Crap cap

My 1931 Leica I is the oldest camera in my collection for which film can still be found, and I really enjoy shooting with it. I carry it around in a small bag along with its rangefinder and hood; and worry about the front of the lens becoming scratched because it has no lens cap.

But now it does. Several weeks of watching on eBay finally revealed what I was looking for; an original black-painted brass cap. Just like the camera, the paint has been rubbed away to reveal the brass and the two look just right together. At eight four years old, everything should look a little battered.

This makes me more happy than it probably should.

Comments 🔗

2015-05-30 | Pete says

*y ?

Hope we all look that good at that age

2015-05-30 | subroto mukerji says

I understand. My congratulations.

2015-05-30 | Grant says

“Capped to perfection”. There. Someone had to say it… Well done, the Leica now looks perfect and you certainly won’t have impaired its value! Dicking around with attic trash is enormously satisfying for us poor pensioners, on a good day I can almost understand stamp collectors, almost… Contemplating a 1924 Aveling & Porter steam road roller. May need a bigger attic, on the ground floor.

2015-06-01 | Clive says

Hmm… A mostly-black camera now with a lens cap. You should call it “The Capped Crusader” and maybe look for a smaller red-and-green side-kick that you can call “Robin”…