Re: [Leica] Summicron 50 detachable hood

["Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>]

Juan Buhler says:
 
> [This is my once-every-couple-months delurk]
> 
> After months of using Russian Jupiters and Industars, I bought a
> Summicron 50 for my M6. It's the detachable hood version, I believe
> that was the previous version before the current one. $525 at K&S in
> Palo Alto, I think that's a good price (the lens is like new, or at
> least like a new lens would look after a week in my hands.)
>
> Now, this lens is gorgeous, I had rented the exact same model before
> and love it, but the hood/cap design looks like it was done by a group
> of monkeys. If I have the hood on, I cannot use the cap. If I want to
> use the cap, I have to put the hood backwards. Then the way the hood
> locks into the lens is slow and prone to scratching it (not that I
> care too much about that)
>
> I want to be able to take a cap off quickly and be ready to shoot. Not
> that I walk around with the lens cap on, but this is still important
> when changing lenses or taking the camera out of the bag for the first
> time.
>
> Anyone have a good alternative to the hood/cap thing on this model of
> Summicron?
>
> Thanks,
>
> j
>
Hello Juan,

My Summilux 50/1.4 has the same hood/cap setup, so I agree it seems to be a
bit of a pain to remove the hood, turn it around, slip it over the lens and
put a cap on top of that (bet I can do it faster than it took me to type
that).

Here is my solution, I never use lens caps--because--I always leave the lens
hoods on my Leica lenses. If I want to put a lens away (Summicron 28/2.0,
Summilux 35/1.4, Summilux 50/1.4) I put it in a ZING pouch with hood still
mounted and rear lens cap. The ZING pouch is pretty neat, cheap, available
everywhere and Leica lenses with hood fits perfectly and they are well
protected while in the pouch.

Just my .03 cents.

sl
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