Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter, I cannot agree with Adrian more. I have in front of me a Nikkor 50/1.4 LTM (thank you, Tom A!), a Konica Hexanon-M 28/2.8 and its hood, as well as a M6. The Konica hood is 46mm and thus a 43-46mm step-up ring is necessary. The hood is rather shallow and I doubt it will offer much protection against stray light. However, if you were to use such a hood on the Nikkor 50/1.4, viewfinder obstruction is minimal. In my case, I use a generic 43mm metal lens hood which, in my part of the world, costs less than $10. It is well made, effective, and available off the shelf. And since it is not vented, you can use a standard 55mm snap on cap as a hood cap! The Konica hood, OTOH, has to be specially ordered, and is not inexpensive. If you have trouble locating a 43mm hood, please contact me off list. Best regards, Joseph joseph@yao.com on 15/5/01 7:55 pm, apbbeijing at apbbeijing@yahoo.com wrote: > Peter > > Why don't you buy a 43mm metal hood from Heliopan or B+W? they are parallel > sided and should not obstruct the viewfinder much. A 28mm hood with 43-46 > step ring will not shield the lens much and may well obscure just as much of > the finder. > > Bests > > Adrian