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Subject: [Leica] Lens hoods???
From: henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 22:43:16 -0700
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Different lenses need hoods for different reasons. Flare prone lenses need 
them, obviously.... but lenses that don't flare or rarely flare need them as 
well; to keep fingers and dirt off, rain off, and to keep the glass from 
rubbing against dirt and sand impregnated camera bags when carried and 
stored. A lens needs at least a little bit of protection. My 28-50 Tri-Elmar 
has a 'hood', a filter ring with the glass removed, which is enough to 
protect it. It doesn't have a flare problem, really, but it needs a bit of 
protection. 

My 50 Noctilux f/1, vII, doesn't need a hood because flare is a non-issue 
and the glass is recessed enough. The 50 Summicrons (I don't know about the 
Apo) need flare protection, so the best hood is the biggest that doesn't get 
in the way of shooting. Most teles don't come with hoods that are long/tight 
enough, so I usually get a better hood or buy a better one and grind away 
the parts that would obstruct light gathering with a Dremel tool. but I 
pretty much always put a hood on a lens. 

Shooting LF for years teaches you a lot about hoods (compendiums). Paying 
upwards of $1000 for a compendium system for a Sinar in the 80's made 
perfect sense.

If you like putting a 'protective' filter on everything, which I don't care 
for, you might look into the recently announced sapphire and Gorilla glass 
filters announced by a company called Novo out of Korea. They might actually 
protect, and they're multicoated too, of course.

Henning



On 2015-03-21, at 9:12 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote:

> Actually, the best use of a lens hood is protection against knocks and
> falls. It takes the brunt of the damage, and generally saves the lens. Good
> insurance...
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
> On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 11:41 PM, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> I rarely use lens hoods for a variety of reasons.  I am speaking of my
>> Nikon lenses
>> 
>> take up too much space
>> interfere with operation of polarizing filter, unless you have such a lens
>> hood like Oly that allows for it.
>> Tend to get loose.
>> Not really very effective at blocking the direct sunlight when shooting
>> towards the sun.  A well placed hand is better.
>> Really useless on a zoom, as they must be small enough to not block the
>> wide, so when using the longer focal lengths they are really way too small
>> to be of any use.
>> 
>> My only use is when  it is raining, it will keep the front of the lens
>> dryer.
>> 
>> Aram
>> 
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 9:27 AM
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] This is a fun and maybe image saving website....
>> 
>> Dante asks, "Are lens hoods actually useful with modern lenses?"
>>> 
>>> IMO, lens hoods are often most useful in the camera bag, so you don't 
>>> need
>>> to cap both ends of the lens to protect it.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 10:41 AM, Dante Stella <dstella1 at 
>>> ameritech.net>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Plus the laser or inkjet printer in your backpack? :-)
>>>> 
>>>> Are lens hoods actually useful with modern lenses?
>>>> 
>>>> Dante
>>>> 
>>>>> On Mar 20, 2015, at 10:33 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.lenshoods.net/
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> This is a site for printing outlines of lens hoods on paper.  You then
>>>> cut
>>>>> them out, fold and glue them together, and apply to your lens.
>>>>> 
>>>>> While not for Leica, yet, it is an interesting idea if you lose your >
>>>> hood
>>>>> during a trip, and have no way of getting a factory replacement.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cost:  A piece of paper/plastic/cardboard.  Plus probably a piece of
>>>> tape.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> You must give the guy credit for thinking outside the box.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Frank Filippone
>>>>> 
>>>>> Red735i at verizon.net
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
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>>> 
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Henning Wulff
henningw at archiphoto.com






Replies: Reply from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] Lens hoods???)
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Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] This is a fun and maybe image saving website....)
Message from leica_r8 at hotmail.com (Aram Langhans) ([Leica] Lens hoods???)
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