Hood/cap for Noct.

I have just taken delivery on an older Noctilux, no caps, no hood. This model appears to take the bayonet hood and is inscribed E60. If I were to purchase a screw-in rubber hood should it be a 60mm hood? I just don't know if I can trust the E60 designation to indicate the diameter. Does it?

The E60 designation means it has a M60 x 0.75 filter thread. Any

filter or hood with that thread will fit. It does not refer to the ouside

diameter of the front ring. That would be an "A-- " designation.

For example, the 35/2 has an E39 filter thread but will also take

A42 slip or clamp on accessories and filters.

 

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One of the problems with the Noctilux is the amount of viewfinder

obstruction. A rubber "trumpet" style hood would make this

worse. The original Leica hood is a vented inverted cone which

keeps viewfinder obstruction to a minimum. There were two

styles of separate E60 hoods. The first bayoneted onto two small

posts on the front ring (12539) and the second had retractible

clips which locked into a groove on the front ring (12544).

 

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Cheers,

Thanks John. I was thinking I might perform surgery on a rubber hood

to get something like the Leica slotted effect. And thanks for the

part numbers. I'll keep looking for the real thing.

If ever there was a lens which cried out for not using a hood, it's

this one, IMO. I love the idea of the lens, but the ergonomics are

crazy. I envy you your purchase - when you decide it isn't for you

after all, get in touch! ;-)