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Schneider 90 mm: ideas for a lens hood?


javier_saturno1

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I am using a Schneider 90 mm Makro Symar lens with a Rollei 6008i,

and I have bought a few filters, especially for B&W outdoors

shooting. In this circumstances, I find that a lens hood is

mandatory, although neither Rollei nor Schneider make a lens hood for

this lens.

Can any user please help me with finding a lens hood for this lens?

I find it pityful that one must use a 2500 $ lens and a 150 $ filter

to get a flared, low-contrast picture!!

Thanks in advance, Javier.

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Are there not Rollei or aftermarket lens shades available that screw into your

filters? I use stepup rings to mount 55mm filters on all my lenses, medium

format and 35mm format. Two or three 55mm screw-in lens shades of various

depths accommodate all my lenses. I make deeper shades by attaching

cardboard extensions to shallow shades. It isn't elegant, but it works. I'm sure

you've looked for a bellows-type shade adaptable to your 90mm lens. (I was

amused at the Rollei web site's comment that no lens shade is needed with the

90mm Schneider lens -- I guess they aren't interested in using filters.)

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Basically, if you do more nature type shoots, go with Lee system's choices. It has a wide assortment of color correction/toning/enhancing filters. If you do more portraitures, go with the Lindahl system, because it has more special effect add-ons. But the two are not very interchangeable due to the thickness of the filters. Sinar and Calumet also provide filter holder and adapter ring to accommodate the 95mm lenses. I personally find Lee more flexible in that you can adapt the filter holder to filters of many thicknesses, that'll enable you to use it not only for Lee's own filters but Calumet, Sinar and Tiffen filters as well. Cokin's X-Pro line is also good but I had no experience with it. Good luck.
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Sure it's expensive... but at least you can take comfort in the fact

that it's also poorly designed! :-)

 

It's _round_ while the camera format is square.Even my cheaper

Japanese 35mm camera has lens shades that are cut based on

the realization that the film format is a rectangle, not a circle.

 

And yes, I own a round 180mm shade and occasionally use it on

my 90mm... and constantly wonder what those Rollei guys could

possibly have been thinking.

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I've looked into this before. The 90/4 apo's front element is

recessed so the lens body acts like a hood, but that's assuming

you're not using any filters. As far as an easy fix, the easiest is

the Lee bellows lens shade using their 95mm adapter (they also

make a Rollei bay VI adapter). Another possibility is if you have a

spare 180/2.8/110/2 hood lying around. It isn't deep enough to

give good coverage for the 180/2.8, and if you use it with the 90/4,

it almost works (tiny bit of vignetting in the corners). You can cut

out the corners (like those lens shades for many 35mm slr

zooms). Another possibility, and the most elegant but most

expensive, is to have a custom bay 104 adapter made to fit the

Hasselblad proshade (or have a 95mm ring made, but it means

you have to thread it into the filter, so it's slower to use). The last

method, which is what I use, is the old-fashioned method; I use

my felt hat (full brim) to shade out the sun. You can see the entire

image in the waistlevel finder and hold the hat in place while

using the self-timer. Not only that, but you can wear the hat, so

that's one less piece of equipment to purchase. It also works

great on my 6x17 (no lens hood for that) and 4x5. Remember, if

the sun isn't in the shot, you should be able to hold the hat (or

gray card or anything) in the way to cover the sun. A little stray

light entering the lens is no big deal, just as long as there' s no

direct sunlight shining on the glass.

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Hmmm, well, I can see that there is no easy solution to this issue. Regarding advise on other filters, I want to thank you BUT, the problem is that I have already bought Heliopan, so thats not an option.

Regarding the 180/2.8 hood: it does vignette on the 90 at f/4. I dont like that! It might as well be minor, but it does unease me to purchase such accesory for its money and get such poor results.

Regarding the Lindahl system: (and I quote from the webpage):

30-1018 Rollei Dedicated Lens Shade System. Includes Modular Bell-O-Shade, Rollei Base Lens Clamp, and Rollei Bay VI Adapter Ring ... $320.

How can I know that it will work with the 90? Is anybody using it, or is it a matter of trial and error?

Regarding, finally, the Hat solution (Thanks Jim): I know that would be an option, but I would like to find a better solution. I am not sure I wont be ruining frames once in a while due to not shading enough or shading too much and getting the hat in the frame.

C'mon, please tell me there is a satisfactory solution, please please!!!:-))

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Heliopan also makes metal (short & long depths) & rubber lens shades

in many sizes to at least 104mm. Ken Hansen Photo in NYC probably has

the most in-stock than any other dealer, and they're honorable people.

Heliopan metal lens shades are threaded all the way through, which

allows me to place a soft focus filter further away from the front

lens element for a more pronounced ef

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