Good news, problem solved! I stumbled upon DAG Camera Parts ( http://www.dagcamera.com/index.html ) – on a couple forums. Don G. at DAG sold me a metal 39mm screw in lens shade for my 28mm Elmarit. He machined the front of the shade down just enough so the lens would not vignette. He had a 28mm lens so could test the shade before shipping. I also read that he has coded older lenses for customers at a price less than that charged by Leica USA. Great service at a very fair price. Highly recommended!
Mark Weidman
Can you please post a photo of the new hood? Thank you.
Here is a snapshot of a SIMILAR lens shade – this is not the one I bought from DAG nor is it my photo, but, it is almost identical to my shade. The one I got from DAG has been machined down on the front, leading edge, to prevent vignetting. But, you would not be able to see this in a photo because it is so subtle. The shade in this photo is from the eBay seller Heavystar – I think you could buy this shade from him on eBay and have it machined down locally. You want the final front diameter to match a size that will accept a snap-in cover. Hope this helps.
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