Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Leica number for the chrome hood is #12549, the black hood is #12550. I checked with a local dealer: the current list price is $60; he was willing to sell it for $50, but didn't have it in stock. See also Erwin's table of M lens specs at: http://www.imx.nl/photosite/leica/m/lenses/listm.html "Jeff S" <segawa@netone.com> wrote: >- -----Original Message----- >From: Martin V. Howard <marho@ida.liu.se> > >>What kind of lens hood should I fit on a 50mm/f2.8 collapsible Elmar >>from 1963? Where might I find one for sale? What should I expect >>to pay? >> >If you don't luck out and a bargain-priced swap meet deal, try Leica #12550, >which is an E39 hood for the current (black) Elmar. I do not have the number >for the chrome unit handy. It is easiest to leave this hood in place, >and the press-on metal cap provided by Leica fits this well. - -- Pieter Bras pieter@world.std.com