Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Daniel, Stephen Gandy of Cameraquest has Voigtlander lens hoods for the Elmar: See http://www.cameraquest.com/frames/4saleNRF.htm and scroll down. Cheers Jayanand Govindaraj Chennai, India ----- Original Message ----- From: "Victor Rubin" <vroger@gmail.com> To: <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 6:44 PM Subject: Subject: Re: [Leica] New toy (IIIf + Elmar) > Funny thing Daniel- (by the way those shots with the "new toy" show > that its not just a toy in your hands)- as I sit here at my computer > on Saturday AM, there is next to me on the desk- the lens hood for > that lens. Got it many years ago at "Spiratone" (remember them?) in > New York for my Elmar 3.5. Its threads (male) are a tiny bit smaller > in diameter than a dime (also on my desk). Filters are the same size, > and probably can take the place of the coating. I have seen them at > camera fairs here and in the UK. They are around. The problem with the > hood ( I will try to send you a picture off line, if I can get to it > later this weekend), is that it has chrome parts which surround the > lens- and they are surrounded by a matt collapsing rubber hood. The > chrome defeats the purpose of stray refelections in sunlight I would > think. It does give you a series 5 thread for other filters, however. > These items must also be around. vroger > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >