Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Luggers: I don't want to drag up an ugly subject, but I have something to take back. In a few of the recent debates on filters I have asserted that filters aren't needed because the hoods extend so far beyond the glass. When I wrote that I was using a 50 Summicron with a 12585, a 90 TE with a 12575 hood and a 35 Summicron with the little rectangular hood. In all cases the hoods are rigid and deep. I recently purchased a new 50 Summilux. The pull out hood is quite shallow, and with the lens uncapped, the hood can collapse with the slightest brush. I still won't be putting a filter on there, but for the first time I'll be thinking twice about walking in a crowd uncapped. ================================== Thomas Kachadurian WEB PAGE: http://members.aol.com/kachaduria