[Leica] Summarit lens cap & hood confusion

[MGMcGough@aol.com]

  I think that the confusion in regards to lens cap, lens filter & lens hood 
  size lies in the use of inside & outside diameters interchangably.

  Actually the OD of the Summarit ring is 43mm while the ID is 41mm.
  There were both screw-in (41) and slip-on (43) filters made for the lens
  and the screw-ins have always been preferred & more expensive.

  I have always been under the impression that the first version of the 50
  f:1.4 Summilux (1959) was optically the same as the Summarit ('49-'60)
  except for the mount & coating & it used an E43 filter.

  Mary (de Milo) McGough
   
   stephen.holloway@balcab.ch writes:
> Guy Washburn/Laura Reiner wrote:
>  > 
>  > I just found a nice condition Summarit but it had no lens cap. I tried a
>  > 42 but it was too small. Could someone tell me the correct size for this
>  > lens (if someone has one they would part with that would be great).
>  > 
>  
>  I use a 41mm cap from an Olympus C-2000Z digicam. It fits perfectly. The
>  Leica ones seem a little expensive (50 dollars or so? Don't even ask
>  about the lens hood!).
>  
>  -- 
>  Stephen Holloway
>  http://www.deepturtle.ch/steve/photos
>