Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It sounds like I may well have be misinformed. Trust me it has happened before :-)! Leica only carries the 12575 shade as a replacement for the 90/2.8 T-E*. The 11250 shade is not available. John Collier Scott, the 12575 almost doubles the length of the lens. * I have not check this fact out for over a year now so check first before placing any bets at the LHSA bar. > From: Lucien <director@ubi.edu> > > John Collier wrote: >> >> OK! Here goes. The 90/2.8 Tele-Elmarit came with either a metal shade or >> folding rubber shade depending on vintage. The early and late production >> lenses came with the 12575 metal shade that reversed over the lens for >> storage and was then covered by the 14033 cap. > > John, > > I have a late production (Germany) T-E and it came with the > folding rubber shade. > Are you sure that some late production T-E came with 12575 ? > and, >> From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net> >> >> Define "late production". My TE has serial number 33 something (and >> pictured on my Leica page), and I'm fairly certain (not 100%) that it was >> one of the last made before the new 90/2.8 Elmarit replaced it. It came >> with the rubber hood. and, >> From: Sonnar502@aol.com >> >> I assume then that the -75 is deeper? >>