CV 28 w/LH-1 Lens Hood -- How to cap it? How to remove the hood?

[cschweda]

Just bought a used CV 28/3.5 with a LH-1 lens hood already attached.

 

Couple questions:

 

1) Is there a rectangular lens cap available for the hood? I see on Stephen's

CameraQuest pages that there's not official CV cap -- but has anyone found a

suitable cap? Or does one walk around capless? I realize I can make a cap --

I've done this for a couple of my old Jupiter lenses, but it always looks kinda

crappy -- my homemade caps.

 

2) I'm also seeing that taking this hood *off* the lens is a little ... well,

apparently, impossible. I can't remove it. I unscrew the knob, loosen it, but it

spins and spins. Again, I checked Stephen's site and see that the LH-1 fits the

CV 28 -- and that's fine -- but I'm worried that I can't get this thing off.

This may be why the person I bought it from sold it -- lol.

 

I'm assuming there's a trick here -- but after fiddling with it for an hour (and

freaking out a little bit since I now have a capless lens with a hood that can't

be removed) I can't figure out what that trick might be.

[tom5]

As I remember - mine is at home - to put the hood on, one tightens the little knob so that

the hood can't rotate on the mount, then screws the entire hood assembly into the filter

threads on the lens. Then loosen the small screw, rotate the hood so that it is oriented

correctly, then tighten the screw.

 

To remove the hood, make sure the little screw knob is tightened, then rotate the entire

hood assembly to screw it off the lens.

[pablito_pistola]

Yeah, Tom is correct. Same thing with many of the CV hoods

[jim_mcbride]

Chris - the CV lens hoods (as described above by tom) are incredibly counterintuitive. I've

had the same problem with a couple of them (including the 28 f3.5). Great lenses, but

really stupid lens hoods.

[ric1]

Hi,

 

i have a Jupiter 250mm for my Kiev 60. the lens arrived with what appears to be the metal hood, inverted on the lens (for storage?), but i cannot shift it; it will not unscrew, if it is on some sort of filter thread? i also notice 4 tiny screws at the 'base' of the hood, but it is difficult to tell what is going on with a lens you are totally unfamiliar with?

 

ideally, i'd remove this relatively heavy metal cowling, and replace it with a rubber hood?

 

any suggestions, please?

 

thanks,

 

Ric