disconnekt Posted December 9, 2007 Share #1 Posted December 9, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'm very near to purchasing a Leica CL with a 40mm Summicron-C lens, but it seems most of the ones I've been looking at are missing the lens cap and collapsible rubber shade, both of which I would really like to have. Are these terribly hard to come by? I could handle a generic lens cap, but not a rigid shade as that would add extra bulk... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 9, 2007 Posted December 9, 2007 Hi disconnekt, Take a look here Summicron-C cap and rubber shade—hard to find?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
luigi bertolotti Posted December 9, 2007 Share #2 Posted December 9, 2007 ... Uhm... try again to chase... a Summicron complete with rubber hood is not such a difficult find, but the hood alone rarely appears for sale; the cap is really very difficult to find... I have a B+W UV filter that plays the role... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
disconnekt Posted December 9, 2007 Author Share #3 Posted December 9, 2007 Right, the UV filter sounds like a good idea, and it won't get so easily lost! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
francofile Posted December 10, 2007 Share #4 Posted December 10, 2007 Have a look on Ebay. There is one currently listed as: Item number: 160188818421 It also includes the equally hard to find series 5.5 UV filter. Good luck. Andrew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain Posted December 10, 2007 Share #5 Posted December 10, 2007 Last time I checked they were still being offered new through Leica. Ask them and see what they are going to hit you up before searching second hand. With the hood being rubber and perishable the newer you can get the better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted December 10, 2007 Share #6 Posted December 10, 2007 Last time I checked they were still being offered new through Leica. Ask them and see what they are going to hit you up before searching second hand. With the hood being rubber and perishable the newer you can get the better. That is a point... I remember that time ago someone even wrote in the forum asking the best way to keep clean that damned rubber hoods.. and really my ones (for 40 & 90 mm) have acquired some gray hues during the years (only in the exterior side, surely due to light/humidity), but the quality of the rubber in itself hasn't suffered... they are still well resistant and elastic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivar B Posted December 10, 2007 Share #7 Posted December 10, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'm very near to purchasing a Leica CL with a 40mm Summicron-C lens, but it seems most of the ones I've been looking at are missing the lens cap and collapsible rubber shade, both of which I would really like to have. Are these terribly hard to come by? I could handle a generic lens cap, but not a rigid shade as that would add extra bulk... These are not hard to find and Leica may still have them new. The cap is the same for both CL lenses, order nr. is 044-013.046-000. Hood for the 2/40 is order nr. 044-011.020-000 and for the 4/90 044-011.019-000. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBonner Posted December 10, 2007 Share #8 Posted December 10, 2007 Leica UK certainly have the lens caps available, or did a few months ago. Worth asking about the hoods too while you are at it. My advice would be to grab any half-way useful series 5.5 filters when you seem them. They can only get scarcer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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