Leica LTM Looking Over Reasonable Priced Alternatives To Factory Lens Hoods-Walz/Kenko Etc.

[LeicaTom]

Introducing some reasonable priced alternatives to classic factory lens hoods........hoods costing under $40!





Here`s a really nifty 42mm clamp on Walz Hood for Leitz Summitar, loosely based on the Leitz XOONS hood - very compact and in my own opinion much more practical than the Summitar`s original SOOPD AKA the "Barndoor" hood.
*This hood also fits the Nikkor HC F2/50 and the Carl Zeiss Jena CZJ f2/50 nicely* 🙂

I bought my example original boxed for $21



Here`s a 40.5mm Kenko vented hood for Carl Zeiss Jena CZJ f2/50 and Nikkor HC f2/50
*compact, lightweight, screw in, nice* 🙂

I bought my example for $25

~ BTW the lens that hood is on is one of Brian Sweeney`s infamous "Hacked" original CZJ lens cells in a Russian lens mount, this one is a 1938 "uncoated" f2/50



Here`s a 55mm Kenko hood I`m trying on my Canon f1.2.50
*Non vented hood, should not vignette, but, I have yet to test this one - it`s not the best looking hood in the world, but it sure beats having to pay $150+ for the original factory one, let`s just see how it works?* 😉

I bought my well used example for only $5

Folks add your photos and suggestions here also, to any reasonable priced lens hoods for classic LTM lenses 😀

I`m personally looking for Walz or Kenko 40mm or 42mm vented hoods for the Canon f1.5/50 or a 43mm vented hood for the Nikkor SC f1.4/50......

I`ll keep adding hoods here as I find them, I`ll add a photo of the 41mm Walz screw in for Leitz Xenon/Summarit tomorrow.......

Stay Tuned!

Tom

 

[Al Kaplan]

If you're looking for a metal hood for the 40mm Summicron-C and still have the tattered remains of the crappy rubber one trim most all of the remaining rubber off of the metal ring. It will now fit inside the back of a standard Series VI lens hood. You'll need to file the threaded section of the hood a couple of mm's so it doesn't bind against the diaphragm ring. A bit of epoxy on the remaining rubber in the groove will hold the hood in place and you can still use your series 5.5 filters behind the hood. I have a Vivitar hood on mine.

 

[sanmich]

Any idea of a replacement for the simplest of them all....The new Elmar hood.
straight tube 39mm....how come there is no cheap alternative to this one from the east...

 

[rbiemer]

I have a couple of vented Walz 40.5mm hoods that I got for ~10 each. One has "For Sonnar" engraved on it, the other doesn't.

And I have a Voigtlander hood I like very well. Got it from "photo_widget" on ebay. Good dealer with lots of vintage hoods. He's in the UK so not the cheapest shipping but it was still under $35 US.

And a Canon hood that I have no idea what camera/lens it was originally made for. Clamp on and it will fit series VII size filters:

Got that one as part of a big box of random stuff for a few dollars from the Shopgoodwill site.
Any one know what that Canon hood was made for?
Rob

 

[LeicaTom]

I have a couple of vented Walz 40.5mm hoods that I got for ~10 each. One has "For Sonnar" engraved on it, the other doesn't.

Any one know what that Canon hood was made for?
Rob

If you want to sell that one with the "Sonnar" engraving let me know 😉

I think that Canon hood is from a movie lens? (NOTE THAT C) - I`d guess.

Tom

 

[rbiemer]

If you want to sell that one with the "Sonnar" engraving let me know 😉
I think that Canon hood is from a movie lens? (NOTE THAT C) - I`d guess.
Tom

Tom,
I thought Canon only made 8mm movie cameras and the hood seems pretty big for a lens for such a small format...I looked at the Canon Camera Museum just a while ago, and see that some of the lenses for their 8mm cameras have 58mm filter threads--even bigger than my hood.
Check your messages.
Rob

 

[Al Kaplan]

There was the Canon Scoopic that shot 16mm film back in the days when TV news was still shot on film. They're still around and available from motion picture equipment rental houses for about $110 a day. It's a nice compact camera with built in zoom lens, built to professional standards.

 

[John Shriver]

That's the Cth Canon 42mm clamp-on convertor. The Series VI 42mm clamp-on is A, the Series VII 42mm clamp-on is B. (The B one goes with the Series VII hood for the 50/1.5.)

 

[John Shriver]

I have the Walz version of the FISON, for the 50/3.5 Elmar. They were prolific.

 

[ferider]

I really like the short generic 43mm hood sold by Stephen. Fits various lenses, like the Nikkor 50/1.4, 35/1.8 and also the 40/1.4 and 35/1.4 Noktons. Much better than the stock hoods that go with those lenses, and less VF intrusion. Also fits a nice push-on Voigtlander cap - what more does one need ?

For example:

Roland.

 

[LeicaTom]

I really like the short generic 43mm hood sold by Stephen. Fits various lenses, like the Nikkor 50/1.4, 35/1.8 and also the 40/1.4 and 35/1.4 Noktons. Much better than the stock hoods that go with those lenses, and less VF intrusion. Also fits a nice push-on Voigtlander cap - what more does one need ?

For example:

Roland.

Ahh they are nice, and yes, the original chrome Nikkor hoods are a pain in the a** and take away alot of what you see in the VF.......these seem to be the ticket, I haven`t been about to find a Walz or Kenko vented one yet for the 43mm.

Tom

 

[Cale Arthur]

the original chrome Nikkor hoods are a pain in the a** and take away alot of what you see in the VF.......these seem to be the ticket, I haven`t been about to find a Walz or Kenko vented one yet for the 43mm.

Tom

No doubt about it! I picked one up recently (in it's original case, no less), and was saddened to find it unusable on my 50/1.4 for just that reason. The thing is a monster!

I've got a Walz vented 43mm hood that looks like it was chewn upon by a badger.. still works, though. You might also want to keep an eye out for the early Aetna metal hoods.. they're fairly common in 43mm and really quite nice.

 

[sanmich]

There was the Canon Scoopic that shot 16mm film back in the days when TV news was still shot on film. They're still around and available from motion picture equipment rental houses for about $110 a day. It's a nice compact camera with built in zoom lens, built to professional standards.

I'm just looking for one. any idea where one of them is liying around gathering dust? 😉

 

[Al Kaplan]

If you google Canon Scoopic there's a mention of one on Craigs List near the top, and probably others as well.

 

[1948nikon]

I believe that Canon hood is for the Canon wide convertor that mounted on the front of the Canon 8 EEE 1963-1965. This was Canons first 8mm camera to have lap-dissolve feature via a backwind handle.

 

[raid]

I like the Canon clamp on lens hoods. They are elegant looking and functional while not being excessively costly to get. At one time Mark (dexdog) unloaded several such lens hoods at RFF for low prices.

 

[johnastovall]

Heavystar, excellent source for all kinds of hoods. They carry almost all sizes of generic hoods.

 

[LeicaTom]

No doubt about it! I picked one up recently (in it's original case, no less), and was saddened to find it unusable on my 50/1.4 for just that reason. The thing is a monster!

I've got a Walz vented 43mm hood that looks like it was chewn upon by a badger.. still works, though. You might also want to keep an eye out for the early Aetna metal hoods.. they're fairly common in 43mm and really quite nice.

Yes, sadly the Nikkor factory hoods (two piece chrome) are useless, heavy, and bulky, I`m pretty sure David Douglas Duncan was using an accessory Tewe finder or VIOOH when shooting the 50/85 and 105 Nikkors on a IIIC, with hoods.....the camera`s VF was useless! (Urban Legend has it that Nikkor COPIED the Tewe after supposly seeing Duncan`s example - SO IT`S KIND OF WHAT CAME FIRST? "The Chicken or the Egg?" - AND IN THIS CASE IT WAS TEWE!) 😉

I don`t know the Aetna hood (see why RFF is so much fun, when the do the right thread, then everybody gips in and helps it along!) please drop off a photo of one if you have one 🙂

Thanks Cale!

Tom

 

[LeicaTom]

Heavystar, excellent source for all kinds of hoods. They carry almost all sizes of generic hoods.

Thanks for adding this 😉

This is why I like RFF, b/c of people helping people, hoods are an important item for all photographer`s and it`s good to know there`s good sources for affordable generic hoods out there now 🙂

Tom

 

[LeicaTom]

I like the Canon clamp on lens hoods. They are elegant looking and functional while not being excessively costly to get. At one time Mark (dexdog) unloaded several such lens hoods at RFF for low prices.

Hehhehehehe yes Raid, I`m sure you mean the "normal" hoods LOL!!!!!! 😀

The 42mm clamp on for the f1.8/50 for example nice hood and still affordable, also the S-50 for the f1.4/50 - NICE EXAMPLES OF BOTH SHOULD RUN UNDER $40.

The "CULT" classics from Canon, that`s a different story, I think finding a factory hood for the f1.5 and f1.2 is a challenge now, to find either one at a reasonable price (under $125!) ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE 🙁

I`m trying that Kenko solid one on my f1.2 now to see what happens......photos soon!

Tom