Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/11

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Shades of hoods!
From: Paul Chefurka <Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 08:02:51 -0700

>I'd sure love to see these changes made. 
>Both the tab and some way to fix the hood in the extended position.
>
>In the meantime -
>I'm working on a fix for both. The hood is simple - maybe - just have 
>someone turn a tube to fit/glue on an old filter ring then screw it in
>

One solution I've read for the 35 and 50 'crons is to buy two or three used
39mm filters (of any type), take out the glass, screw the now-empty rings
together - hey presto - a screw-in hood.

Paul Chefurka