J12 hood

[Byuphoto]

what hood and filters fit my new J12? they apparently must be slip on.

 

[wlewisiii]

Actually 40.5 like the Jupiter 3, 8 & 11. Filters are reasonable to come by, hoods aren't. But I've honestly never really missed having one for my J12 - that recessed front element does help.

William

 

[je2a3]

I've never seen one designed exclusively for it and don't think it's necessary unless you use filters.

Joseph

 

[retrocam]

Hello there,

Have you tried looking into fedka.com? There are 40.5 filters and hoods available.

-annie

 

[rbiemer]

William and Joseph are both right. I don't use a hood except when I'm using a filter. And since I generally shoot B&W film, I also usually have a yellow filter on the lens. So I bought a "40.5mm Wide" hood from Heavystar(on ebay). Very happy with both the hood--it's metal and nicely made-- and the price and service! And the hood(or filter) makes changing the aperture a little easier since you get a bit more to grab hold of.
Rob

 

[reagan]

Here's the wide-angle hood from HeavyStar. As stated, though the lens is probably deep enough, I have one of these I keep on the Jupiter.12 as an aperture adjuster without filters and as a hood with filters. 😉 Though the pic in the item description isn't much, it is a pretty nice S&W hood. IMO worth a ten-spot.

 

[wlewisiii]

Thanks for that link. While my J12 doesn't really need it, I've found that the rubber hood I've been using on my J3 vignettes a bit. I'm going to try this one to see if it does better.

William

 

[darkkavenger]

William, the vented hood from heavystar doesn't do any vignetting and it is nice! I think I've posted a photo of it someday here : http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17581 🙂

Cheers,
Max

 

[Byuphoto]

Thanks, guys. I have three 40.5 filters and I have a slip on hood for my J8 but I think I will get one of the WA hoods for the J12 and a regular vented hood for my J8

 

[reagan]

"...I think I will get one of the WA hoods for the J12 and a regular vented hood for my J8."

That's what I drive. And yeah, the vented hood is definately a keeper IMO. (Though not a great shot, it's seen attached to Zorki.5 in my sig.)

 

[Byuphoto]

Thanks to Kim coxon I have three nice 40.5 filters now I just need those hoods but I better wait I think the defibillator mey be a tad more important