Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil Frankish" <nfrnkish@tcd.ie> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Re: 35/1.4 ASPH hood > From listening to all the discussions on this, I can't recognise the hood > on my own 35 1.4 ASPH. Compared to my 28 2.8 and pictures of the 35 2 ASPH, > my hood is very primative - there is no ring to turn - it pushes on and > clicks - depress cut-out sections to pull it off. The hood cover is of the > same thin plastic - unclip the bottom and slide the cover upwards off the > hood - at can't fall off. A different version? Mine has a screw and lock. You allign two dots then push on and twist with a locking ring. The hood cover is a rubber material - different from the hood itself. Serial no. is 3705571. Julian > > > >> >Use a small thick rubber band to keep the hood cover in place, or it > >> >will probably slip off > > > >> I must be doing something wrong. I don't have any of these problems. The > >> hood locks on and snaps off with simple easy motions. The rubber hood > >cover > >> has a little "hook" at the bottom that keeps it from falling or being > >> accidentally pushed off. It works. > > > >When I had this lens (I no longer do), I carried it mounted on a body, on > >a strap over my shoulder, with the lens facing in towards the side of > >my body. The only surface that usually contacted my body was the > >hood cover. It would often "rub" itself loose and fall off. I remember > >being lucky enough to retrieve it a couple times, and then I just put the > >rubber band on it and it solved the problem forever. The hood itslef was > >never a problem -- it was very secure. The hood cover was another matter. > > > >--Andrew > >NO ARCHIVE > > > >