[Leica] Hoods for Leica lenses

[huntmc2 at fuse.net (Marshall Hunt)]

Last year I expected to have an
Elmar shoot, but I took the Summitar.  The best shot was a dark fireplace.  I
shot the Summiatr at 1/4 sec, with my head against a wall.  No lens hood.
Came out fine.  Dom't worry about the doomsayers. Marshall

Peter Klein wrote:

> Nick:  I"m not familiar with the 135 Elmar.  As for the Summitar and early
> Summicron, scrounge through bargain bins at camera stores and look for
> slip-on Series VI hoods or combination hoods and filter holders.  That's
> what I used on my old IIIf kit, which included a Summitar. I had another,
> smaller hood that fit over my 35 Summaron and 90 Elmar.
>
> John is right that newer lenses are better, particularly at wide
> apertures.  But if you've got them and they have sentimental value, might
> as well use them.  A possible cause of flare is that lenses of that age can
> get foggy inside.  Shine a penlight through one end and look through the
> other.  If you see haze, a CLA will drastically improve performance.
>
> At medium apertures, these lenses are fine for general photography.  Avoid
> shooting the old lenses right into bright light sources, and keep the
> Summitar at f/4 or narrower for best results, unless you want that old,
> soft 1930s look.  If you really want a time-machine effect, shoot slow,
> normal saturation color slide film like Kodachrome 64 with the Summitar
> wide open.  Instant pastel.
>
> If you're into available light, get yourself a 50 Summilux or a Voigtlander
> Nokton, depending on funds, and whether you prefer smoothness or overall
> sharpness, respectively.
>
> Hope this helps,
> --Peter
>
> At 01:32 PM 3/16/04 -0800, Nick, aka CAN, wrote:
> >I have the following lenses.
> >
> >A collapsable  50 summitar
> >A collapsable 50 summicron
> >And a 134 4.0 elmar
> >What hoods can I use? I have the hood for the new 50 2.8 elmar but I still
> >get flare. Any thoughts? It does not have to be Leica. I use my 
> >cameras....
>
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