metal hood for new 35?

[macjim]

I suppose the only difference would be the vents would restore a small fraction of the frame when using the lens on the X-Pro 1 and soon to be released X-Pro 2.

what I meant to say was what difference does the lens hood make regarding extraneous light, when compared to the one supplied in the box. It looks a bit like the one I bought for my X100s when I owned one?

Flickr: thesrpspaintshop

 

[Jdi]

I sold the 35/1.4 and bought the 35/2 because of the significant improvement in AF technology and because of its lower footprint. I minor benefit is AF usage with the X100T and the X-T1 - 35/2 combo are very similar. This make switching between the two cameras easier.

That's yet another conflicting observation of the AF speed of the 35/2. My XT1 with the 35/1.4 smokes my X100T in the AF department as long as pdaf is engaged. If your's is similar to an X100T, it suggests the 35/2 is slower than the 35/1.4.

I am pleased I am sitting this one out and will stick to my 35/1.4.

 

[sebastel]

i always misread the title of this thread as "mental hood for new 35mm" ... whatever that should be.

 

[back alley]

i always misread the title of this thread as "mental hood for new 35mm" ... whatever that should be.

the 'mental' part has to do with the original poster i think...

 

[Jamie Pillers]

That's a nice looking rig, Jamie. If I may digress, on the X-Pro are you seeing a significant focus speed improvement over the 1.4.

John

Sorry, John, I just came across your question tonight.

The lens focuses a little bit faster than the 35/1.4. Focusing speed has never been something I pay too much attention to, as I'm rarely in need of it. The thing I do notice is that the 35/2 is much quieter focusing, and you don't feel the focusing mechanism working so much, like you do with the 35/1.4. So the X-Pro1 plus 35/2 feels 'all of one piece', like everything is working together solidly. The x-pro1 plus 35/1.4 has more rattling movement going on when focusing, which always feels a bit disconcerting to me.

 

[back alley]

finally got to the camera shop and ordered the metal hood today...

 

[coelacanth]

Mine should be coming early next week. I'll post a pic of the hood on my silver 35/2 when I receive it.

 

[coelacanth]

Got mine on silver lens.

It may look even better once it got some beausage marks or wabi-sabi or whatever you wanna call it, matching my beaten up X-E1. One side benefit is that my X-E1 can sit on table without falling in.

 

[back alley]

looking good...

 

[macjim]

I've not been able to find any store that stocks in in the uk so far

 

[coelacanth]

I've not been able to find any store that stocks in in the uk so far

I originally had one ordered from digitalrev. I think they say in stock but source whatever way possible afterwards. I got delay notice after a week of waiting, saying extra 2-3 weeks on top of original international shipping time.

Amazon (US) finally got stock so I canceled the original order and got it from Amazon instead. Not sure about UK but maybe finally this hood is getting out of Japan now.

 

[back alley]

my hood finally came in...79 cdn bucks!
it's one of the few times that i felt foolish paying for some camera gear!

 

[Vics]

Jamie,

Gotcha. Thanks for the clarification. Everyone knows those vents would make the camera more stealthy like the racing stripes add a solid 5 hp at the wheels!

In this video, the photographer has the vented hood on his silver 35/2. Looks good to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV8xYJzfT-4

So... can this hood be had with racing stripes, preferably in the faster red color?