Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My still earlier summicron with the 12585 metal shade does not fly off and is easily straightened after stopping a good whack. John Collier > From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> > > Austin Franklin wrote: >> <Snip> >> I have, and use a lot, the current 50/1.4 Summilix-M. I have not had any >> imaging problems at all that I could attribute to a shortcoming with the >> built-in shade... I also have the 75/1.4 and 50/1.0 with built-in shades, >> which have given me no problems either. >> >> Do you recall the nature of the 'dissing' of the 50/2? > > It's the same glass I think many people were less fond of the built in shade. > I have the previous "preferred" version with the removeable reversible shade > but > am not fond of the way it flies off and goes rolling down the sidewalk when > you > brush up against something. It's design though seems to have taken a lot of > thought. It shades a lot more than the built in (it's job after all) and has > cut > outs put it where it is needed. > Mark Rabiner