Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]folk, just to weigh in on the issue, like most i don't like the collapsable hood on the current summicron 50 because it collapses too easily, like when it comes into contact with my coat when i'm wearing the camera under my jacket. i wish that it would 'lock into place' with a twist, like the old elmar sm lenses. i personally would not be interested in adding a focusing tab to the lens, however. while i like it on the summicron 35 asph and the elmarit 24 asph, as well as on the old sm lenses (even on the cosina skopar 25, which is weird since you can't focus with the lens), i find that i *don't* use it when i'm using the summarit, which has a focusing tab and is more or less the size of the summicron. for some reason, my fingers instantly grab the lens barrel and forsake the tab... guy