Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bill, they used the same black enamel hood they used for the 50/1.8 and the 35/2.8. The 35/2 version had that model stamped on it too. The problem with the 35/2 is that the clamp-on hood could not go over a filter without vignetting. This was a sharp contrast to the 35/1.8, which had a more shallow filter ring (but basically identical construction). - ------------ Dante Stella On Sat, 17 Mar 2001, Bill Barton wrote: > I had both the Canon 35mm F2.0 and the 19mm f3.5 LTM plus the 25mm > f3.5 and in 1969 in Japan, Canon did not offer any lens hoods for > those lenses. The 35mm f2.0 front lens element is slightly recessed > and like the Russian 35mm f2.8 I think they thought that was good > enough. > > Bill >