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I ordered one of these hoods from PopFlash a few weeks ago, and received the new plastic hood (that comes with the Summicron 28mm) instead. I was disappointed that I didn't get the old round metal hood, but the plastic hood does the job.

 

If you decide to order one of these hoods you may want to contact the shop personally to ensure you get the one you really want.

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It's a really nice hood.

 

I bought it two years ago for my 2.0/28 Summicron ASPH for half that price and thought it was outrageous even then. However, at the time I didn't think that a $300 hood for a $4000 lens was really that bad.

 

This price really just reflects supply & demand.. Popflash is a excellent and reputable Leica dealer.

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I lost the original hood to my 28mm Summicron a while ago. I've procrastinated over buying the replacement vented hood due to what I thought was it's rediculous price of $350 at the time. I was as surprised as anyone to hear about it being discontinued. I certainly wouldn't pay $600 for it from Popflash.

 

Luckily, after doing a little digging online, today I just scored a "like new" copy of the 12466 hood from KEH for $350. Almost seems like a bargain now :p.

 

KEH has one more 12466 hood in stock as of writing this post in EX+ condition for $325.

 

Erik

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I needed to replace the hood for my Summicron-28 but couldn't swallow the cost of the 12466, which I think is ridiculous. Instead I bought a US$30 no-name hood that is metal, screw-in and of Chinese manufacture. Looks and feels good and am happy with it.

 

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I just noticed that PopFlash is selling the old-style metal hood on the bay for the buy-it-now price of $627.00. I guess that's why they sent me the plastic hood instead of the metal hood pictured in their online catalog.

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Wow! I can't believe it's that much now. Just last year, I bought the 2 of the same hoods from Popflash for about $300 each if I remember correctly. They look much better on my non FLE 35 Lux ASPH and 28 Cron ASPH than the original supplied hoods.

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I received my "Like New" 12466 hood in the mail from KEH. It was essentially brand new in the box and priced at the old list price (before the hood was discontinued). I think it looks rather nice and certainly better than that plastic monstrosity that ships with the 28mm Summicron :).

 

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That thread also reminded me that I paid $400, not $300 as I'd stated above :o.

 

I paid USD 359 from mine two years ago - it looks very nice and works well. It is pretty much always in my bag or on my camera (I prefer the 28-50 combination, though I am trying 35-75 for a change just now).

 

When I bought the hood, I did feel it was a bit silly.

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