Does this lens have a built in hood? I can't seem to see one in a photo I have of it.

If it does have a hood, will it pull over a polarizer filter?

Thanks!

-- Ray Negus (raynegus@pcez.com), March 12, 2002

Answers

clip on (black plastic) hood. very nice.

-- roger michel (michel@tcn.org), March 12, 2002.

The hood is a clip on and will slide over a polarizer, but then you won't be able to rotate the polarizer to set its orientation correctly.

Godfrey

-- Godfrey (ramarren@bayarea.net), March 12, 2002.

If you wish to use a polarizer on a Leica M, you are more or less restricted to the M polarizer (this is a linear polarizer, the older version is designated 13352 in its E39 lens configuration and 11351 for E43 lenses) accessory marketed by Leica. This allows viewing by extending the polarizer 180 degrees to cover the viewfinder, adjusting the rotation until you get a suitable effect, and then rotating it back into place over the lens, which will give the same effect as you saw through the VF.

You can use a circular polarizer, but you will have to hold it up to the light to see what, if any, effect you will get. The M-polarizer is suitable for E39 lenses such as the 35/2.0 Summicron-M or 35/2.0 Summicron-ASPH-M. This polarizer has its own built-in lens hood, which you would use instead of the clip-on lenshood that comes with the lens. Rangefinders were not really designed for use with orientation dependent filters that require viewing the scene, but the M-polarizer works well, and is a good thing to have if you frquently like to use polarizers.

-- Eliot (erosen@lij.edu), March 12, 2002.

this is my homemade version of a polarizer for the leica m. works really good with 35 and 50 lux, but should be possible for other filter sizes at a fraction of the ridiculous price for the original leica polarizer and is faster to use.

-- stefan randlkofer (geesbert@yahoo.com), March 12, 2002.

Stefan. Very clever. But I'll stick with my Leica polarizer 13352 that allows me to vary the degree of polarization and see exactly the effect I am getting.

-- Eliot (erosen@lij.edu), March 12, 2002.

The hood is quite nice. Offers good protection from flare, dust, and dings. However, the cap that goes on it stinks. It doesn't lock positively, is prone to flying off when you aren't looking, and is not quick to remove or replace.

-- Masatoshi Yamamoto (masa@nifty.co.jp), March 13, 2002.

Eliot, I think the hole in Stefan's polariser adapter enables you to see the effect of the filter, without having to swing it in front of the viewfinder. Maybe the angle makes a difference, I don't know, but it looks neat and robust.

-- rob (rob@robertappleby.com), March 13, 2002.

Stefan: Very neat polarizer-idea!

Thank you for showing. Get into contact with Mr Konermann and/or Abrahamsson for a marketing try.

Best wishes

-- K. G. Wolf (k.g.wolf@web.de), March 14, 2002.