Home made hoods -- has anyone ever done it?

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I have so many lenses, some of which don't even have the ability to screw anything on, such as a Skopar.

Has anyone experimented with home-made hoods, either from rubber or something else, and developed the techniques to get the hood shape, length and angles correct?
 
You can get collapsible clip-on rubber hoods that should fit any lens of a given diameter. I think Hama makes them. Otherwise the palm of your hand is always a good lens hood.
 
john_van_v said:
I have so many lenses, some of which don't even have the ability to screw anything on, such as a Skopar.

Has anyone experimented with home-made hoods, either from rubber or something else, and developed the techniques to get the hood shape, length and angles correct?
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yes - I make most of my own.....but having a lathe certainly helps! 😀
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From what I can tell, the angle seems to be the hardest part to figure out. All 50mm should have the same "cone angle" (right?) and the same w/ 35s and so forth -- but not w/ zooms!
 
I am saving tapered yogurt canisters. In theory, I should be able to cut them for most any diameter I need. I doubt I'll ever get the hacksaw out to try though, maybe the kids will though 😉
 
paulfish4570 said:
I made a little hood for my I-50 with a piece of black Ilford film can; perfect friction fit; and a Kodak film can lid fits the hood for a light-tight cap. It is hardly professional but it works very well ...
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All is fair!

I am protecting my vito lens w/ a Evan Williams 175mm bottle cap, and my 135mm Jupiter w/ a Poland Spring gal cap.
 
ampguy said:
I am saving tapered yogurt canisters. In theory, I should be able to cut them for most any diameter I need. I doubt I'll ever get the hacksaw out to try though, maybe the kids will though 😉
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My experience is that cut-up plastic container hard to work with, especially if you want to adjust the taper. They want to go back to their natural (or synthetic) shape.

It would be nice if all lenses came with hoods.
 
I can't find right now, but I'm pretty sure I had a link to a website that provided some sort of calculator-developer, to obtain a printable model pattern to cut tailored lens hoods from black construction paper.
 
  • Ultra compact - can be carried unfolded.
  • No waiting to order one - simply download, print, cut-out and attach.
  • Redundancy - don't worry if you lose one; just print another!
  • 100% recyclable.
  • Can be modified to cater for different digital SLR sensor crop factors.
  • Available in both 'rounded' and 'petal' versions.
 
john_van_v said:
Has anyone experimented with home-made hoods, either from rubber or something else, and developed the techniques to get the hood shape, length and angles correct?
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I have used a piece of black construction paper rolled up to the lens diameter and held in place with a rubber band. It worked perfectly. Technique? No, I just winged it.
 
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