konicaman
konicaman
As said above: No hood - no problem. They tend to get stuck in my bag, in my jacket, getting lost etc. Hardly ever use a hood for any lens. The 18-55 (only one I've got) is not prone to flair . Only had to shade it with my hand a couple of times, no big deal.
f16sunshine
Moderator
I missed this image before. These are my favorite type of hoods.
The OM series had these cone shaped hoods for all the f2 wides. I still have the complete set.
Joe I think these look great plus, they are likely the most effective if approximated to the FOV like in the OM's.
I would stick with it or go to the dome type.
Funny to have such long conversation about lens hoods. I'm a big fan of them and have a sort of crazy selection
Jamie Pillers
Skeptic
I was looking at this the other day for the 23 on the x100.
The Pentax hood for the limited 43 works with it's 49mm threads.
Pentax has another similar "Inverted hood for the Q system. It's 40.5mm.
You could get a step ring and use it. It's gotta be a winner to use on the 27.
And the Voigtlander SL II 28mm & 40mm lenses come with a dome-type hood (52mm thread). Could those be adapted to the 27mm? What is that outside thread diameter on the 27mm lens? (Not the 39mm filter thread, but the larger hood thread.)
GaryLH
Veteran
GaryLH
Veteran
Outside of these inverse cone styles, the only other thing I can think of if u want a hood is a DIY project based on a push on lens cap. Cut a rectangle out of middle based on using a pre-cut rectangle from a piece of paper to find the right size rectangle that will not cause vignetting.
Gary
Gary
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I missed this image before. These are my favorite type of hoods.
The OM series had these cone shaped hoods for all the f2 wides. I still have the complete set.
Joe I think these look great plus, they are likely the most effective if approximated to the FOV like in the OM's.
I would stick with it or go to the dome type.
Funny to have such long conversation about lens hoods. I'm a big fan of them and have a sort of crazy selection
you really like the looks of that set-up?
i think it looks funny...and so far i have not seen a need for any hood on the 27...
i'm considering shooting for a week with no hoods on any lens...want to see the results.
daveleo
what?
Some people have use step-down rings to simulate a dome-style hood.
I've seen this for the x100 (49mm down to 30mm? ). I have never done that myself.
If you use a filter of any kind, I think a lens hood is generally needed to prevent glare - the filter glass is right out there.
GaryLH
Veteran
Hmmm.. Interesting. I will be at a camera store later this afternoon. Will bring my 27 and the xe1 along and see what they got in terms of step down rings.
Thanks
Gary
Thanks
Gary
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2 empty 39mm filter rings would work as well, no?
SaveKodak
Well-known
I was AMAZED by the difference when I started using a hood with my 80mm Planar for hasselblad. The Contrast went WAY UP. Sometimes I still choose not to use a hood. For the X100/s, you don't need one, but I like the protection of the filter and hood. As I recal you could get that 35mm XF to flare without too much difficulty so I used the hood.
Bike Tourist
Well-known
I don't want to handicap the quality I paid for:
Lens shade/hood yes.
"Protective" filter no.
Lens cap yes.
Lens shade/hood yes.
"Protective" filter no.
Lens cap yes.
macjim
Well-known
Lens hoods with all lenses used with the X-Pro1, but not always with the X100s as I have to remove the thread cover to use the hood and adapter, plus the lens cap doesn't fit over the hood.
Cheers, Macjim
Cheers, Macjim
daveleo
what?
A 58mm clip-on lens cap fits the Fuji X100 vented hood. So, it can be left on all the time, if you desire.
macjim
Well-known
Herjulfr
Established
Rarely without hoods. Both the 18mm and the 35mm behave strangely when facing the sun in late afternoon or early morning...
GaryLH
Veteran
OK.. I thought about what everyone said about shorter lens hood for the 27 pancake.. So here is what I dreamed up for a cheap solution..
I couldn't find any 39 to anything step down ringwhen I looked so I ended up stepping up to step down. I think a possible best of all worlds solution is if can one day find a 39 to 36 range step down..
I got on line and looked at the various combinations of step-up and step-down rings and came up with the following for myself
- 39to46 Step-up
- 46to43 Step-Down
- 43to37 Step-Down
- 37to28 Step-Down
Some comparison shots - against the Fotodiox RF style lens hood I already have.. Remember my main purpose is to keep my finger prints off the filter (I'm clumsy
!!). I believe in using a filter to protect the lens from early wear, so unless it is dedicated macro lens, I always use a filter and hood combo. 39to46Stepup plus 46to43Stepdown ring combo
Add the 43to37Stepdown ring to the mix
Add 37to28Stepdown ring
In terms of keeping my finger prints off the filter, all the combinations worked fine for me. The 37to28 Step-down ring introduced some vignetting. This was not seen prior to adding this last ring. The two ring combo is slight more than 1/3 the length of the normal RF style lens hood that it is comparing to and the three step ring setup is about half.
I did check out the dome shaped lens hood that Andy mentioned, but there is no simple 39to41 step-up ring to adapt it. You would need to go 39to46 and then 46to41 for example. By the time your finished doing that, u really won't buy much if any savings in lens hood length compared to a two or three step ring DIY approach.
Gary
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I like the looks of the first set up...
I think I'll try adding just another ring from a 39 mm filter to see how that might work.
I think I'll try adding just another ring from a 39 mm filter to see how that might work.
GaryLH
Veteran
For a two ring DIY...
U could go 39to43 and 43to37..
When I decided to try this I wasn't sure two steps would be enough.. So I decided to go 39to46 so I could have 2 more rings to get to 37. I added the 37to28 knowing their could be a chance for vignetting.
Gary
U could go 39to43 and 43to37..
When I decided to try this I wasn't sure two steps would be enough.. So I decided to go 39to46 so I could have 2 more rings to get to 37. I added the 37to28 knowing their could be a chance for vignetting.
Gary
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2WK
Rangefinder User
I use the hoods very rarely. When I am shooting fashion outside and want to be sure I am not getting any flare. I only use a B+W UV filter on the 18mm, because I found out that dust very easily enters around the front element.