Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] .... hood....
From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc@sonc.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 21:09:14 -0600
References: <20020125025559.47592.qmail@web14005.mail.yahoo.com>

OK, if you don't like the rectangular hood, send it to me. I need one.

Sonny
http://www.sonc.com



- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Henry Ting" <henryting10@yahoo.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] .... hood....


> There is no good reasons that I could think of in
> redesigning the round hood into rectangular other than
> perhaps vanity. However, by doing that, there is a
> very high percentage of rectangular hoods that looks
> loop-sided (not aligned properly) when attached to the
> lens. While a round hood has no geometrical
> misalignment, a rectangular hood sure compounds the
> problem. The lens, bayonet mount, the indentation on
> the lens AND the rectangular hood must all be aligned
> properly. Under observation of all my friends
> rectangular hoods, they all have this misalignment
> problem and to me its an eye-sore.
> 
> --- TMLee <clairetm@singnet.com.sg> wrote:
> > Dear friends....
> > Can the old circular hood with cut-out slots for the
> > M35/2 (4th version) be
> > used on the newer M35/2ASPH ?
> > 
> > Why did they (Leica) decided to produce a
> > rectangular hood for the ASPH ?
> > Does this new design cause less obstruction to the
> > viewfinder path, or
> > provides better shielding... or what ?
> > 
> > Peace
> > TMLee
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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