Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] What hath Kyle wrought...
From: "Rei Shinozuka" <shino@panix.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 07:41:41 -0400 (EDT)

my goodness, i am sure you could have found someone who would do an
outright trade for your latest noct with a version II or III removable-hood
version E60 noctilux.

or did the smiley distribute over the entire message? :-)

- -rei


>Got tired of the crappy built-in lens hood on my new Noctilux, and,
>following Kyle's lead, I took a pair of wire cutters to it.  The Noct is
>now
>freed of that abomination and the cursed pieces of it lie in the bottom
of
>the trash can.  In it's place is a 60mm-to-62mm step up ring and a generic
>gold-colored metal lens hood that I have since sprayed painted black.
>
>Mmmmmm...  Much better!   ;-)
>
>BTW, don't get the 62mm metal lens hood from Tiffen; it blocks the
>rangefinder.
>
>Regards,
>
>/Mitch


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Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
Ridgewood, New Jersey

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