Hood for 50mm ZM Planar useful?

[arcimboldo]

hi,
should i use the zm lense hood for the 50mm planar, are there other brands fitting the bajonett ring?
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[Bob Michaels]

I have owned and used the $80 +- Zeiss bayonet hood made for this lens as well as the $15+- Heavystar E-Bay hood that screws into the filter ring.

They both serve exactly the same function, Zeiss more elegantly, Chinese knock off much more inexpensively.

 

[mfogiel]

Whatever you use, just use it, a lens without a hood is naked.

 

[Roger Hicks]

I much prefer the Zeiss bayonet-fit hood, because you can remove it, fit a filter, and refit the hood, quicker. I'm a GREAT believer in hoods for lens protection as well as for reducing flare/increasing contrast.

Cheers,

R.

 

[icebear]

Whatever you use, just use it, a lens without a hood is naked.

+1 I am always amazed how many DSLR shooters with their zooms have the shade attched backwards 😀.

 

[Turtle]

good for protection, but I have never had flare issues without.

 

[horosu]

The ZM lenses are some of the most flare proof I have ever used. Never needed a hood for that purpose.

 

[thegf]

i've used my VC hood (for a 35 or 40 mm nokton), and it fits just fine. nothing to compare to, though.

 

[arcimboldo]

thank you!

 

[Turtle]

The ZM lenses are some of the most flare proof I have ever used. Never needed a hood for that purpose.

Very true! Except the 28 2.8 can throw up some spectacular flare once in a while.

 

[Roger Hicks]

The ZM lenses are some of the most flare proof I have ever used. Never needed a hood for that purpose.

You may well be right -- unless, of course, there's any dust on the glass. But I like 'em for mechanical protection (including keeping dust/rain off the glass...).

Cheers,

R.

 

[Richard G]

The ZM 50 Sonnar C hood saved both my Sonnar and my M5 when I dropped them from the piano stool.