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Subject: RE: [Leica] Tele-Elmarit Filter Stuff - Avert your eyes BD
From: Peterson Arthur G NSSC <PetersonAG@NAVSEA.NAVY.MIL>
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 15:06:24 -0400

The collapsible rubber hood is shorter but, I would guess (because its
front, when extended, curves back in toward the center of the lens axis),
about equally effective at shielding the lens from unwanted light.  :-)

Art Peterson


		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Sonnar502@aol.com [mailto:Sonnar502@aol.com]
		Sent:	Thursday, June 08, 2000 12:10 PM
		To:	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
		Subject:	Re: [Leica] Tele-Elmarit Filter Stuff -
Avert your eyes BD

		Yikes, John!

		Doubles??  One of the main reasons I love the T-E is its
stealth abilities.  
		As Robert Doisneau often called himself, I too am (and
please no one blast my 
		French spelling) a "chasseur d'images."  Having such a long
shade stick on 
		the end of the lens might cal a little more attention to it.
But then, it's 
		not like the thing is huge to begin with, so "double"
couldn't be too 
		terrible, I suppose...

		I'm also gathering from your earlier post that there
actually must be 
		something wonked on the outer, female threads of my
retaining ring (they've 
		always been like that since I've had it).  A standard E39
filter as I use on 
		both the collapsible and mid-model rigid Summicrons simply
won't go on right. 
		 I wind up just screwing it in like half a turn, till I feel
it get tight, 
		then stop.  So far, this hasn't caused any real trouble, but
it feels tacky.

		Anyhow, thanks for all the help!
		Scott