Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Mitch, Well you've done it now! The 75% of leicaphiles in the world who are collectors, not users, will be picketing you everytime you leave home armed with your "user" noctilux. Those of us who "dare" to improve our equiptment go about it quietly and cover our our improvements with jackets or sweaters lest we are hounded by the "purists". >-- Original Message -- >From: "Mitch Zeissler" <zeissler@directvinternet.com> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Subject: [Leica] What hath Kyle wrought... >Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 22:42:58 -0400 >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > >All... > >Got tired of the crappy built-in lens hood on my new Noctilux, and, >following Kyle's lead, I took a pair of wire cutters to it. The Noct is >now >freed of that abomination and the cursed pieces of it lie in the bottom of >the trash can. In it's place is a 60mm-to-62mm step up ring and a generic >gold-colored metal lens hood that I have since sprayed painted black. > >Mmmmmm... Much better! ;-) > >BTW, don't get the 62mm metal lens hood from Tiffen; it blocks the >rangefinder. > >Regards, > >/Mitch >_________________________________________ >Mitch Zeissler > E-mail: zeissler@directvinternet.com > > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html