Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeeeees, Buzz, one would think that you'd give your fellow LUGers a price break....say $4,999.99? ;-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Buzz Hausner Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 6:53 PM To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' Subject: RE: [Leica] tele-elmarit 90 Thanks, Marc, I appreciate your confirmation and knowledgeable comments. By the way, if anyone would like one of those collapsible rubber hoods and its fragile cap, you can have mine (left over from a Tele-Elmar C) for...oh...US$5,552.40. Buzz Hausner - -----Original Message----- From: Marc James Small [mailto:msmall@roanoke.infi.net] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 11:04 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] tele-elmarit 90 At 08:33 AM 3/16/2000 -0500, Buzz Hausner wrote: > I bought my skinny Tele-Elmarit circa 1987 and it came out of the >box with the metal, reversible, clip-on hood. Same hood came with my >similar vintage 135 Tele-Elmar. That sounds right. By then, Leitz had given up on the collapsible rubber hood and reverted to the vastly preferable 12575. In fact, replacements for the collapsible hood and its fragile cap were discontinued by 1990 or thereabouts. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!