Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]hmmm - where can I find 'hood hats' ? Brand? didn't know about those. eric >From: Peter Klein <pklein@2alpha.net> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] Do I need a 'slim' filter for a 24mm elmarit? >Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 18:06:05 -0800 > >John Straus wrote: > >>The M is (was) different for some reason. I figure since the hoods are so >>small and stay on pretty well that is my protection. > >I'm with John on this. The hoods protect the lens from fingerprints and >all but the most on-axis projectile. Also, a hood should theoretically be >a great shock-absorber if you drop the lens. Like crumpling sheet metal on >a car. I just leave the hoods on all the time. Some of the new Leica >hoods are insanely expensive, but they're still less than the lenses. > >I buy generic or junk-box lens caps that fit over the hoods. Or, I use a >Hood Hat (stretchy wetsuit- like fabric). Cheap caps and hood hats are >can be tossed cavalierly into the bag. If they get lost or broken, who >cares? When I change lenses, I cap the one I'm putting away if there's >time. If not, I don't worry about it and do it later. > >I do use rear caps, especially since many Leica lenses have rear elements >close to the mount, and a scratch on the rear element is far more optically >serious than one on the front. > >--Peter Klein >Seattle, WA > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html