Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/08/21

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: Collapsible Summicron hood & lenscap problems
From: "joe b." <joe-b@dircon.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 11:06:52 +0100

In article <2.2.16.19960820232017.244723c8@postoffice3.mail.cornell.edu>
, "Charles E. Love, Jr." <cel14@cornell.edu> writes
>>For the lenshood, Leitz intended the Barndoor SOOFM to be used with the
>>collapsible Summicron.  The only lenscap I have found which will work over
>>an E39 filter is the Summitar lenscap, ORSTO.
>>Marc
>
>Absolutely right.  I had one of those lenshoods.  But it's mighty strange to
>have a collapsible lens and then have that giant hood (even folded down)
>riding around on it!

Out of curiosity- with one of those lenshoods, can a lenscap fit on top
when the lens is collapsed and the hood folded down?
-- 
joe b.

In reply to: Message from "Charles E. Love, Jr." <cel14@cornell.edu> (Re: Collapsible Summicron hood & lenscap problems)