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aoresteen
05-17-2005, 13:23
Did Zeiss (or anyone for that matter make a rear lens cap for the 50mm f/1.5 or f/2 Sonnar lenses?

I need one for my 50mm f/1.5 Sonnar but can't seem to find one.

Rear caps for lenses that use the outer bayonet mount are around but the internal mount seems to a different story.

Thanks!

Tony Oresteen
Honu-Hugger
05-17-2005, 13:56
Tony,
Zeiss did make them; they are aluminum and a little larger in diameter than the rear portion of the lens. I'll post a picture so you know what to look for. Congrats on acguiring the 105/2.5 Nikkor!!!
RObert Budding
05-17-2005, 15:31
I have a Zeiss plastic lense bubble for my 50/1.5 Sonnar that I bought from pacificrimcamera.com. It was the only one I've ever come across. Check their site - they have lots of accessoroes.

Robert
Honu-Hugger
05-17-2005, 15:59
This is the Zeiss cap, number 727.
furcafe
05-17-2005, 19:09
For the pre-WWII 5cm Sonnars, Zeiss Ikon made black plastic/Bakelite caps.
Pherdinand
05-18-2005, 00:13
You could try one for a jupiter-8 or -3 in kiev mount. At a russian seller. If they have one, it will be cheap.
aoresteen
05-18-2005, 06:19
Tony,
Zeiss did make them; they are aluminum and a little larger in diameter than the rear portion of the lens. I'll post a picture so you know what to look for. Congrats on acguiring the 105/2.5 Nikkor!!!

D2,

Thanks for the info! Was I bidding against you on the 105mm Nikkor?
chojna
08-29-2005, 08:17
I made one by cutting down a Kodak plastic 35 m film container
Fits perfectly
jdos2
08-29-2005, 08:25
Second on the Kodak film holder. Works well.
Bill Ely
08-29-2005, 12:16
Ask Kevin Li at www.kevincameras.com
hugivza
09-30-2005, 15:13
The base of the film container also makes a lens cap for the Tessar on the Contaflex IV. There is obviously a cottage industry in the uses of film containers. PacRim have no rear caps currently available, and the front cap for the 50/1.5 on their web site has been sold.
RObert Budding
09-30-2005, 15:38
A generic 40.5mm front lens cap should work - I bought a few on eBay and actually prefer them to the metal Zeiss caps.

Robert
Brian Sweeney
09-30-2005, 15:58
Did you get the 10.5cm in 'C'ontax mount? It is a great lens. I have it in S-Mount and LTM. I do not have it for the Contax.

I have used the Russian rear lens caps on the Nikkor 5cm F1.4's. It should be fine on the Sonnar. My Sonnar almost never leaves the S2 that I modified for it.
Honu-Hugger
09-30-2005, 15:59
D2,

Thanks for the info! Was I bidding against you on the 105mm Nikkor?
Tony,
I don't remember if I bid or if I was just watching the lens. You probably have had a chance to use it by now; how do you like it?
Honu-Hugger
09-30-2005, 16:02
A generic 40.5mm front lens cap should work - I bought a few on eBay and actually prefer them to the metal Zeiss caps.

Robert
I have a collection of original Zeiss caps -- sitting in a drawer. On everything I take out of the house I use generic plastic snap caps in 40.5 mm. The Zeiss caps do not stay put dependably. Genuine Zeiss rear caps are nice to have, though.