Original Canon Lens Hood?

[Paul C. Perkins MD]

Just ran across this. I already have a 35mm F:1.5 (only the second owner) - so my question is this: WAS there a lens hood made by Canon specifically for the 35mm F:1.5? I don't remember seeing one before - but then my 35 !.5 is the only I've ever seen too.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Canon-rang...ryZ30027QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[xayraa33]

I never seen one, but the one for the old Canon 35mm FL lens series works great.
Paid five dollars for my lens hood.

 

[LeicaTom]

What`s the filter diameter?

The correct hood would be whatever number that is with the letter W

for ex.

W-50 for the 50mm filter thread lenses

Tom

 

[Highway 61]

The correct lens hood for the Canon rangefinder 35/1.5 lens is the W-50.

Some come around from time to time at auction.

Actually all clamp-on Canon rangefinder hoods are called by the lens external front ring diameter, for instance the W-50 matches the 35/1.5 lens because this one as a 48mm filter threads and so, a front ring that is 50mm in external diameter.

S : standard
W : wide
T : telephoto
A : versatile "Series" adapter

35/1.5 -> 48mm filters, W-50 hood
50/1.4 -> 48mm filters, S-50 hood
50/1.8 (all versions) and 50/1.5 -> 40mm filters, A-42 Series VI adapter + Series VI screw-in hood
35/2.8 -> 34mm filters, A-36 Series VI adapter + Series VI screw-in hood
35/1.8 and 35/2.8 black and chrome -> 40mm filters, A-42 Series VI adapter + hood
100/3.5 -> 34mm filters, T-36 hood (the rarest hood, ever)
135/3.5 -> 48mm filters, T-50 hood
Etc.

🙂

 

[dexdog]

I concur with previous posters- the correct hood is the W-50. I bought a really nice one, looks unused, from eBay a few weeks ago for $26.

 

[Highway 61]

I concur with previous posters- the correct hood is the W-50. I bought a really nice one, looks unused, from eBay a few weeks ago for $26.

From "Photo-Widget" in the UK ?

😉

 

[xayraa33]

yes, this Canon hood has W-50 engraved on the rim.

 

[dexdog]

From "Photo-Widget" in the UK ?

😉

No, from eBay seller fotofox1, based in USA.

As xaaray says, it has W-50 engraved on the rim of the hood

 

[wallace]

What about the 35/2.0 ? I have just purchased this lens from the bay. Its a wonderful lens and I'd like to get the original shade if possible...

 

[LeicaTom]

I think I bought the W-50 from England....it`s on my f1.4/50 now (compacter version hood) LOL!!!!!! I also have a S-50 laying around here someplace

Anyone know what the Letter code was for the Canon f3.5/19 ? (that was the last newly designed lens Canon made in LTM) - I really would like one of those, but I have to find a f1.5/35 first

I would think the 19mm hood and the hood for the f1.8/35 are also very rare

I`m shooting with the f1.8/35 (GREAT LENS!) on my Canon 7S now, I love it 🙂

Tom

 

[dexdog]

Tom, the 19mm Canon in LTM is fairly rare, as you know. A reasonable alternative may be to look for the 19mm Canon in FL mount, and pair it with a Canon B adapter (Canon FL to LTM). I have both the LTM version and the FL version with adapter, and tested both out last week to check focus. Using a DAG-overhauled Canon L1, the FL version with adapter gave the same results as the LTM version. Of course, the great DOF of the 19 probably helps out considerably.

Anyway, I believe that the SLR version in FL mount can be found easier (and cheaper) than the LTM version. AFAIK, the same formula is used in both versions of the lens. Lastly, not sure about the hood, but it would have to be quite shallow to avoid vignetting.

Now, latching onto the original finder is the real trick. I ended up buying the FL version after I already owned the LTM version, because it came with a finder. The Cameraquest site says that the finders for the FL and LTM versions are slightly different, but either finder works well with either lens.

 

[LeicaTom]

Tom, the 19mm Canon in LTM is fairly rare, as you know. A reasonable alternative may be to look for the 19mm Canon in FL mount, and pair it with a Canon B adapter (Canon FL to LTM). I have both the LTM version and the FL version with adapter, and tested both out last week to check focus. Using a DAG-overhauled Canon L1, the FL version with adapter gave the same results as the LTM version. Of course, the great DOF of the 19 probably helps out considerably.

Anyway, I believe that the SLR version in FL mount can be found easier (and cheaper) than the LTM version. AFAIK, the same formula is used in both versions of the lens. Lastly, not sure about the hood, but it would have to be quite shallow to avoid vignetting.

Now, latching onto the original finder is the real trick. I ended up buying the FL version after I already owned the LTM version, because it came with a finder. The Cameraquest site says that the finders for the FL and LTM versions are slightly different, but either finder works well with either lens.

Ahhhhh good advice, I think I`ll try that FL mount trick 🙂

Tom

 

[xayraa33]

I missed out buying an LTM Canon 19mm lens and a Cooke- Perkins Contax to LTM adapter in 1988, all went for a low price.
I managed to get my 85mm f2 Nikkor and a Canon 50/1.4 in LTM from the same seller though.

 

[harry01562]

hood for 35/2

hood for 35/2

What about the 35/2.0 ? I have just purchased this lens from the bay. Its a wonderful lens and I'd like to get the original shade if possible...

AFAIK, Canon never made a dedicated hood for the 35/2. It was felt that the front glass was adequately shaded by the depth of the glass in the mount. The various catalogs from the period that I have don't list a shade. I've not had a problem with flare with this lens, which, I believe was the last RF lens they made.

Harry

 

[xayraa33]

Fedka use to sell a 40mm shallowish lens hood that was the bee's knee for the Canon 35/f2 lens.

 

[wallace]

Thanks for the informations. Good to hear that the 35/2.0 don't need a hood! This lens is so compact and light weight, but fast and very well made. My favorite now .

 

[xayraa33]

Thanks for the informations. Good to hear that the 35/2.0 don't need a hood! This lens is so compact and light weight, but fast and very well made. My favorite now .

The Canon 35/f2 is a fine lens, and it does not flare alot.
But a lens hood really dresses it up.

 

[Paul C. Perkins MD]

Thank you one and all for the information.

 

[januaryman]

A reasonable alternative may be to look for the 19mm Canon in FL mount, and pair it with a Canon B adapter (Canon FL to LTM).

Wow - I had no idea - will it work on FD lenses as well? That would be an answer to my prayers - Even if not, where would one find the FL/LTM adapter?

 

[dexdog]

Wow - I had no idea - will it work on FD lenses as well? That would be an answer to my prayers - Even if not, where would one find the FL/LTM adapter?

Yes, the same scheme will work with FD mount lenses. The Canon Adapter B (FL to LTM) shows up on eBay occasionally, and they seem to go for pretty low prices, say $25 or so, if I recall correctly. Even so, based on my goofing around with various FD lenses, this method only has any real functionality for wide-angle lenses- I have tried it on a 35mm FD mount lens, and while it works, scale-focusing to obtain well-rendered/focused images is pretty uncertain. Bracketing the exposure with tweaks to the focus is recommended.

Note: There are two types of 19/3.5 lenses made for the old Canon SLRs. One type (like the one I own) is simply called the 19/3.5, and required the use of a camera with mirror lock-up capability, such as the FTb, because the long rear lens element would interfere with the mirror. That's why the finder was needed on an SLR. The retrofocus design, commonly called the 19/3.5 R, has a red "R" engraved on the outside of the lens bezel, and is a designed so that mirror lock-up was not necessary. Don't know for sure, but I think that "R" lenses are harder to find that the other type, and may be more expensive, too. Just a hunch, though, no idea what the "R" lenses sell for.