Re: Lens Hood for 50mm DR Summicron

[Michael Leitheiser <flyh2o@worldnet.att.net>]

I use an IROOA, slightly worn, picked it up used for $20.  Try used sources
on the net like  http://www.teleport.com/~pacrim/

At 06:11 PM 9/4/97 +0000, you wrote:
>Okay, after some time as a lurker I am taking the plung to ask a question,
>which lens hood for the DR?:
>
>I recently traded my Pentax 67 gear for:
>     M2 with MR meter
>    35mm Summicron ASPH
>    50mm DR Summicron with eyes
>
>The first results using T400CN confirm my hopes:  Even at 11x14 the
>prints compare favorably to the 67, and at 8x10 the ASPH results are just
>great, great, great.  :-)  My wife asks, "Nice lens dear, but does it take
>color pictures?"  :-(
>
>Now, here is my question:  The DR results are also great, but side by
>side to the ASPH you can definitely see a difference in contrast.  (less) 
>So, I think I must get a lens hood.
>
>Which one?
>
>B&H sells a rubber one around $25.
>The rigid lens hood made for the new Elmar 50mm collapsible fits the DR,
>and comes in chrome, and the lens cap from the DR fits over it, for $40. 
>:-)
>I could order an "original" DR hood from Deutschland, at over $125.
>I could get the reversible black plastic one that fits the 50 Summicron,
>around $70.
>
>Any thoughts, or better yet, used ones for sale?
>
>Thanks a lot, and IMHO as a lurker I have enjoyed this group.
>
>Bob Rose
>
Mike Leitheiser

"When the trout are lost, smash the state."
                                   Tom McGuane