Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 28/12/2004, at 4:47 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > Mine has the 49mm filter size, and no hood. So I bought a collapsible > rubber 49mm hood and collapse it when shooting at the 28mm setting. I did exactly the same, but sometimes forget to collapse it at 28 :-( > > The f/4 setting does make it problematic for indoors or low light. The > new 40/1.4 from CV is fast and small. It would be a nice complement in > that it doesn't cost very much. I always would want a faster lens to go with it, BUT the real reason I don't travel with it is that I don't completely trust it not to flare. I prefer to carry 2 other lenes to one which flares, and I just don't seem to find the time to test the TE with its hood enough to be sure I'd be "safe". > Alastair