Nikon 16mm f/3.5 AI Lens Cap

[Akira]

Stockpiling oddities is always an option, if you have the storage space for it. The strangest stuff can be highly attractive for someone desperately seeking elusive items.

I have two UR-2's.   

[Bruno Schroder]

The filter wheel is part number 20FL16-007.
He did check, but only the national inventory.  No hits there. You might try an e-mail to NPS or Nikon Europe since you have the parts number.

It took me a bit of time but I finally found a way to Nikon Europe. Unfortunately, the part is nowhere to be seen in Europe.
 
Before accepting Bjørn's proposal to modify a 16/2.8 filter, would anyone have a connection to Nikon Japan?

Or a possibility to find a cheap broken one which could become a donor?

Thanks

[Akira]

Bruno, I don't think even Nikon Japan has the elusive lens cap in stock, sorry to say.

There is a Nikon specialist repair company called "Kiitos" which was founded by the veteran Nikon engineers, offers repair of old film Nikon cameras and Nikkor lenses and some genuine parts in stock.  Their website is only in Japanese and offers no email access.  But I could call them directly to ask if they have a lens cap for 16mm 3.5 fisheye (genuine or replacement) on Monday.

[Bruno Schroder]

Akira, I'm not looking for the cap but for the clear internal filter. Sorry for the confusion, I hijacked the initial thread while I should have opened a new one. A ruined 16/3.5 should normally still have it as the filter is internal and well protected. The part number provided by Bjørn is the filter frame with filters.
I would be glad if you could call them. Thanks a lot.

[Akira]

Bruno, now I understand.

If the internal part is what you are looking, Kiitos would not be of any help, unfortunatey.  They don't sell their genuine parts and use them only for the repair in their shop.  You then have to send your lens to them for repair.  I could only help you by asking them whether this particular repair is possible.

[Bruno Schroder]

Let it go then. Sending it back and forth to Japan will be too much. Unless a junk one pops up, I'll hack a 16/2.8 filter as suggested by Bjørn. Thank you for the kind help.

[Akira]

Okay.  Hope you can find the best possible solution. 

[richardHaw]

even the junks are NOT cheap

[Hans_S]

The slip on lens cap for 64mm outside diameter lenses is product number 586.

[Erik Lund]

I just stumbled over this Lens cap for Fisheye-Nikkor 16mm f/3.5 62K

The box is just labled wrong,,, f/2.8
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The only listing I have ever seen for sale separately,,,

It has now been documented that I was wrong - I didn't remember what I wrote on the previous page, it is of course a mistake, and the right one is still the 64K,,,

Thank you for pointing that out.

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Not so sure, Erik. The original cap for the f/3.5 should be labelled '64K', this distinctly reads '62K'. It might be for the oldest version(s) of the f/2.8 fisheye lens.

[Erik Lund]

OK that makes sense!

[pluton]

The cap in the photo is the one for the later 16/2.8 lens.  It is instantly discernable from the 16/3.5 cap because of it's greater depth.  It helps to have samples of both on hand.

[Macro_Cosmos]

An update!

Well, I came back from overseas and I am finally outside of the GFW now! Yay. Oh was also too busy having fun, no time to read the thread!

It seems to me the best idea would be to either 3D print a lens cap, or just get another copy. When I was in China however, I missed a 16/3.5 "for parts" with the cap for a really cheap price, which is unfortunate.

I could just take the cap and disassemble it for the internal filters and hand it over to Bruno. This is the second for parts 16mm/3.5 I've seen actually -- first one just didn't have a cap and I ignored it. It was listed for $125 AUD I think, which is $95 USD. Oh well! There's always a chance. I would greatly appreciate it if someone could keep an eye for spare parts and let it off to me at a reasonable price

Many thanks!

[Macro_Cosmos]

Hmmm, found this: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/AS-IS-Nikon-Fisheye-NIKKOR-Auto-16mm-F-3-5-Ai-Lens-Made-In-Japan-/162351982387?hash=item25cceea733:g:5D8AAOSwnHZYc3Ko
Too expensive just to source the cap though
Maybe I can ask the seller if he/she/tumblrpronoun would part with just the cap, it's listed for parts anyway.