Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/07/01

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Summicron 50: Bad design of sun shade and lens cap.
From: "Otto J. Anshus" <otto@cs.uit.no>
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1996 11:17:55 +0200 (METDST)
Cc: "Otto J. Anshus" <otto@ottoa.cs.uit.no>
 

A year ago I got the newest Summicron 50mm with the integrated sun shade 
and the new lens cap. As far as I can tell the sun shade is really too 
small and collapses too easily when pushed offering not enough 
protection of the front lens element. And rain and snow (I live at 70' 
North) reaches the front lens element too easily.

In addition, the lens cap falls off all the time due to a locking 
mechanism made from weak plastic. When I grab the M6 from the bag, and it 
comes up without the lens cap, I am never sure if its in the bag or on 
the ground.

Optically it is a great lens. But I want the old sun shade and cap back.


Otto
Tromso, Norway