Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/04

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Subject: Re: Odd little lens hood
From: colin <colinmi@fast.net>
Date: Tue, 04 Feb 1997 22:07:03 -0600

Nowell & Jennifer Creadick wrote:
> 
> Was the aperture 5.5 on that CL lens? will this hood be ok on a 90/4 or
> 135?  Thanks again.  Nowell
> 
> At 2:49 PM 2/4/97, Ken Wilcox wrote:
> >Sounds like the original hood for the 90mm Elmar C for the CL body.
> >
> >kw
> >
> >>I picked up a  Leitz rubber collapsable lens hood that bears the # 12517,
> >>and the info C4/90-5.5.  It is not in any of my books.  Any ideas?  Thanks.
> >>Nowell
> >>
> >>Chapel Hill, NC
> >>
> >>Although love may fail, courtesy should prevail.
> >
> >----
> >Ken Wilcox                                Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits
> >LHSA, MEA, LAW                         preferred---> <wilcox@umcc.umich.edu>
> >                                              <kwilcox@genesee.freenet.org>
> 
> Chapel Hill, NC
> 
> Although love may fail, courtesy should prevail.

Ken,

5.5 is the filter size. (Series 5.5)  The hood is only for the 90 4
Elmar-C. (The one for the CL)  I believe the only other lens that took
the Series 5.5 was the 40 2 Summicron-C.  That hood would be too deep
for that lens.

Have Fun,

Colin