Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]fl1pper@frii.com wrote: > > >The rectangular lens hood for my 35mm summicron has a small ridge on either > >side that looks like it might be intended to hold a matching rectangular > >cap. That would be convenient since the hood must be removed to put on the > >circular cap that came with the lens. Does anyone know if such a cap can > >be obtained? > > Don't know that, but have the same setup and HATE having to remove the shade > to cover the lens. If there is a cap, pass along the info please. If not, > does anyone have a solution for an easy method of covering a 35mm shade? (I > wonder if Heloise had a Leica. Hmmmm....)> > > ben holmes I don't know for sure, but in reading an old (c. 1991) copy of Leica Fotographie last night they showed a special rectangular cover for the lens shade on the 35/1.4 aspherical. Michael R. Friedberg mrflaw@ibm.net