Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/21

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Subject: [Leica] Lens hood question
From: scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)
Date: Thu Sep 21 15:51:24 2006
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There's  guy on ebay who sells new metal vented shades for
around $11 or so last time I checked.  Supports a host of filter
sizes, certainly E39.

Scott

G Hopkinson wrote:

>Folks I have the current Summicron 50 with the collapsible hood fitted.
>
>I am investigating whether there is another option available as a more 
>efficient hood . The plan would be to leave the original
>retracted and routinely have another screwed into the filter thread. It is 
>39mm.
>
>I have noted the various tulip shaped, vented models but would like a 
>smaller diameter, with no intrusion into the finder view.
>Really, I guess like the little parallel sided rigid hood on the Elmar 2.8 
>50 collapsible. I had one of these very compact lenses
>but traded it away in support of more exotic Leica glass.
>
>Any suggestions would be appreciated
>
>Cheers
>
>Hoppy
>
>
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