Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/07

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Subject: RE: [Leica] RE: metal vs plastic/rubber
From: Buzz Hausner <Buzz@marianmanor.org>
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 13:58:41 -0400

I agree with you Jim, but the shades you mention are a big step up from the
collapsible rubber shades provided with the lenses for the CL.  I don't
believe that all shades be metal, only that they be functional.

	Buzz

- -----Original Message-----
From: Jim Brick [mailto:jimbrick@photoaccess.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 1:44 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us; leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: [Leica] RE: metal vs plastic/rubber


At 12:03 PM 6/7/00 -0400, Dan Cardish wrote:
>What precisely is the problem with the rubber collapsable hood that came
>with the tele-elmarit-M?  It's lightweight, seems to shade the lens
>properly, and gives without being damaged when bumped into something.  Why
>must EVERYTHING associated with a camera be made out of metal?
>
>Dan C.

Right!!!

I love the plastic/rubber lens shade/cap on my 24 & 35 ASPH lenses. I also
like the plastic lens shades on all of my Hasselblad lenses. They don't
chip or scratch and they don't mark-up lenses and bodies when they happen
to bump or rub against them.

Jim

Replies: Reply from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: [Leica] RE: metal vs plastic/rubber)