Waterman100
Established
I have a beautiful W-Nikkor 35/1.8 lens. The lens did not come with a hood or cap, and the originals are just too expensive. Do you know of a perfectly good (and pretty, I might add...) set of replacement?
Any recommendations will be appreciated. Many thanks.
Any recommendations will be appreciated. Many thanks.
sparrow6224
Well-known
Go to Cameraquest; I believe he has hoods specially designed by Tom Abrahamsson. Or else inquire of Tom here on RFF; he's one of the Mentors listed on the forums page -- the first on the list in fact. He has complained about the original Nikon hoods for years and so I guess he invented a better one. That's the way he is.
kdemas
Enjoy Life.
I have one of Tom's hoods, beautifully made. They are the "screw on" type so they won't fall off like many of the Nikkor hoods from back in the day.
Highway 61
Revisited
A generic tilted and vented 43mm hood which will cost you $10 will be just perfect. This is what I use on mine.
Only caveat : don't fit any 43mm filter between the lens and the hood or the hood will intrude into the lens FOV.
Only caveat : don't fit any 43mm filter between the lens and the hood or the hood will intrude into the lens FOV.
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
I found this to be true the hard way when I developed my film.:bang:
The Nikkor 3.5cm 1.8 is a great-great lens. I love that the distance scale is in feet only and the heavy chrome brass construction.
Cal
ferider
Veteran
I'm very happy with my generic non-vented hood (see heavystar@ebay or cameraquest).
Then again, this is for the LTM version that only comes with 43mm threads.
Roland.
Then again, this is for the LTM version that only comes with 43mm threads.
Roland.
kermaier
Well-known
If yours is an S-mount lens with 48mm outer thread diameter, you could use the clamp-on hood made for the vintage Canon 35/1.5 LTM lens, identified as W-50. Not nearly as hard to find as the Nikkor hood, and can usually be had for less than $50.
If it's the LTM version with 43mm threads, then the perfect hood is the Voigtlander (Cosina) hood (with push-on cap) originally made for the 35/2.5 Skopar PI. That's what I use on my 35/1.8 W-Nikkor, as well as the 35/2 UC-Hex and 50/1.4 Nikkor-S.
::Ari
If it's the LTM version with 43mm threads, then the perfect hood is the Voigtlander (Cosina) hood (with push-on cap) originally made for the 35/2.5 Skopar PI. That's what I use on my 35/1.8 W-Nikkor, as well as the 35/2 UC-Hex and 50/1.4 Nikkor-S.
::Ari
Waterman100
Established
Hey Jonmanjiro, you're able to accomplish something I couldn't -- posting a large-size picture. How did you do that? And posting *my* pic, no less! 
And BTW, many thanks to all who replied and made suggestions... I would love to get Tom's Nikkor replica. But it's too expensive... I'd consider getting a vented or heavystar's non-vented hood.
And BTW, many thanks to all who replied and made suggestions... I would love to get Tom's Nikkor replica. But it's too expensive... I'd consider getting a vented or heavystar's non-vented hood.
Waterman100
Established
MC JC86
Negative Nancy.
I use the 43mm generic vented tilted from Heavystar on eBay. The only problem, after a ton of film using the lens I finally realized that in some conditions very slight vignetting occurs with this lens. It still beats shooting, in some situations, with no hood.
Hopefully soon I'll be able to get one of Tom's hoods... problem solved.
Bessa R2S with 3,5CM f/1.8 and Heavystar hood.
Waterman100
Established
Highway 61
Revisited
I recently picked up a very nice and vintage (metal, Japan made, 1.5cm long) straight 48mm hood which not only doesn't intrude into the lens FOV, but allows me to fit 43mm filters onto the 43mm threads of the lens (I own the Nikon S model) with the filter not making the lens hood's position change. Probably the best solution. But 48mm hoods aren't easy to grab these days it seems.
Ferider's hood is the one sold as for a W model by Heavystar. It's very short and yes the risk of having the hood into the lens FOV is nil, but this hood isn't very efficient as for getting the oblique light rays away from the lens front element.
I use that model of hood on my 21mm Biogon and there, it's the perfect choice, because any longer hood would be seen on the pictures corners.
Ferider's hood is the one sold as for a W model by Heavystar. It's very short and yes the risk of having the hood into the lens FOV is nil, but this hood isn't very efficient as for getting the oblique light rays away from the lens front element.
I use that model of hood on my 21mm Biogon and there, it's the perfect choice, because any longer hood would be seen on the pictures corners.
Waterman100
Established
Where did you get this hood? Do you mind posting a picture of it? Many thanks for the help...
Highway 61
Revisited
I don't think so - don't forget that the 48mm threads on the W-Nikkor 35/1.8 are in quite a narrow throat and the Canon W-50 hood has thick edges, like any clamp-on hood with a side-locking bolt.
Only very thin screw-in or clip-on 48mm hoods can be used on this lens. I wouldn't try to fit any 48mm clamp-on hood, I'm pretty sure none would fit.
Other interesting solution is a collapsible rubber hood like this one or any other similar (the cheaper and shorter, the better). Rubber hoods seem to be the pretty only ones which can be found in 48mm threads now.
But it's rubber not metal. If you are after a metal hood, go for the tilted-vented 43mm hood mentioned above - or the 'W' 43mm hood from Heavystar if you want to fit filters between the lens and the hood.
eBay, totally by (lucky) chance last year. Will post a picture as soon as I'm back home, sure.
Highway 61
Revisited
As promised, two pics of it. As said before, the main interesting thing with that nice straight metal 48mm hood is that it doesn't interfere with the 43mm filter (that is, fitting the filter doesn't make the hood position go ahead at the risk of getting the hood edges inside the lens FOV).
I'm pretty sure that the 48mm rubber hoods I mentioned yesterday would do it as well.