bolas
Established
Hello i'd like to share a results of my first film developed with my 1936 Contax II + Sonnar 2/50. What are your opinions 
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nzeeman
Well-known
i like first one - very nice cafe...
laptoprob
back to basics
Aah, old Sonnars... Nothing like them. Surprisingly flareproof! Love the first one.
bolas
Established
Yes it's quite old ... only 73 years old
Unfortunately i do not have hoods for my lenses ... it's dificult to buy them here, so from time to time flare catches me
Unfortunately i do not have hoods for my lenses ... it's dificult to buy them here, so from time to time flare catches me
laptoprob
back to basics
Can't you make some kind of hood? What filter size does it take? The flare isn't really overwhealming, considering you shot almost straight into the sun...
raid
Dad Photographer
The old Sonnar is a great lens. I use a Franka push-on lens hood or a Canon slip-on lens hood. A hood is needed to reduce the amount of glare.
The photos look nice.
The photos look nice.
The 5cm f2 Sonnar is a great lens, but as you saw in the first photo, needs a hood.
It uses 40.5mm filters, and the Russian push on hoods for the J-8 and J-3 work perfectly. I just gave my last one away. I use one from an old Nikkorex 35, which also uses 40.5mm filters.
Making one out of a plastic bottle is not hard, I've seen instructions on the Internet for doing this. I believe the person used a plastic milk jug for it. It's about the right taper for it.
It uses 40.5mm filters, and the Russian push on hoods for the J-8 and J-3 work perfectly. I just gave my last one away. I use one from an old Nikkorex 35, which also uses 40.5mm filters.
Making one out of a plastic bottle is not hard, I've seen instructions on the Internet for doing this. I believe the person used a plastic milk jug for it. It's about the right taper for it.
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ath
Well-known
Heavystar has nice vented hoods for the J8.
ZeissFan
Veteran
Yes, those hoods are very inexpensive and work just fine.
like2fiddle
Curious
Another option is the collapsible rubber hood like the original hood that came with the rokkor 40.