? re. hood for canon 50/1.2

Maybe the reason for having as many good looking lens hoods is the lack of usefulness since they seem to slide off, as mentioned above.
 
Heavystar hoods

Heavystar hoods

airds said:
Joe

I use the 'heavystar' - see 55mm 'normal' hood - nice quality, not too big on the outside diameter and cheap but of course it's a screw in, so with it in situ you're knackered for filters, lenscaps, etc :-(

The wide angle equivalent - approx same diameter but shorter has been used here successfully too.


Joe

Quick pic showing relative sizes of heavystar's 55mm diameter hoods.
 

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Off Topic, but here is something I use for my big lens.

(forgive my shaking hands and phone-cam)
 

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Will, that hood is so big in diameter that it looks like it goes through the middle of the rangefinder spot!

I've got the real thing, a specimen that even looks used! Too bad they didn't make it rectangular, it would have been smaller. The camera would even be able to sit level on a flat surface. It's not like it's hard to put it on right, I have no trouble with all my other rectangular hoods (Canon 50/1.8, Summar, Summitar, Summicron).

Of course, making a rectangular hood isn't that tough a bit of metalwork, if you can find the right clamp base to start from.
 
back alley said:
that hood looks enormous!

Yeah, it's 118mm in diameter, 55mm in height, in 2 piece, 72mm screw-in.


John Shriver said:
Will, that hood is so big in diameter that it looks like it goes through the middle of the rangefinder spot!

I've got the real thing, a specimen that even looks used! Too bad they didn't make it rectangular, it would have been smaller. The camera would even be able to sit level on a flat surface. It's not like it's hard to put it on right, I have no trouble with all my other rectangular hoods (Canon 50/1.8, Summar, Summitar, Summicron).

Of course, making a rectangular hood isn't that tough a bit of metalwork, if you can find the right clamp base to start from.

I was stupid enough to want to use the 0.95 seriously. 😀

Tried one of those 72mm wide angle hood, and that blocked the RF Spot.

The rangefinder spot acturally go inside the opening of the hood, I had no problem using it.

My machinist's turn around time was bad (like 6 weeks for this one), but the cost to me was cheap, certainly cheaper than a canon hood.

If I get a Leica Noct or Canon f1.2 (someday), I will do something similar.
 
The main plus point of a rangefinder camera is its simplicity for usage. A huge lens hood makes the use of the rangefinder rather clumsy, doesn't it.
 
raid amin said:
The main plus point of a rangefinder camera is its simplicity for usage. A huge lens hood makes the use of the rangefinder rather clumsy, doesn't it.

Raid,

It is very clumsy as you say.

When I take out my 7s, I only take one lens, one camera, one hood; and I take it out for a purpose. It is certainly not a street shooting combo.

Like the Nikon f1.1, they are specialised tools (or toy), with 1950 technology, would you trust it without a hood?
 
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