Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Hood for Tele-Elmarit (Skinny)
From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 20:03:51 -0700

The 12575 hood reverses over the TE and then you can put on the 14033 hood
cap.

John Collier

> From: "R. Saylor" <rlsaylor@ix.netcom.com>
> 
>> The rubber lens hood on my 10 year old Tele-Elmarit has worn out and is
>> falling apart.  
> 
> Agreed that the skinny T-E is superb!
> 
> Look around for a #12575 Leitz hood.  It's a snap-on metal type, so
> it's simple enough to take off and put on a regular lens cap.  I got
> one which looks like new for about $70 at KEH.  You might even be
> able to devise some sort of cap for the hood.  Be creative, like the
> Nikon folk. (Tupperware lids, etc.) :-)
>