Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/05/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sun, 5 May 1996, Eric Welch wrote: > At 06:37 PM 5/4/96 -0400, you wrote: > > >do this for my 35mm f/2 (old type). The inventor of the angled > >hood, Bob Schwalberg (formally with E.Leitz, Wetzlar in the 1960s) > >informs me that the best way to prevent dust from collecting on > >the hood is to put it in your pocket when not in use. > > He invented it? Well, I'll be. And tell the guy he doesn't know my pockets! ;-) > > ========================== > Eric Welch > Grants Pass Daily Courier > > What upsets us all is that in the 60s I bought a few of the hoods for about $15 each. Now, they cost as much as my 1950 Chevy in 1957. Ed Meyers