Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bill, No, but I have successfully used hoods designed for 105-135mm lenses on 50mm lenses with no vignetting. I suspect that the manufacturers are pretty conservative when it comes to hoods: I suspect they think that we will stack filters four deep and then mount a hood. Back when Zeiss and Kyocera were cooperating you could get a sense of just how big a hood you could use as the hoods that Zeiss recommended for their lenses were simply huge. My recommendation would be to do what I have done, purchase some old hoods in a variety of sizes out of junk drawers at camera stores and try them. Two frames of the open sky will tell you. Shoot one at infinity and one at closest focus and look at the negatives/slides/digital file. If you have a Dremel then even a hood that slightly vignettes can be cut away at the corners until it does not. 0.02 Don don.dory@gmail.com On 10/15/05, Bill Smith <wrs111445@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Does anyone know the optimum length/ depth of metal, straight-walled 49 > and 55mm dia. hoods for 20, 24, 28, 35, 50, 85, 150, 200 mm lenses with a > filter and step-up ring to get the max. flare protection, but no > vignetting? > Is there a chart somewhere on the web? > > Thanks, > > Bill > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >