Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]H. Ball, I do believe that the cover that Brian needs, is rectangular, not round. I got mine from B&H. Jerry H. Ball Arche wrote: > WTH. > First I'd go to the grocery store with the hood and see if there isn't > some similarly size tinned good that has a pop-off stay fresh cover, like > maybe one of those fancy teas. > > > --- On Fri, 10/24/08, Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> wrote: > > >> From: Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >> Subject: [Leica] Lens hood cover question >> To: LUG@leica-users.org >> Date: Friday, October 24, 2008, 2:08 PM >> I've lost the flimsy rubber hood cap for the lens hood >> on my beloved 35/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH, absolutely my favorite >> Leica lens of all time. >> >> My local camera store doesn't have any in stock, and in >> fact they weren't entirely sure what part to order. >> >> I see in catalogs some decent hood covers for the 35/1.4 >> Summilux-R (Leica part 14013). Does anybody know if the R >> and M hoods are similar enough that the hood covers would be >> interchangeable? >> >> If they aren't interchangeable, I fear I'll have to >> order the entire hood assembly (part 12589) just to get the >> cover, which seems wasteful. And the damn flexible rubber >> cover will fall off again just like the first one did. >> >>