Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]12-550 black hood for current 50mm f/2.8 Elmar 12-549 chrome hood for current 50mm f/2.8 Elmar List price $60.00 US Jeff Alford - ---------- >From: "Jeff S" <segawa@netone.com> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Lens hood and 35mm finder >Date: Fri, Jun 12, 1998, 8:29 AM > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Martin V. Howard <marho@ida.liu.se> > > >>What kind of lens hood should I fit on a 50mm/f2.8 collapsible Elmar >>from 1963? Where might I find one for sale? What should I expect >>to pay? >> >If you don't luck out and a bargain-priced swap meet deal, try Leica #12550, >which is an E39 hood for the current (black) Elmar. I do not have the number >for the chrome unit handy. It is easiest to leave this hood in place, and >the press-on metal cap provided by Leica fits this well. > >Price? Not sure, but I do know this: When I purchased a hood and custom >lenscap for the 35/2 Aspherical, I paid $105 for the set, which leads me to >believe that, if Leica doesn't make much money on the M6, they make up for >it elsewhere :-) > >Jeff > >