Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Lens Hoods for old 35 Summicron
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 08:19:47 -0700
 
I, and many others, use a 12585 lens hood on both a 35 and 50 Summicron.

Jim

At 11:04 AM 7/13/98 +0000, you wrote:
>I have a late 60s, early 70s 35mm Summicron with the iris control
>lever. It is a great lens and ludicrously cheap (especially as one of
>the previous owners engraved their name on the focussing barrel). I
>have tried to find a lens hood that fits this and doesn't make the iris
>lever inaccessable, but to no avail. Can someone with hardcore
>knowledge of the Leitz catalogue back then furnish me with the correct
>model number for this lens hood so I can protect it from flare and the
>front element from grubby finger-mark damage. Thanks.
>