Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/09/21

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Subject: [Leica] Zeiss Planar T and no beer
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2015 14:04:15 -0500
References: <3BA7FD71-1EBC-4AF5-B991-B65B2C15D7CB@gmail.com>
 
Square hoods are more stable in a stack.

Vented hoods got that way from Leica owners venting about the hood 
blocking the viewfinder.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 9/21/2015 1:20 PM, kyle cassidy on the LUG wrote:
> Thanks to everyone on the lug for their advice, I got the 50mm Zeiss 
> Planar T f2 to replace my Serenar 50mm 1.8. I can?t post any photos with 
> it until I find some luggers to go LeicaStacking in a dark pub, but I can 
> say that Jim Shulman was correct in that the 1/3 stop clicks are annoying 
> as sand in your margarita. Whose Idea was that?
>
> I?ve also noticed that the official hood is $84 though $3 will get you any 
> number of swank hoods that also fit on ebay.
>
> Q: Does a square hood look cooler than a round one? And do vented hoods go 
> faster?
>
> kc
>
>
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Replies: Reply from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Zeiss Planar T and no beer)
 In reply to: Message from leicaslacker at gmail.com (kyle cassidy on the LUG) ([Leica] Zeiss Planar T and no beer)