Hi,

I recently purchased a late Summilux-M 1.4/35 non-asp. Now I wonder whether anybody has a good idea how to use a lens cap when the hood is mounted?

(As you probably know: To use the original cap, the hood has to be removed. Then I need to store it somewhere which is a bit annoying.)

Regards, Ville

-- Ville Steudle (vstd@gmx.net), March 07, 2001

Answers

You have two options:

- See if Optech has a hood cap that will work for this lens/hood. - Make a hood cap.

Godfrey

-- Godfrey DiGiorgi (ramarren@bayarea.net), March 07, 2001.

Ville; I have lately suply of hood front caps to most of my lenses made of neophren, it is a soft plastic material used for a lot of things now, is prrety easy, there is another material we can find in diving suits, if you find it, I donīt know the name, but is excelent to make lens protectors (like condoms), I still havenīt work with it because I havenīt find the material.Good luck

-- R.Watson (al1231234@hotmail.com), March 07, 2001.

Ville:

Some Leica lens hoods for certain lenses can be reversed on the lens for storage. A plastic cap is slipped onto the reversed hood. This works with the hoods for 50mm and 90mm lenses, for instance. I don't know whether you were hoping to do this with the hood for the 35 Lux, but the hood I have for mine (a "ventilated" model) can't be reversed on my 35 Lux because it fouls on the focusing tab. If you do have a hood that can be reversed on the lens, then I think it is possible to make a cap for it. The slip-on hood Leica supplied looked like the plastic protective cap that comes on new connector plugs for aircraft wiring. The plugs are made (the last time I saw any) by Cannon or Amphenol. As they come in a variety of sizes, I imagine it's possible that you could be lucky enough to find one that fits. A visit to an aircraft maintenance supply store might turn up a find. All you would do is to cut a couple of gaps into the side skirt of the cap, to clear the spring-loaded buttons on the hood. These caps are usually red or yellow, though, so they won't make the camera inconspicuous!

On the other hand, if you meant to leave the cap in its normal position on the lens, and somehow install the cap in the center, I've never seen that done. I think you would have to be a dentist to remove it!

If I run across a place to get those plastic connector caps, I'll post it here.

Good Luck with it,

-- Bob Fleischman (RFXMAIL@prodigy.net), March 07, 2001.

Oops, I meant if you plan to leave the hood on in its normal position, and fit a cap inside the hood.

-- Bob Fleischman (RFXMAIL@prodigy.net), March 08, 2001.

Hi,

I found one possible solution: A regular 58mm lens cap ($0.80) fits nicely within the hood ring, clamping to the hood itself.

This still allows dust to enter the space between lens (or filter) and cap through the "vents" of the hood, but that seems negligible to me.

Regards, Ville

-- Ville Steudle (vstd@gmx.net), March 09, 2001.