Hood Solution for 40mm Summicron-C

[stephen_shepherd]

If the original rubber hood has died on you, or you acquired the

lens without, you might want to try fitting the current rectangular

hood for the 35mm f/2 Summicron. <A

href=http://faculty.smu.edu/sshepher/Summicron40Hood.htm>Here's</a>

an account of how I did it.<div></div>

[jay_davidson]

Very creative. But it might be simpler to order a replacement hood from Leica USA - they're still available.

[andrew_hall1]

Or from Steven Gandy for a lower price than Leica.

[stephen_shepherd]

Here's the link to <A href=http://www.cameraquest.com/leicacl.htm>Gandy's solution</a>, which involves unbranded metal hoods whose threads "are not an exact match for those on the lens, but it still works, because after about a half a turn the hood is tight." I know Jay's a CL user, so I trust his knowledge over Gandy's, who says the hoods "have not been available new from Leica in many years."

[david dutchison]

I have an old metal clip-on vented hood for the 35/50 Summicron. I got it to work by carefully carving and filing a groove around the side if a 40.5 Tiffen uv filter. I guess I really like vented hoods.

[jay_davidson]

Stephen, I got mine from Leitz about a month ago, both hood and caps. They should still have them in stock.

[petr_hlinomaz]

Stephen, my Question is not related to your Q, but i thought to ask.

Which frame lines do you use with the 40MM , I have recently purchased the 40 MM Rokkor and am indecisive as to what to do if to file the lens to get the 35MM or not.I am using M4's.Thanks

Petr

[stephen_shepherd]

Petr, I have filed the mount to use the 35mm framelines, and concur with the very good reasons for doing this given in Jay's answer to an earlier question of yours--but I have no experience with an M4 as opposed to the M4-P:

 

http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=006DLi

[dan flanders]

I have never liked the rubber lens hood for the Summicron C, and when mine rotted and fell apart I grafted a rectangular plastic shade made for the Retina onto the remains. It is practically flare free for all practical purposes. I ran into the same problem with the 90. A shortened Leica extension tube grafted onto the threaded ring solved the problem and resulted in a much better shade. Regarding the frame lines, I most always crop my images anyhow so I use the 50mm frame lines in my M6, and it avoids mutilating an expensive lens.

[michael_kastner]

As said above, just order replacements by Leica. I did this last week. Hood = 12518 = 29.00 EURO. Hood cap = 14191 = 6.03 EURO. Shipment = 1 week.

 

NOTE: 2/40 hood = screw-in; 2/35 hood = clip-in.

 

BTW: current rectangular hood for the 35mm f/2 Summicron = 12526 = 90.00 EURO. Hood cap = 14043 = 15.00 EURO.

 

FWIW: Today, 1.00 EURO = 1.15160 US$.

[joel_matherson]

Jay Davidson, how much did they charge you for a new hood and cap? Would love to know.

[jay_davidson]

Total for hood & cap with shipping was $49.50.

[stephen_shepherd]

The solution I have suggested cost me about $75: new hood from Adorama and unused 11251 ring from Pacific Rim. Other hooding solutions for this great lens have also been discussed in <a href=http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=005z3h>this thread</a>.

[stephen_shepherd]

Just a note to say that my webpage about the hood modifications has moved. I have also added notes on using the 12504 hood as an alternative to the 12526:

 

<a href="http://myweb.lmu.edu/sshepherd/Summicron40Hood.htm"</a>

 

http://myweb.lmu.edu/sshepherd/Summicron40Hood.htm