Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Hexar filter matches Leitz-Minolta CL?
From: "Dr. Joseph Yao" <yaojkfdr@netvigator.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 09:55:09 +0800

James J Dempsey wrote:
> 
> "A.H.SCHMIDT" <horsts@primus.com.au> wrote:
> > Something good may be coming from this Konica Business.
> >
> > As I understand it, The Hexar 50mm f2 lens has a filter diameter of 40.5mm .
> > This is the same as my (real) Voigtlander Vitomatic IIa with the Ultron
> > lens.
> 
> If that's true, then that's extremely good news for me as well.  One of the
> differences between the Leica CL and the Leitz-Minolta CL was that the
> latter had a 40.5mm filter thread.  My rubber lens hood has cracked and the
> prospect of paying a small fortune for an original replacment that would be
> just as old as the one I have wasn't attractive.
> 
> If this is true, I may just be able to get a new Konica hood for my CL.
> 
> Thanks, Horst!
> 
>                 --Jim Dempsey--
>                 jjd@jjd.com

Is the 40.5mm hood so difficult to come by outside Asia?  It is a common
and inexpensive accessory in Japan.  I have been using generic black
metal screw-in 40.5mm hoods on my CLE Rokkor 40/2.0 and 90/4.0 lenses
for years - the original rubber hoods cracked years ago.  I have also
been using the same hoods on various Zeiss lenses for my Contax IIa/IIIa
cameras.

Also, B & H also has 40.5mm rubber screw-in hoods at $5.95 each.  The
rubber portion of this hood is larger than the original hood of the CLE
and while it causes no vignetting, it obstructs the viewfinder to some
extent and needs to be trimmed.  

If Horst and Jim are interested, I will ask my friends in Japan to
help.  Please e-mail me privately.

Regards,

Joseph