rbsinto
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Pardon my ignorance, but is the shade for the 35 1.8 rare, or difficult to find?
And if so, is there a substitute generic hood that anyone can recommend that I can use?
Please and thank you.
And if so, is there a substitute generic hood that anyone can recommend that I can use?
Please and thank you.
ferider
Veteran
The original is very difficult to find and expensive.
Check out 360260157586@ebay. Works very well for me.
Check out 360260157586@ebay. Works very well for me.
Vickko
Veteran
Yes, somewhat, because it is a collectors item. You need a hood with a 48mm thread. I would think that is easier to find. Tom A has also made an aftermarket hood.
ferider
Veteran
It's 43mm, not 48mm, BTW.
ferider
Veteran
You're right of course. Limited extrapolation from my LTM lens that takes 43mm only
rbsinto
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My lens is a 35 1.8 in Nikon s mount.
Thank you all for the speedy replies, and the pertinent imformation.
It is so much easier to source something when you actually know what it is you're looking for.
Thank you all for the speedy replies, and the pertinent imformation.
It is so much easier to source something when you actually know what it is you're looking for.
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Tom A
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The advantage of the screw-mount hood (48mm) is that you can use it for setting apertures. It screws in to the aperture ring and rather than having to grasp the thin aperture ring, you can simply turn it by grabbing the hood.
rbsinto
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rbsinto
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Thanks for the link.
I didn't make the connection between the seller's name and the name of his company. If I had, I wouldn't have wasted my time even going there. Nothing this person ever sells is rated less than Excellent with who knows how many + signs after it, and he wants the GNP of small emerging nations for every item.
His pricing is to say the least, what I politely call Optimistic.
I could walk in to my local Machine Shop and have a hood machined for less than he wants.
I didn't make the connection between the seller's name and the name of his company. If I had, I wouldn't have wasted my time even going there. Nothing this person ever sells is rated less than Excellent with who knows how many + signs after it, and he wants the GNP of small emerging nations for every item.
His pricing is to say the least, what I politely call Optimistic.
I could walk in to my local Machine Shop and have a hood machined for less than he wants.
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Kevin has quality items, and charges accordingly. I have bought a few things from him, he is open to negotiation. But I would never use a real Nikkor hood in the field, they are just too valuable to risk losing.
I have bought a few things from him, he is open to negotiation. But I would never use a real Nikkor hood in the field, they are just too valuable to risk losing.rbsinto
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I neither want nor need a "real" Nikon hood. I merely need a hood for a 35mm lens that will fit on the Nikkor 35 1.8, so I can use the lens to take photographs.
And if I can't find one reasonably priced, I'll probably just do what I always do when the real thing doesn't exist, is too expensive or can't be found, and that is to make it myself.
And if I can't find one reasonably priced, I'll probably just do what I always do when the real thing doesn't exist, is too expensive or can't be found, and that is to make it myself.
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http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91484
The 43mm Yama hood works great on a vintage 50/1.4 or 35/2.5 (standard barrel version), but it is not a good option for the S-mount 35/1.8 as the aperture ring is hard to turn with the hood mounted.
The front element of the Nikkor 3.5cm f1.8 is recessed enough that it doesn't need a hood ... IMO.
Highway 61
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I just found a nice vintage black metal NOS Japan made 48mm hood on eBay, it's cylindric but short enough not to intrude in my S-mount 35/1.8. I paid $2 for it plus $1.50 for shipping.
Beware : using a 43mm filter + a 43mm hood on the 35/1.8 may get the hood intrude into the lens' FOV. I have brilliantly spoiled nice slides shot at Niagara Falls on last March doing so (because of the mist, I decided to put a protective filter on the lens before I screwed my Hoya 43mm hood on, dumb me).
So, using the 48mm hood and a 43mm filter should work just fine.
Problem is that I am not precisely living within the Falls' area.
Beware : using a 43mm filter + a 43mm hood on the 35/1.8 may get the hood intrude into the lens' FOV. I have brilliantly spoiled nice slides shot at Niagara Falls on last March doing so (because of the mist, I decided to put a protective filter on the lens before I screwed my Hoya 43mm hood on, dumb me).
So, using the 48mm hood and a 43mm filter should work just fine.
Problem is that I am not precisely living within the Falls' area.
fbf
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The only reason I even bother using hood on nikkor lenses is what Tom mentioned: to adjust the aperture. Much easier way to operate the lens.
I never used the hood for the 50/1.4 or 35/1.8.
I never used the hood for the 50/1.4 or 35/1.8.
Mister E
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Ditto. I shot plenty with the sun with the classic 35/1.8 and there is no need for a hood on that lens.
Jan Van Laethem
Nikkor. What else?
I use a 48-49mm step-up ring and an Olympus hood. I found that the Olympus hood for the Zuiko 28mm f/3.5 is quite close to the shape of the vintage Nikon hood, although I haven't really measured it. Vintage hoods are nice to have, but way too expensive in the case of the 3.5cm f/1.8. In practical shooting situations, my Olympus hood works just as well. I haven't noticed any vignetting, but then I would have to do some test shots with and without the hood to check on issues like vignetting and flare.
I grab the hood to change the aperture, just as Tom A pointed out.
Step-up rings are easy to find from Evilbay sellers like heavystar (no connection to the seller) and Olympus hoods pop up regularly. I think my whole set-up cost me less than 10 USD.
I grab the hood to change the aperture, just as Tom A pointed out.
Step-up rings are easy to find from Evilbay sellers like heavystar (no connection to the seller) and Olympus hoods pop up regularly. I think my whole set-up cost me less than 10 USD.
