Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Maybe that should be this coming year's project, Getting a new pin and hood for him ;-) Slobodan Dimitrov - ---------- >From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] One more question re Noct/Lux >Date: Sat, Aug 9, 2003, 5:18 AM > > Feli di Giorgio commented: >> One more question...does the collapsible hood on the current Noctilux >> or Lux >> lock into place? I have a Summicron-R 50/2 with the collapsible hood >> and it drives me crazy, because it offers no real protection. The >> minute you >> put it in your bag or it bumps into something it collapses. Crap. >> Frankly IMHO >> this is one of the dumber things Leica has ever done. If they insist >> on built in, >> collapsible hoods, why not design them with a twist lock or something >> so they >> stay extended??<<<< > > Hi feli, > Heck I haven't had a lens hood on my Noctilux for at least 20 years! :-) > > When one of the pins worked loose that locked the hood in place disappeared > it was going to cost a fortune to have it replaced, I didn't! Bought film > instead and shot more pictures and it's never had a hood since. Not likely > ever will. :-) > > Why worry just use the lens and have fun. :-) > ted > > > > -- > 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