Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]sam wrote: > Cruising the Leica stuff on ebay, and came upon this IIIf outfit: > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=413106543 > > Does anyone know what the black crackle metal thing with "summitar" on it > is? Is it a lens shade? And look at that funky flash! > > sam Sam, it is a early folding type lens hood, also called "Barn Door" .A very similar model was also made for the early Summicron lenses and late Summitars. However it could only be used with the Summicron and not with the Summitar when a filter was attached, because the Summitar filter has the same diameter as the lens. The hood could then not slip far enough on to the lens to get a proper grip. The very early "Barn Doors" however did fit with a filter mounted. Regards, Horst Schmidt