Aftermarket hood for Millenium 50/1.4 Nikkor

[abenner]

I'm looking for an aftermarket hood for my Millenium 50/1.4 Nikkor. I don't have the original and I like to use hoods for trauma protection as much as anything. Any good suggestions? A vented hood would probably be best. It would be great if I could still put the cap on with the filter in place when the camera goes in the bag.

 

[jonmanjiro]

While it certainly looks the part, the original Nikon hood isn't that great as it blocks a fair portion of the finder, and being a clip-on type hood, it will pop off when you least expect it.

I find the vented screw-in hood below a lot more practical to use, and you can put a 55mm cap on the front of it. If you're lucky you might be able to track down a similarly designed vintage Kenko or Waltz hood, though don't forget that the thread pitch needs to be 0.75mm for the Millennium, unlike the vintage Nikkors that use a 0.50mm pitch.

I think heavystar on ebay also sells similar hoods.

http://page14.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/s133310379

 

[JohnM]

I bought one from heavystar - hood and cap was about $16.

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Metal-43mm-Vented-Lens-Hood-Cap-50mm-F1-4-RF-Leica_W0QQitemZ110378686497QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLens_Accessories?hash=item19b3151821&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262&_trkparms=%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A2%7C294%3A30

 

[Jan Van Laethem]

I also use the aftermarket hood from Heavystar on the original 5cm f/1.4 (good point about the 0.50 and 0.75mm pitch). By the way, Heavystar is also a great source for aftermarket rear lens caps for the Nikon RF lenses.

I had a Kenko hood for the 5cm, but recently sold it beause it blocked quite a bit of the viewfinder image. The vented hood is much better in practical use.

 

[furcafe]

Ditto here, though it wasn't specifically for this particular lens. I think heavystar also offers a tilted "tulip"-shaped version of many of these hoods (like a screw-on version of the Leitz 12585, etc.), which block slightly less of the VF on Leica Ms (can't remember if it makes much difference on a Nikon RF).

I bought one from heavystar - hood and cap was about $16.

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Metal-43mm-...34.c0.m14.l1262&_trkparms=|301:1|293:2|294:30

 

[sameochan]

can you tell me where I can get this hood, any links ?

whats the name of the hood(s) ? Yama, Toma ?

What I did with my Millennium was use the Yama Special hoods from Japan. It's originally designed for the Contax 45/2 G with a 46mm filter thread. To bridge the two different diametes, I also have a 43 to 46mm step-up ring.

This is what it looks like.

The 50/1.4 is on the Epson.

The 50/1.4 hood is on the right. The 35/1.8 is using a similar hood designed for the older 50/1.4 S-mount (on the Epson) and TomA's hood is on the left.

 

[abenner]

I bought the heavystar vented hood. It fits perfect and doesn't obstruct the finder at all. Great value.

 

[jonmanjiro]

can you tell me where I can get this hood, any links ?

whats the name of the hood(s) ? Yama, Toma ?

this seller sells them on the yj auctions.

 

[jonmanjiro]

I think heavystar also offers a tilted "tulip"-shaped version of many of these hoods (like a screw-on version of the Leitz 12585, etc.), which block slightly less of the VF on Leica Ms (can't remember if it makes much difference on a Nikon RF).

I've tried the tilted "tulip" shaped hood on a Millennium 50 too. Works fine and thanks to the inward tilt is practically invisible from the viewfinder. I personally prefer a more conventional looking hood though.

 

[sameochan]

Thanks very much.... but its in Japanese.... & Yj.. total strange to me:bang:

this seller sells them on the yj auctions.