Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Tell Me About This Lens and Charlton Heston
From: Jlaird@aol.com
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 22:15:03 EDT

In a message dated 06/07/2000 11:14:35 AM Central Daylight Time, 
Sonnar502@aol.com writes:

> Two caveats: I absolutely despise that ridiculous "condom" hood too.  In my 
>  limited experience with Leica stuff, it's ranks as a joke!  While I'm not 
>  fond of the pull-out ones either, at least they'll take *some* bump - 
unlike 
> 
>  this goofey rubber thingy.  Makes me nervous....  #2: a regular E39 filter 
>  no-worko too well with the threads on outer ring of the hood.  Is this 
>  normal? or is the ring torqued a bit?  Jim, anyone? any ideas?  It 
irritates 
> 
>  me on those occasions when I want a green or yellow filter.....
>  

I've heard the 12585 hood will fit the 'skinny' 90 2.8, as well as the 50mm 2 
and the 35 2. Not sure myself because I made the grave mistake of selling my 
90 2.8 back in the seventies when I was poor...should have gotten another job 
instead! I didn't like the 'condom' hood either, although I did on occasion 
bump the lens into stuff and it protected the front element pretty well.

Jim

Jim

Replies: Reply from "Bud Cook" <budcook@attglobal.net> (Re: [Leica] Tell Me About This Lens and Charlton Heston)