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Gear Talk => Lens Talk => Topic started by: remlap on December 07, 2023, 16:27:57
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Hi recently came into my possession two Voigtlander lenses their 58mm but with the 58mm filter thread and their 90mm current model that looks like an old Nikkor with the 52mm thread.
They both came with metal square hoods and I hate them they refuse to stay straight, with a circular hood this wouldn't be a problem.
Can anyone suggest me good and and not expensive metal circular hoods for both?
I am leaning towards a generic HN-7 clone with 72mm cap for the 90mm lens
Cheers
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The HN-7 or similar should work well with the 90mm Voigtlander. The hood was designed for the pre-AI 85/1.8 and 80-200/4.5 zooms which have similar focal length.
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Thank you Roland, that was my thinking, open to suggestions for the 58mm.
Cheers
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For the 58/1.4, I've always used a short circular metal "universal lens hood", brand name got erased with time. Outer diameter 80mm, first section is a cone, 30 degrees angle, 10mm long, second section is cylindrical, 5mm long. Has a filter thread (77mm I guess) and accepts the 58mm lens caps (a no-brand pinch cap in my case, replacing the no-pinch branded one). This lens is such insensitive to stray light that a mere "bumper hood" does the job. See picture. Whoever is able to guess the brand name will earn my renewed congratulations.
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Thanks I think I will get this item on Aliexpress.
I don't know the linking rules here so will just post a screenshot and the item number. Same seller has an HN-7 clone.
1005002628234940
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I sometimes use an empty filter ring as a very short "hood" (just find a filter with cracked or badly scratched glass and push the glass out). The ring is too short to provide much shade to the lens, but it does give some protection from bumps, especially for lenses with plastic filter attachment threads. The extra depth also makes it less likely that stray fingers or other objects will touch the front element. It should be easy enough to find cheap filter rings of the right size to fit any lens. For telephoto lenses with 52mm filter, I also use the K4 or K5 rings as a hood. These are basically straight tubes with attachment threads at either end, rather like very deep filter rings, so they provide some useful shade. The advantage is that they are much more compact than normal hoods so are easier to fit in your bag, and you can attach normal lens caps on the end.
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I sometimes use an empty filter ring as a very short "hood" (just find a filter with cracked or badly scratched glass and push the glass out). The ring is too short to provide much shade to the lens, but it does give some protection from bumps, especially for lenses with plastic filter attachment threads. The extra depth also makes it less likely that stray fingers or other objects will touch the front element. It should be easy enough to find cheap filter rings of the right size to fit any lens. For telephoto lenses with 52mm filter, I also use the K4 or K5 rings as a hood. These are basically straight tubes with attachment threads at either end, rather like very deep filter rings, so they provide some useful shade. The advantage is that they are much more compact than normal hoods so are easier to fit in your bag, and you can attach normal lens caps on the end.
Empty filter rings works for me, too, just as described by Roland. Also, the ring will protect the front element when I nonchalantly drop a lens cap onto the lens!
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Do you think a 58 to 72mm step up ring to match the Nikon style hoods would work so I can share caps?
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Do you think a 58 to 72mm step up ring to match the Nikon style hoods would work so I can share caps?
That is theoretically possible and easy to do, but attaching a step-up ring just to share a lens cap doesn't make much sense to me.