gabriel_roca Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_lee2 Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Ed, don't mean to jump the gun, but if the responses are generally not to your liking, I have a dedicated 35 Summicron hood in excellent condition that I will let go for 50, shipped. Feel free to contact me privately at any time. Cheers- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 The worst that can happen is that the hood will cut of one corner of your view through the viewfinder. It's not going to damage anything. Before Leitz introduced the vented style hood in the early 1960's the standard Leitz conical hood did the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_lehuray1 Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 I think a plain rubber hood will not have the cutaway, and will partially block the viewfinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_lee2 Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 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). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james mitchell dc Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 If you need a hood for the 4th generation 35 summicron, I have one I'll sell cheaply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_w. Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Me thinks you'll do fine. Just watch out for vignetting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beau 1664876222 Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 While we're on this scintillating subject, I need one of those little rectangular lens caps that goes over the 35mm cron asph's hood. Mine fell between the train and the platform, doh! Anybody find it and want to sell it back to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic_. Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_lee2 Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 <i>felt silly, chasing a 5 cent hood</i> <p> Yeah, a 5 cent hood that is likely to be peddled to you for twenty dollars by Leica! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic_. Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Andrew, I think the list price for the 35 cron hood cap is US $25.00, probably the highest margin for a Leica product. The legendary new MP crank is probably next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beau 1664876222 Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Rather than buy a Leica cap, maybe I'll save a little money and have a local artisan carve me an ornate custom one from solid gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_zevnik Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Go to Cameraquest. Steve Gandy sells nice metal screw-in hoods with a fitted steel Voightlander lens cap for a very reasonable price. I use them on both my 35mm and 50mm Summicrons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay_. Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 <<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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee_shively Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 The 12585 also fits the Voigtlander 35/2.5 Color Skopar-C lens. But they cost a fortune from photo dealers--over $100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray . Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_a Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 FWIW, I found a 12585 hood a few months back via a Google search at a camera store somewhere in California. It was $56 with shipping. I would rate it a 8 out of 10. Don Chatterton is showing one on his site now for $50. http://www.donchatterton.com/html/leica-m.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl2 Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 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. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray . Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Carl, once you realize it just takes a little more force to put on and off, it's not a problem- and it doesn't hurt the lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidv1 Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabriel_roca Posted September 5, 2003 Author Share Posted September 5, 2003 My thanks to all your input on this. Cheers, -Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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