RE: [Leica] Tell Me About This Lens and Charlton Heston

[Buzz Hausner <Buzz@marianmanor.org>]

My Skinny Tele-Elmarit came with the reversible METAL shade which is
terrific.  My Tele-Elmar C for the Leica CL came with the collapsible rubber
shade.  The rubber shade is shorter and offers less shade than its metal
cousin.  The rubber shade, collapses on its own and, if it collapses
asymmetrically, it can intrude on the image.  The rubber shade offers
precious little protection to the lens from everyday banging around.  Also,
as Scott noted, the collapsible shade does not seem to accept standard
filters.  FURTHER, the collapsible rubber shade comes with a lens cap which
is absolutely guaranteed to fall off and roll into a sewer.  Other than that
the rubber shade is marvelous.

	Buzz Hausner

- -----Original Message-----
From: Dan Cardish [mailto:dcardish@microtec.net]
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 12:04 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] Tell Me About This Lens and Charlton Heston


What precisely is the problem with the rubber collapsable hood that came
with the tele-elmarit-M?  It's lightweight, seems to shade the lens
properly, and gives without being damaged when bumped into something.  Why
must EVERYTHING associated with a camera be made out of metal?

Dan C.

At 12:42 PM 07-06-00 -0400, Buzz Hausner wrote:
>Scott--
>
>	I presumed that the "Condom" lens shade referenced by J.D. was the
>redoubtable and reversible metal shade for the 90 and my lovely f4.0/135,
>rather than the dreadful collapsible rubber shade which I last saw [snip]