Canon LTM S-50 Hood on Serenar 50mm f/1.5

Canon M39 M39 screw mount bodies/lenses
nasmformyzombie said:
Does the S-50 hood work on the Serenar 50mm f/1.5? The dedicated hood for the Serenar 50mm goes for big bucks!
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No, it doesn't. The 50/1.5 has 40mm filter thread, the S-50 is made for the 50/1.4 with 48mm filter thread. I use a modified Leitz hood on mine, but I think most people use a Series VI hood with adapter (like 130091971704). You can also use a 40-40.5mm step-up adapter and a generic 40.5mm hood.

Roland.
 
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The rectangular Canon 50/1.8 hood works fine for me on the 50/1.8, and it's a far more usable hood than the genuine 50/1.5 hood, which is round and isn't vented.

I have not tried the more common rectangular 50/1.9 hood. It's smaller, so it might vignette with the large front element.

I presume that there may be some very slight loss in lens speed wide open with any Series VI hood on the 50/1.5, which would be why Canon made it a Series VII hood. But I've seen no affects of consequence with the 50/1.8 rectangular hood.

The rectangular 50/1.8 hood is what I use with the 50/1.5, my 50/1.5 hoods are just there out of G.A.S.
 
and cameraquest sells a great metal hood in 40mm that fits perfectly.
it's small, effective and cute. women will stop you on the street to comment about how cute it is.

joe

ok, maybe that last part isn't true...;)
 
rover said:
Best hood investment I have made, a Series VI Kodak hood and 42mm push on adaptor ring like this one

http://cgi.ebay.com/Kodak-Series-VI...oryZ4702QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Fits Summicrons with 39mm filter rings, Canons with 40mm rings, Sonnars, Nikkors and Jupiters with 40.5mm rings.
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Hey Rover, can you help me figure this out? I took your advice above and bought the adaptor ring from ebay you linked to. Only problem is it doesn't fit any of my 39mm lenses (e.g., rigid cron and 50/2.8 M Elmar). Turns out the push on part isn't 39mm (which is the female threaded part on the above lenses) and is, instead, 42mm (which I thought was the outside diameter of these lenses). So, since the push on part is exactly the same size as the outside diameter of these lenses, all it does is line up perfectly with that outside diameter - it doesn't slip inside and it doesn't slip around/over. So, sounds like I should be looking for a 39mm adaptor instead, right? Any advice you can provide would be helpful.

Thanks,
Randy
 
No, my 42mm push on slips outside of my lenses, including my rigid and collapsible cron. The metal skirt should be slotted. It needs to be tight enough to hold the hood in place with friction, but has it been squeezed in making it too tight to go on your lenses? If you slightly bend the skirt out will it work?
 
rover said:
No, my 42mm push on slips outside of my lenses, including my rigid and collapsible cron. The metal skirt should be slotted. It needs to be tight enough to hold the hood in place with friction, but has it been squeezed in making it too tight to go on your lenses? If you slightly bend the skirt out will it work?
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Thanks, Rover. No, the slotted fingers haven't been squeezed in. And they are perfectly round. But they are exactly the same size as the outside diameter of my rigid cron and elmar. Guess I could bend them out but I fear that will be difficult to keep them in a uniform round arrangement. I'm still thinking that I need an adapter that is either slightly larger around to go around the outside of the lenses or slightly smaller to slip inside of the lenses. Are you sure yours is reallya 42mm adapter that slips outside of your lenses? Don't mean to doubt you it's just that mine clearly doesn't work.

Thanks,
Randy
 
Yeah, I checked them this morning actually, I have a Canon, Kodak and another brand 42mm slip on rings that I use and they all work.
 
rover said:
Yeah, I checked them this morning actually, I have a Canon, Kodak and another brand 42mm slip on rings that I use and they all work.
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Thanks for confirming that, Rover. That's very odd since mine clearly doesn't. Mine says on the outside edge of the ring "Kodak Series VI Adapter Ring 1 21/32" or something to that effect. Does that match what your Kodak brand adapter says?
 
the series VI for the 1.8 lens is common enough, but I can never find the series VII for sale.
 
Chess United USA 42mm
Canon Series VI 42mm Dia.
Kodak Series VI Adapter Ring 1 21/32 in. 42mm Made in USA

The Kodak ring is actually the easiest fit of the 3 as it has the most slots on the skirt.
 

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Wow, thanks Rover for the further information and pics. Yep, your Kodak adapter looks just like the one I got (no surprise, I guess, since you were the one who pointed it out to me/us on ebay in the first place). Guess I'll have to try and open those fingers up a bit and see if I can make it fit without causing it to be out of round or marking up my pretty lenses. Perhaps if I first slip it around a large dowel like a closet rod and then roll it around a bit while putting a little force on it... yeah, that's the ticket... Wish me luck!

Thanks again,
Randy
 
I have the same Kodak ring which says "Kodak Series VI Adapter Ring 1 21/32" . It fits the 40mm lens I have had although a slightly tight fit. Did you get yours to work?

Kim

vrgard said:
Thanks for confirming that, Rover. That's very odd since mine clearly doesn't. Mine says on the outside edge of the ring "Kodak Series VI Adapter Ring 1 21/32" or something to that effect. Does that match what your Kodak brand adapter says?
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The slip-on Kodak rings are quite adjustable. But, they will mar the chrome over time. You need to make the shelf-queen/user decision if you go and use them regularly.

The 50/1.5 Series VII hood shows up very intermittently anywhere. The price is unpredictable, anywhere from $20 to $75. There's two versions, chrome with a screw-in 40mm adapter, and black with a screw-clamp 42mm adapter.

The rectangular 50/1.8 hood is easier to find than the 50/1.5 hood. It normally comes with a Canon 42mm slip-on Series VI adapter, which isn't too bad about scratching the chrome. I've replaced that adapter on mine with the later 42mm clamp-on Series VI adapter.
 
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