Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 11:06 AM 8/21/96 +0100, you wrote: >In article <2.2.16.19960820232017.244723c8@postoffice3.mail.cornell.edu> >, "Charles E. Love, Jr." <cel14@cornell.edu> writes >>>For the lenshood, Leitz intended the Barndoor SOOFM to be used with the >>>collapsible Summicron. The only lenscap I have found which will work over >>>an E39 filter is the Summitar lenscap, ORSTO. >>>Marc >> >>Absolutely right. I had one of those lenshoods. But it's mighty strange to >>have a collapsible lens and then have that giant hood (even folded down) >>riding around on it! > >Out of curiosity- with one of those lenshoods, can a lenscap fit on top >when the lens is collapsed and the hood folded down? >-- >joe b. > As I remember it, the hood itself sort of folds over the front of the lens, covering it. So you couldn't fit a lens cap. Charles E. Love, Jr. 517 Warren Place Ithaca, New York 14850 607-272-7338 CEL14@CORNELL.EDU