Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just to complicate things - the new Laney pocket book erroneously describes the # 12538 hood as being for the 50/1.4 Summicron-M above #2915801 (which doesn't exist). Marvin ================================================== In a message dated 98-02-06 02:49:41 EST, you write: << Dennis Painter wrote: > > Steve Echols wrote: > > > > Can you tell me what the 12538 is for? > > thanks > > Steve > Steve, > > Its the Leica/Leitz catalogue number. > > Dennis Steve, I wasn't trying to be smart but read the question to be what the number stood for. The shade fits the following lenses: My 12585 is marked: 1:2/50 1:2.8/50 1:3.5/50 1:2/35 1:2.8/35 1:3.5/35 It is supposed to work on all these lenses, except for the newer lenses with inbuilt shades. Dennis -- Experience is a tough teacher. It gives the test before the lesson. -unknown >>