What bag are you using? With the Domke 803 I only run into height problems when using longer lenses, especially with hoods on them.. But, if as you say, the 77mm is the longest you use, with a bag such as the Domke I can't think of any combination that would be too long. Your point about "juggling" has, for me at least, not been an issue, but I can see how under certain circumstance, it might be.
When experimenting with glues and designs, I found that sanding the ends of the caps helped produce a stronger join. I use one of those glues that come in two attached tubes that get mixed just before application. I also use a Handi-Clamp to solidly hold the two caps together while the glue is drying. I got my clamp at a local Ace Hardware store, but an almost identical one (save for color, it seems) can be had through Amazon. http://tinyurl.com/yn6htk http://www.amazon.com/Irwin-59200CD-Quick-Grip-2-Handi-Clamp/dp/B000051WSG I mention all this, not just for you, but for others reading the thread who may find the information useful. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi > While the same as your back to back caps, I have a different intent > in mind. I won't store lenses back to back on a siamesed cap ... that > makes the total package too long for my bag/slot design and means > hunting for the right lens as part of a lens pair, can mean even more > bits to juggle. I tried it with my Leica gear some years ago but > didn't like it very much. > > The purpose for the back to back rear caps is to enable changing the > lens more quickly and reducing the amount of bits juggling you have > to do in the operation of "pull out a lens - pull the rear cap - put > a cap on the lens you just took off the camera". With back to back > rear caps, you twist a lens onto the one you just pulled from the > bag, then hold the cap and twist the other right off, barely moving > your hands. The lens that goes in the bag has a cap on the rear in > the end, with a siamesed rear cap opening unused. > > Because I will not depend on the caps to stick together with the > weight of two lenses bearing on the cement joint, almost any cement > will do (epoxy, rubber cement, cyanoacrilate ...). Their join could > always be reinforced with a glued in reinforcing ring too. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
