Is the lens hood really needed?

kermaier said:
I'm not sure I get it. You're saying that the external/male thread on the lens barrel (to which the Fuji adapter would attach) is 52mm?

Ari
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The lens has a male 49mm thread. The 52mm on the adapter is irrelevant, what you need is a ring with a 49mm female thread on both ends, the 52-49 is one way of achieving that. Another would be a female-female coupling ring like this:

http://www.camerafilters.com/detail.aspx?ID=2303
 
I got an extreme flare from the x100, and it's definitely the kind that a hood would've prevented:
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Funny enough I didnt mind it though... YMMV of course.
 
keytarjunkie said:
On a camera like the fuji, and also on a Leica M lens, I think I would always use the hood. If the lens gets scratched or damaged, you're out an entire camera. For me the hood is far more important in protecting the lens than actually preventing flare.
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A scratch on the lens doesn't make the camera useless... far from it. There was an article awhile back where someone was making photos with a lens in which the entire front element was smashed... and guess what, it still looked like a regular photograph.
 
besides you can always have the front element replaced.

I love a scratched lens, it usually means 2 things:
a) half price
b) same photos
 
Spyro said:
I got an extreme flare from the x100, and it's definitely the kind that a hood would've prevented:
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Funny enough I didnt mind it though... YMMV of course.
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Yeah, adds character to this shot.

Looks like the hood is a necessity in these situations
 
weird huh? like an umbrella made of sun...
anyway I've seen this lens flare a couple of times but it's never ugly or unexpected.
 
Spyro, I'd go as far to say that the flare made the image... without it, it could be boring. I haven't got mine to flair yet, but there hasn't been much sun lately here.
 
nksyoon said:
The lens has a male 49mm thread. The 52mm on the adapter is irrelevant, what you need is a ring with a 49mm female thread on both ends, the 52-49 is one way of achieving that. Another would be a female-female coupling ring like this:

http://www.camerafilters.com/detail.aspx?ID=2303
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Ah, thanks! So it sounds like the Fuji adapter is just a 49mm-female to 49mm-female coupler that serves primarily to put some space between the lens and a filter. (Plus hood mounting bayonet, of course.)
 
DavidX said:
Yes, the adapter makes the lens a bit thicker and hence the whole camera less compact. Without it though, the lens would hit a filter on close focusssing.
I have the adapter and a filter and together they add 1cm.
Personally, I think this is OK as I would rather not use the cap and use the filter for protection. They are expensive, but beautifully made.
As for whether the hood is needed - I've not run tests, but if you want to make your X100 look even more like an M the hood is a must.
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what type/brand filter did you get? is the filter on your's a female thread?

does anyone have this setup? : adapter + uv filter + hood
 
hunz said:
which leica lens hood did you use?
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Missed this the first time around I took a look at the old hood and it's actually and old Tiffen. In any case it was a bit ratty so I replaced it with one of the cheapo Zykkor vented hoods from eBay.

I hope someone produces a rectangular version

--Rich
 
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