Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/28

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Subject: [Leica] Noctilux: is the new Hood worth $200
From: Lucien_vD <Lucien_vD@compuserve.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 13:52:15 -0500
 
christoph wrote:

>I have sent my Noctilux to solms to get it serviced - it was sticky at
about 3
>meters. For about 200 additional $$ they transform it to the new built i=
n
>hood. =

>Is it worth the money? To have the hood always at hand and no need to
fiddle
>with cap vs. hood seems intriguing. However the old hood with a small
leather
>bag does almost the same thing.

>What do you think?

Christoph,

I'm maybe wrong, but I think that the old hood was more efficient.
(The same for the 50/2 and 50/1,4)

Lucien
BELGIUM