Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] E41 Lenshood
From: Peter Goldberg <peterg@martinhamblin.com>
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 1998 08:58:13 -0500

Marc James Small wrote:

> At 05:13 PM 3/6/98 -0500, Peter Goldberg wrote:
> >
> >I have the same lens;  the filter is certainly available, but only by
> searching
> >dealers, however it is not rare.  Unfortunately the same is not true of
> the hood -
> >made of genuine unobtanium.
>
> Heavens, but this isn't true.  Any of the major filter manufacturers
> (Heliopan, B+W, Harrison & Harrison, Tiffen, even rotten ol' Hoya) can
> supply an E41 lenshood at a reasonable cost.
>
> Now the Leitz Bayonet Lens Hood for the Summarit IS rare and expensive.
>
> Marc
>
> msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
> Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!

Its the anal retentive in me - I was referring exclusively to Leitz filter &
hood.

Peterg