Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]congratulations; it may well change the way to make photographs. i believe there were 2 versions in E60 size with removable hoods; the first being a pin and bayonet setup and the second retractable blade and groove with 2 button releases on the hood. when hunting down the hood, make sure you know which one you need. my method of not losing hoods is to never take them off, even in the bag. - -rei > From: leica@davidmorton.org > > Having just had a small shopping accident with a Noctilux (*) (it was in the > window, and it kept calling to me, and it looked *lonely*), I was wondering > about the availability of the special hood for the older f1.0 version with > the detachable hood. > > If losing lens hoods and caps (especially unusual ones) was an olympic > sport, I'd have a cabinet full of medals by now. So is the hood for the > early model still available anywhere, or am I going to have to buy some > nails? > > -- > David Morton > dmorton@journalist.co.uk > > "The more opinions you have, the less you see." -- Wim Wenders. > > (*) I blame that man Rabiner, ably assisted by young Grant, myself. > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html