Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan, Yes, it would seem that you are (or, at least, your lens is) "missing something." On my latest-pre-ASPH 35mm Summicron, there are two notches on the front of the lens, one at the top and one at the bottom, into which the two stubby prongs on the 12524 lens shade fit, and which thereby keep that shade from unwanted rotation. (I believe the ASPH 35mm Summicron and its new shade have the notches and prongs too, but as I mentioned, I have no actual experience to support that.) Perhaps your Summicron is an earlier model without the notches, but I'm no authority on these lenses and don't really know that for sure either. Presumably you could mount one of the rectangular shades on a lens without notches by filing off the prongs, but then, as you said, there would be nothing to keep the shade from rotating, and repeatedly having to adjust its orientation may be more trouble than it's worth. Personally, I like the circular shade just as much, not only because its cut-outs aid viewing, but because it also fits my 50mm Summicron, thereby allowing me to carry just one shade for the two lenses. But there are pluses and minuses to all these things, and since I like to use lens caps, either a built-in retractable shade or a collapsable rubber shade is most convenient for me (and if the 40mm Summicron-C can have one, why not the 35mm Summicron?). Best of luck in your search! Art Peterson - ----Original Message Follows---- From: D Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Lens shades Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 18:00:14 +0000 > >Dan, > >Yes, there is; it's part number 12524. (I have heard that the shade for the >35mm Summicron ASPH will also work on the earlier non-ASPH lens, but I do >not know that from experience.) I hope that helps. > >Art Peterson > Art I have been looking at my ol' 35 summicron and cannot find the groove or catch to prevent a retangular hood from rotating around and cause vignetting. Am I missing something? Dan > >----Original Message Follows---- >From: D Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] Lens shades >Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 02:27:07 +0000 > > > >I love lens shades especially the rectangular ones. You think of them > >like fins on a Catalac perhaps but I think of them like an air inlet on > >the hood of a hotrod for the turbo thing. > >Mark Rabiner > > > >Is there a retangular one which can fit over the non-ASPH 35 Summicron >(replacing the 12585)? > >Dan K. > > > >_______________________________________________________________ >Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com > _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com