Leica Nickel lens cap for Elmar 3.5?

[anfenglin]

Hi!

I am the proud owner of a black / nickel Leica II with slow speeds, complete with a 1933 nickel Elmar 3.5.
Is there such a thing as nickel lens caps for the Elmar or were they all the standard chrome / grey?
Thanks in advance.

 

[John Koehrer]

It may have been a black paint cap too. I think that's a bit more likely. There're also two sizes. the earlier
was A 36 and later the more common A39.

 

[anfenglin]

Hmm, I've been reading up on this and you seem to be correct. I'm not sure about the black caps though, even if they exist, they must cost a premium.
I have a standard grey cap now, it seems to fit but not super tight, if I were to shake my camera while holding it in my hand, the cap would surely fall off.
Thanks anyway, the search continues.

 

[BAC1967]

I have a few of these, not original bet they look and work nice.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Silver-36mm...391681?hash=item33ccce1bc1:g:mJkAAOxy3NBSoyRA

 

[shoot6x7]

I have a black paint brass one in my collection as well as a nickel one.

 

[anfenglin]

So they do exist! Were can I get a black one? Or even a nickel one?
Directly from the Leica museum is my guess, it will also most likely cost and arm and a leg.
Where did you get yours?

 

[E. von Hoegh]

Ummm... That looks like chrome, not nickel on your Leica. Hard to be certain with the lighting.

 

[anfenglin]

Nope, it is definitely Nickel. I checked against chrome ones.

 

[shoot6x7]

Sorry, I was mistaken, my brass black paint was not from an Elmar, it was much newer and bought in a small bag of bits and bobs.

 

[anfenglin]

Hey, no problem. I found black ones now but they seem to be much newer, I found them on the bay, but I didn't find nickel ones.
Doesn't matter, I use the grey one I have and that's an end of it. I wouldn't use any cap but I don't want to scratch the front element.
I've seen a lot of scratched Industar-22s on Zorkis, they usually come without caps.
I have by far not seen as many Elmars as I have seen Industars so my experience in that direction is limited.