Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Some time ago, I purchased a screw-in lens hood for the current Elmar - M 1:2.8/50mm lens which I use with my 50 mm collapsible summicron on a M6. The thread is 39mm and the part no. is 12549. It's smaller than IROOA (which I also have) and doesn't obscure the M-viewfinder image as much as the IROOA shade. My guess is that it also creates some vignetting of the image, especially since I use it in conjuction with a UV filter, but practically I see little or no image degradation. Another advantage of using this shade is that the lens cap will fit. (42mm). I spent about $35 US for the shade. I picked up this suggestion from someone in the LUG - it wasn't the product of original thought. It's a cheap experiment should you decide to try this solution for IIIf viewing image improvement . Charlie Ashby