Anybody recognize this hood?

[landsknechte]

This is a photo from WWII. Anyone know what sort of hood this is?

[Red Rock Bill]

Could be a Kodak or Tiffen or other make series 6 hood with adapter.I use them on various lenses from that era. regards, Bill

[LeicaTom]

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=50548&d=1191900302

Hmmmmm well, camera appears to be a Leica IIIb 1938ish with a Summar
and as Bill said I think a Kodak series 6 hood from that period....

I don`t think Ernst Leitz NYC made a chrome hood looking like this, I`ve seen a square "barndoor" folding Summitar hood that was pre-war ELNYC in satin chrome
(but it`s really rare)

That hood almost looks like a Korean War era Nippon Kogaku type hood, that`s funny :D

Tom

[landsknechte]

I think this one was late 1944 in the ETO. I think I may actually have one of these, come to think of it. What would be the right size adapter for a Summar?

[rover]

My first guess is a Kodak also. Hmmm, would the Summar require a 36mm push on adaptor?

[Abbazz]

Nobody recognized it because color was omitted in the picture, but it's the little red riding hood :p

http://abbazz.zenfolio.com/img/v2/p186888852.jpg

Cheers!

Abbazz

[zuikologist]

Hehe : ) : )

[Steve Bellayr]

I have a very similiar hood which could be the same. All it states is "Japan". It is supposedly a generic hood from the late 50's.

[LeicaTom]

I have a very similiar hood which could be the same. All it states is "Japan". It is supposedly a generic hood from the late 50's.

Steve,

Note: the OP posted that the photo was taken in 1944........

It looks like a Nikkor hood, but in 1944 we were`nt shooting with anything made in Japan, we were still at war with them

I say it`s a Kodak hood era 1939

Tom

[landsknechte]

Nobody recognized it because color was omitted in the picture, but it's the little red riding hood :p

Wouldn't be the wierdest named thing that ever got put onto a Leica...

[John Elder]

Hey! Where did you get my hood?

[landsknechte]

I'm having trouble finding an adapter that's exactly 36mm. Could the 1 13/32 inch - 35.5mm adapter be made to work, or would I be better off going larger?

[John Shriver]

Remember that the Kodak adapters can be made larger or smaller by bending all of the tabs in or out. That said, coming up with one that's a good match for the knurled 36mm Leica lens fronts (like the Elmars) is hard. I use a Canon screw-clamp one instead.

[landsknechte]

Remember that the Kodak adapters can be made larger or smaller by bending all of the tabs in or out. That said, coming up with one that's a good match for the knurled 36mm Leica lens fronts (like the Elmars) is hard. I use a Canon screw-clamp one instead.

Part of my problem is that I'm using it for reenacting (hence my interest in the picture in the first place), and a Japanese hood wouldn't really make sense in that context.

[Rodinal Addict]

" The better to prevent lens flare, m dear..."

[xayraa33]

I use a 1- 7/16" (36.5mm) Kodak series VI adapter for my lens hood on my Summar lens.
this size works fine on this lens .