Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 50/2?
From: Alexey Merz <alexey@webcom.com>
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 15:45:45 +0000

Bill Caldwell wrote:

>The Summicron f/2 50mm up to about 3649976 (start of the built-in
>hood) will take the vented hood 12585, which is reversible for 
storage and takes a plastic snap on lens cap (14033).  

Uh, my Summicron-M (3618537;- yes, I have the receipt from Chatterton,
and a duplicate stored in a different location!) came with the 12538
hood and not the 12585. It is clip-on, vented, and reversible, and 
bears the notation "M50/2". And it also uses the 14033 cap.

What's the difference between the 12585 and 12538 lens hoods?
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