Mystery Vega 12b Hood

[andrew_becker1]

<p>In my searches through eBay, I managed to find something very interesting-- An all metal hood for a Vega 12b lens. It has interesting text which is synonymous with the text on a prototype Kiev 11 camera. Here are some photos <br>

<img src="http://www.ussrphoto.com/Wiki/Content/5151.jpg" alt="some text" width="800" /><br>

Sourced from ussrphoto.com<br>

<img src="http://content.foto.mail.ru/mail/ganza56/9136/i-9181.jpg" alt="some text" width="600" height="450" /><br>

Sourced from ebay.com</p>

<p>Any insight into what this lens hood is would be greatly appreciated. I've been looking for one for quite a while and would like to know if this is the real deal, and any history on it.</p>

[ondebanks]

<p>Hi Andrew,</p>

<p>The Vega-12b was a 90/2.8 standard lens for the Kiev-6C. I still have a couple of samples of this lens (keep intending to sell a load of P6/Kiev/Exakta stuff...PM me if there's anything you're looking for), and they are both good.</p>

<p>But are you sure that this hood is for the 90/2.8? The lens itself has a deeply recessed front element - almost like a built-in partial lens hood. And that hood you've pictured looks like it would vignette the field of view of a standard lens.</p>

<p>So I suspect that it is actually for the Vega-28b - the 120/2.8 short-tele lens. I (again) have one of these, and it came with a square rigid hood very much like the one pictured...I'd have to find the lens at home to check if it's exactly the same type of hood.</p>