Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've just got a 50mm collapsible threadmount Summicron to use on my IIIC and M6. What I'd like to do is find a lens hood that I can actually use with this lens. I have a 12585H hood which works well on a (current) rigid Summicron on the M6, and can be reversed over it and the 14033 lens cap fits over that. But his hood obscures too much of the viewfinder on the IIIC and can only be reversed over this lens if it is not collapsed, because when collapsed the focusing knob gets in the way and stops the hood going far enough back. So I'm thinking there must be a better hood for this lens particularly when on a thread mount body. Unless possibly the idea was to not bother with a hood with this lens in its collapsible form? The Leica Collector's guide seems to suggest that only the 12585 (doesn't mention the H) will fit. And another problem; I can't find a lens cap that will fit this lens when a Leica/Leitz filter is fitted. The metal caps just fall off again, although they grip perfectly when no filter is fitted. Even the black plastic 14268 lens cap won't stay on when a filter is on the lens. Which really surprises me as these caps are what I've used on other lenses with even B+W filters fitted, without problems. I think there must be a lens cap made by Leica that fits this lens when a Leica filter is fitted, but maybe I'm wrong. Any enlightenment on either of these questions welcomed. -- joe b.