Final solution for a lens hood for the 35mm f/1.8.

[Erik van Straten]

So here is at last another photo of my generic vintage "48mm Japan" metal hood.

Looks very nice, Highway! I've been looking for a thing like that for many years!

Sadly, the shipment to the Netherlands of the hoods you showed on eBay is $42. I don't know why prices for shipping are so high these days.

Erik.

 

[Jan Van Laethem]

Sadly, the shipment to the Netherlands of the hoods you showed on eBay is $42. I don't know why prices for shipping are so high these days.

I've had the same experience with US sellers quoting very high prices to ship items to Europe. I don't want to generalize, but my guess is that they quote the highest shipping price, i.e the swiftest method available with full tracking and insurance. I've refrained from bidding on several occasions because the shipping cost was more expensive than the item(s) purchased.

Now, you could always contact the seller before placing your bid and ask him/her if he/she would consider sending with regular post at a lower cost. You just wait a bit longer (sometimes up to two weeks) but pay far less towards shipping.

There is a small risk involved to you as a buyer, but I've only had one parcel lost in the post so far.

 

[Highway 61]

Sadly, the shipment to the Netherlands of the hoods you showed on eBay is $42. I don't know why prices for shipping are so high these days.

You can also ask an US-based friendly RFF fellow member to buy the item, have it shipped to him, then re-ship it to you as USPS 1st Class Air in a Jiffy at no cost for him but for some time spent in processing the shipping (i.e., you then send money to the friendly RFFer to cover the item price, the shipping costs, and the PayPal fees).

In this case all the other hoods could be tossed away or given to someone who would have some interest in them and only the 48mm metal screw-in hood would have to be re-shipped to you. Actual shipping costs to the NL for such an item shouldn't exceed $2.50.

Sometimes there are nice photo items for sale on eBay Germany and the German sellers won't ship outside the EU, so you might do this favor back to some US or Canadian RFFers in the future.

🙂

 

[Mojo]

Thanks guys for all the suggestions and photos. I am from the US living in Hong Kong. Because of the high shipment charges, I have asked US sellers to ship to my US address. Unfortunately they can't because if I paid by Paypal, they have to send to the address registered in Paypal. However most agreed to ship first class in lieu of priority with tracking.

 

[Jan Van Laethem]

I guess it was made very long ago, when 48mm filter threads was less a rare standard than what it is now.

Not only 48mm filter thread. By the looks of it, I think this particular hood was made for a focal length equal or close to 40mm, as it doesn't have the usual wide angle hood shape. Hence my question about vignetting. The important thing is that it works and is an alternative to the pricey vintage hoods, plus it stays put.

Jan

 

[Highway 61]

Actually when mounted on this lens the generic tilted-vented 43mm hoods don't vignette either BUT you can't use them onto a 43mm filter - in this case, there will be some visible vignetting. I badly experienced this on slides shot at Niagara Falls three years ago... :bang:

This is the main interest of the double 48mm-43mm threads on this lens : the 43mm filter won't come as an add-on to the hood length.

So, using a 43mm filter and a 48mm hood is a breeze ! 🙂

 

[Jan Van Laethem]

The 43mm filter won't come as an add-on to the hood length.

You can overcome that problem by using your filters inside your lens hood, as long as the particular hood provides an inner thread as well, which isn't always the case. Just mount the hood first and then the filter screws onto the inside of the hood.

Granted, the double 43-48mm thread on the 3.5 Nikkor is great.

 

[Mojo]

Erik,

If you use the 43mm base part and the 85 f2 hood part, will it be similar to the hood for the 35 f2.5?

Thanks

 

[Erik van Straten]

Erik,

If you use the 43mm base part and the 85 f2 hood part, will it be similar to the hood for the 35 f2.5?

For the 35mm f/2.5 you do not need a part of the 85mm f/2 hood. You can simply use the chrome hood of the 50mm f/1.4 entirely. This is what Nikon self suggests in the S2 manual.

They warn however for using this hood on the 28mm f/3.5 as it will cause vignetting.

For the 28mm f/3.5 you can use the lower part of the hood of the 50mm f/1.4 only, eventually with a screwed in filter holder. The "official" hood for the 28mm f/3.5 is practically unobtainable.

Erik.

 

[Highway 61]

For the 28mm f/3.5 you can use the lower part of the hood of the 50mm f/1.4 only, eventually with a screwed in filter holder. The "official" hood for the 28mm f/3.5 is practically unobtainable.

FWIW I once tried a generic "wide-angle" 43mm hood on the 28mm f/3.5 and it caused very visible vignetting 😱.

Actually on the 28mm f/3.5 the front element is so deeply recessed that I doubt any hood would be really useful, but the purpose of using a hood on that lens would rather be to avoid to get my fingers on the photos when focusing by quickly grasping the lens focusing ring instead of the camera body focusing reel... :bang:

 

[Erik van Straten]

FWIW I once tried a generic "wide-angle" 43mm hood on the 28mm f/3.5 and it caused very visible vignetting 😱.

I too experienced that it has a very wide viewing angle. I wonder what the real focal distance of the lens is.

Erik.

 

[Mojo]

Thanks gentlemen. I read that the glass of the 35 f2.5 and 28 f3.5 are deeply recessed and that hoods are not needed. I also noticed from the MIR rengefinder site that the hood for the 28 is shallow and much wider than the 85. Now I have confirmation.

 

[Mojo]

I purchased a 35mm f1.8 ltm recently and tried it with a Nikon RF chrome 3 piece 50mm f1.4 hood. Since I do not have a series 7 uv filter, I used a 43mm Walz mounted between the lens and the hood. There was vignetting. When I remove the knurl filter ring part of the hood, vignetting disappear.

There is an eBay seller currently offering an original box and instruction for the Nikon 43mm mount 3 piece hood. The seller included a photo of the instruction. As Erik had stated, the hood is applicable for the 50mm f1.4 and the 35mm f2.5 and f3.5. It is not for the 28mm f3.5--vignetting will occur. It also stated that the filter ring is used only for holding the series 7 w/o the hood. Nikon discontinued 3 piece hood before the introduction of the 35mm f1.8; otherwise, I am sure the instruction would have included this lens.

 

[Erik van Straten]

Nikon discontinued 3 piece hood before the introduction of the 35mm f1.8; otherwise, I am sure the instruction would have included this lens.

Thank you, Mojo, for this statement.

Here's an illustration how the hood works: no vignetting.

Nikon S2, Nikkor 35mm f1.8, Tmax400, shade: lower part of chrome screw-in shade for Nikkor 85mm and top part of chrome screw-in shade for Nikkor 50mm.

Erik.

 

[kamshingk]

I have been using this metal wide-angle shade in matt black, it fits my W-Nikkor 3.5cm/1.8 well and does not block viewfinder.

 

[Erik van Straten]

I have been using this metal wide-angle shade in matt black, it fits my W-Nikkor 3.5cm/1.8 well and does not block viewfinder.

Looks nice, but watch out: when you unscrew the hood, the whole front part of the lens can come with it. This problem does not occur with a 48mm hood. With a 48mm hood the f/stop can be set easier too.

Erik.

 

[Highway 61]

Keeping seeing such cheap knock-offs on legacy lenses is a nightmare ! 😀 😛

 

[kamshingk]

Looks nice, but watch out: when you unscrew the hood, the whole front part of the lens can come with it. This problem does not occur with a 48mm hood. With a 48mm hood the f/stop can be set easier too.

Erik.

Thanks for reminding me, i also bought this. With a 48-49mm adaptor, i could mount a screw in wide-angle alternatives, but it become bigger (consider trimming a little bit). No blockage on rangefinder as well. i usually equipped with this 48-49mm adaptor to help me adjust the aperture ring.

fortunately, one RFF member Shac sent me dimension of original Nikkor 3.5cm/1.8 hood, i am going to 3D-print several units out.

 

[Erik van Straten]

fortunately, one RFF member Shac sent me dimension of original Nikkor 3.5cm/1.8 hood, i am going to 3D-print several units out.

I have the original shade too, but that one falls of all the time. Ideal would be the original shade with a 48mm screw mount, although I am quite happy with my solution.

Erik.

 

[Highway 61]

And a cylindrical 48mm screw-in hood like this one brilliantly made with original Nikon parts, or the Hoya I found by chance and which has similar dimensions and shape, offers a better covering against flare (which is what a hood is designed for) than the original one or any aftermarket hood having a conic design.