Summicron 50mm hood a little loose ...

[fredus]

Hi there,

 

I'm very happy with my recent 50mm Summicron except for the fact

that the hood is a little loose (It move left and right and retract

too fast ...) Is there a way I can tighten it ?

 

Thanks for any tips you migt have on the subject ...

 

Fred

[Rob F.]

The inability of the hood, on this lens, to resist being pushed back has been noted before. The main worry is that the hood won't be able to protect the front element if the lens bangs into something. I'm not so sure there is a fix for it, except to try to put an accessory hood on it. This is why some of us prefer the 11819,the immediate predecessor to yours; or the 11817, just before that; both of which use a clip-on hood. These are rigid, and offer better protection.

[david_watts]

Fred, I had the same trouble until I fitted the hood for the 50mm Elmar - #12550 - to my Summicron. It stays on all the time and the lens cap fits it as well. There appears to be no vignetting wide open with the hood mounted on a filter. Just doesn't look as tidy

[ronald_moravec1]

The shades for R lenses have felt or velvet material to act as a bearing surface sliding in and out. Try new material and/or a little thicker material or something to shim up the material.

[billsr]

I have several rubber hoods for my Nikons which fit into the filter threads of the lens. These are aftermarket hoods and perhaps one is available in 39mm for the Summicron. Best regards, Bill

[dan flanders]

I avoid screw-in hoods. Though they offer a certain amount of protection against blows to the lens they usually foul up the threads of the filter flange in the process. I prefer hoods that push-on, clamp-on, or snap-on which will come off in the event of a hard blow, without further damage. A filter, screwed into the flange, will protect not only the lens but also reinforce the flange against distortion.