Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> >> 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 This is obviously very different from mine - I bought my lens last autumn, but I know the dealer had it on his shelf for over 1 year - so maybe early versions had the different hood. Anyone know of the date/serial No. when this change occurred? I must say that mine looks a bit cheap for the expense of the lens, but at least I don't have to worry about the cover falling off.. Was there any change to lens ring to accomodate this difference?