanted was in the bottom two bins, which
> had me
> sitting on my bottom and digging. Specifically I was trying to
> find a non
> original front lens cap to use when I was using the camera. An
> original (which I
> have) is currently listed on eBay for $85 and it is out of round.
> I figured a
> cheap plastic one might be a better choice. So there I sat on my
> arse, up
> to my elbows inold caps, converters,hoods, dust, etc. searching
> for an
> illusive cap and hoping for a part of two that I might use. Maybe
> a filter, a rear
> cap or other goody. What I came up with was a great 40.mm lens
> hood and screw
> on rear cap. I was really excited about the hood. Not a Nicca
> for the Nikor
> lens, but rather a Hoya that was perfect. The most interesting
> part of the
> morning was while I was digging around another guy came in with
> his recently
> acquire Nicca 3-F looking for a bit or two. His lens was a Canon
> lens and he
> also found a hood and a bit or two. The question I asked myself
> is, "What
> are the chances of this happening?" My answer is , "Not very
> great." The next
> question might be, "What does it mean?" My answer to this is,
> "Nothing."
> It is however, interesting. <[B^) Bill Barber
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