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35 'cron lens hoods


gabriel_roca

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Greetings everyone.

 

Quick question: I'm in need of a hood for my 35 'cron. I don't

particularly feel like spending 80 dollars on the standard

rectangular version that most folks used - it's a lens hood, generic

is AOK. The question is, have any of you had problems using a generic

39mm lens hood on this lens? I'm just going to head over to B&H and

purchase a plain rubber hood for 15 bucks but I don't want to do that

if it's not going to work properly.

 

Many thanks and be well.

 

-Ed

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Am I missing something? The dedicated 35 Summicron hood (the standard rectangular version that Ed is referring to, not the older vented shade) does not have cutouts. But then again, it is not a problem as neither lens (both ASPH and pre-ASPH) nor shade reach the proportions of say, the 35 Summilux ASPH (which does have---and does need---cutouts in its hood).
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Beau, I too lost a hood while getting off the bus, but I found it after backtracking in the dark (felt silly, chasing a 5 cent hood). My 35 Cron hood was crooked, so I sent it back to Leica (under warranty). They replaced the hood with a newer version which has more prominent notches and a better cap. It still is not something I would consider worthy of such an expensive lens, but it is better than before.
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<<Quick question: I'm in need of a hood for my 35 'cron. I don't particularly feel like spending 80 dollars on the standard rectangular version that most folks used - it's a lens hood, generic is AOK>>

 

Do yourself a favor and get the vented 12585. It will fit any 35 Cron including the ASPH, and it does not completely obscure the bottom right corner of the frame like the rectangular one does.

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Ray wrote:

 

"I've got a 12538 that's the same as the 12585, only plastic. It's a little harder to get on and off than the others, but not bad. Vented and fits both my 35 and 50 Summicrons. They go pretty cheap if you can find one used."

 

Not all 35s, maybe. I put a 12538 on my 2nd version 35 Summicron, and got vignetted corners at f/11. I got a 12504, a round, vented, metal thing that works good. Cheap, from a fine Canadian fellow via this forum.

 

The Leica hoods do seem over-priced for "just a shade," but then you get one of the metal ones, and find out how nice they are. It doesn't seem like such a rip-off to have a little work of mechanical/metalurgical art for your money. The 12538 is less good a deal from that point of view.

 

Yeah, Ray! Mine doesn't want to come off, either. . .

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Lee -

 

I just tried a 12538 plastic hood on a VC 35/2.5C lens, and it doesn't work very well at all. It doesn't slide on far enough to grip well, and wants to jump off at the slightest touch.

 

I had always heard that the 12538 was just a plastic version of the metal 12585, but for this application they aren't interchangeable.

 

Oh yeah, the same hood fits just fine on my 50 Summicron.

 

Regards, David

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