fuji 60 lenshood

[back alley]

why is it so long?

does it really need to be the size it is?
has anyone subbed another hood for it?

 

[gavinlg]

Its so stupidly huge hey! I just used it without the hood. Flares sometimes but the flare is kinda interesting.

 

[back alley]

i just read elsewhere that the hood for the 35/1.4 works well on it!

 

[Bike Tourist]

I like to keep my lens hoods on all the time. The 60's hood is do deep I can't reliably fit the pinch lens cap to it. I am going to look for a cap for the opening at the end of the hood.

 

[gavinlg]

i just read elsewhere that the hood for the 35/1.4 works well on it!

Now that sounds interesting..

 

[den_sh]

why is it so long?

does it really need to be the size it is?
has anyone subbed another hood for it?

The whole point of lens hood is to be as long as possible to block as much stray light as possible, isn't it?

 

[back alley]

The whole point of lens hood is to be as long as possible to block as much stray light as possible, isn't it?

yes, but...

 

[back alley]

went out today with the 60 and 35 hood...

 

[GaryLH]

Nice. so no flare. Btw like the first shot.

Gary

 

[back alley]

it wasn't a very hard test...i have shot the 60 before w/o a hood and it was fine...but i really prefer a hood on my lenses, in general.
thanks...the first shot is of our art gallery...lots of metal and glass.

 

[back alley]

btw, i will be getting another 35 hood for the 60..need to find/order one as none available locally.

 

[Bike Tourist]

went out today with the 60 and 35 hood...

Interesting! Were any of these shots dialed down to f22?

 

[back alley]

mostly 5.6 iirc...

 

[Bike Tourist]

Hmmm. I think I'll try it stopped down all the way and see what happens.

 

[back alley]

you're worried about the corners?

 

[Bike Tourist]

Not worried. Just want to assure myself all is good before ordering a new 35 lens shade for the 60. An added advantage would be the already-furnished cap so that I could keep it on all the time as I am wont to do. I'd better check and see how much those critters are.

 

[back alley]

i need to email fuji directly as i can't find the hoods advertised anywhere.
right now i'm just shifting the hood back and forth as needed.

 

[Bike Tourist]

You're right. Not to be found singly. I just tried some snap caps on the round hood. 72mm was a little too small. 77mm was a little too big. It measures about a 3" diameter. maybe I could find a plastic spray can cap to fit it. Or carry it face down in the camera bag.

I'm tired of thinking about it!

 

[back alley]

i just heard back from fujifilm canada...no one locally has ordered one...but i can buy one from them directly for 35 bucks!

 

[back alley]

fujifilm canada =frustration!!

called the number given to me to order the lenshood...to be told that it needed to be ordered online...went to the e-store (fuji gave me wrong url) only to discover that that particular hood is not listed...just sent another email to fuji canada...