Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 06/07/2000 11:14:35 AM Central Daylight Time, Sonnar502@aol.com writes: > Two caveats: I absolutely despise that ridiculous "condom" hood too. In my > limited experience with Leica stuff, it's ranks as a joke! While I'm not > fond of the pull-out ones either, at least they'll take *some* bump - unlike > > this goofey rubber thingy. Makes me nervous.... #2: a regular E39 filter > no-worko too well with the threads on outer ring of the hood. Is this > normal? or is the ring torqued a bit? Jim, anyone? any ideas? It irritates > > me on those occasions when I want a green or yellow filter..... > I've heard the 12585 hood will fit the 'skinny' 90 2.8, as well as the 50mm 2 and the 35 2. Not sure myself because I made the grave mistake of selling my 90 2.8 back in the seventies when I was poor...should have gotten another job instead! I didn't like the 'condom' hood either, although I did on occasion bump the lens into stuff and it protected the front element pretty well. Jim Jim