? re. hood for canon 50/1.2

[back alley]

i've been using a series 7 hood (with an adapter series 7 > 55 mm) with good results except that occasionally it vignettes.
why or how that happens i do not know.

i just bought & received a wide angle hood in 55 mm and it is waaaay too wide and blocks almost half of the finder.
so, unless i buy a dremal tool and cut out a large vent, this hood is no good to me.

i doubt that i will be getting the canon hood for this lens anytime soon - just way too much money.

my question to those with this lens...what are you using for a hood?

joe

[Gabriel M.A.]

None, I'm afraid. They did warn me that the hood would be just about as much as the lens

I don't shoot it outside, though, so that's been my only solution so far...

[Mackinaw]

While I have an official Canon 50/1.2 hood that I picked up years back on eBay, I never use it. I shoot this lens (my favorite 50mm) in all type of conditions, inside and outside, and have never had any problems with flare (though I purposely don't shoot with the lens pointed toward the sun).

I should put the hood up for sale, but the collector in me won't let me.

Jim Bielecki

[rover]

Just a generic over the counter $7 55mm metal hood.

[dexdog]

I use the official hood, but I have two of them that I acquired in an eBay package deal with a Canon VT and 4 lenses. One hood has seen a lot of use, and the other was brand new in the original case. The funny thing was that neither hood was mentioned in the auction, but was included in the package that I received. I also have a hideously ugly black and aluminum 55mm hood made by Ednalite, but don't use it because it vignettes when the lens is wide open.

[airds]

Originally Posted by back alley

my question to those with this lens...what are you using for a hood?

joe

Joe

I use the 'heavystar' - see 55mm 'normal' hood - nice quality, not too big on the outside diameter and cheap but of course it's a screw in, so with it in situ you're knackered for filters, lenscaps, etc :-(

The wide angle equivalent - approx same diameter but shorter has been used here successfully too.

But it's the hood or a filter, depending on conditions .....

cheers

[back alley]

my series 7 hood needs that adapter so maybe that's why it vignettes at times.
it's about 2 and a 1/4 inches wide.

the wide 55mm hood is nearly 3 and 3/4 inches wide.

maybe i'll look locally on the weekend and if unsuccessful, i'll order a heavystar hood.
filters be damned i guess!

thanks guys!
joe

[raid]

The original hood looks very impressive with the 50/1.2 lens.

[back alley]

yes, it does.
but i think i can feed my dog for at least a year for the same money

joe

[rover]

Originally Posted by back alley

yes, it does.
but i think i can feed my dog for at least a year for the same money

joe

I am there too, but I can't justify it. It was hard for me to buy my IROOA and I think I got a great deal on that for $70 or whatever I paid.

[raid]

In my case, the 1.2 lens hood came with a VI-L and a 28mm/2.8, a 50mm/2.8, and a 50mm/1.2, along with a 135mm/3.5. I sold the 28mm/2.8 but I kept the rest. The package deal included several beautiful Canon lens cases and Canon lens hood with adapters. Actually, I recently traded away the 135/3.5 plus the VI-L for a Leica Standard with two Leitz viewfinders.

[back alley]

Originally Posted by ferider

Even the step-up adapter alone might cause the vignetting at f5.6 or f8.
This is why the filters for this lens were extra thin.

I am using a thin UIV filter and a 55/1.2 Olympus push-on hood now.
Wasn't cheap either, but cheaper than the original.

Roland.

i think you're right.

never could get comfortable with a push on hood, even the clamp on's seem more secure.
but any port in the storm i guess.

joe

[laptoprob]

Here is my solution: a Minolta clamp-on metal hood belonging to the hi-matic series. From the clamp ring it is about a cm deep. Even with a regular filter on it I never had any vignetting.

This is the CLE with my first grip and the 1,2. I know, wide open is too much and the lens is relatively too big for the camera, but it does work.

[Mackinaw]

Who needs a stinking lens hood? This was taken this past Monday, outside, with the sun off to my left.

Leica MP w/Canon 50/1.2 @ f2.0 (or thereabouts) , Ilford HP5+ EI 1600, in xtol 1:1 for 18 minutes @ 20C.

Jim Bielecki

[trittium]

flare can be good with this lens

[raid]

The CLE may be challenging for use with a 50/1.2 lens due to its short rangefinder base.

[airds]

Originally Posted by trittium

flare can be good with this lens

Agreed, here's 2 new scanned pics from my gallery, with some flare - and flair?

Canon 50mm f1.2 lens flare (vertical) & another (landscape format)


- both without a hood Joe :-)

[back alley]

well, certainly something to think about...shooting w/o a hood.
i have hoods on almost all my lenses and feel a bit safer because of it. i don't normally use uv filters.
and all that glass w/o a hood just seems so nekkid!
but i might try it.

joe

[peterrm]

Two thoughts on the "original" Canon 50mm f1.2 hood:
-1) the set screw is a very poor way to attach a hood that big. It is often my inclination to grap the camera and lens by the hood and I have yet to find one that doesn't slide off the lens(even with a filter on the lens) and cause me to almost (so far) drop the whole rig.
-2) there are way way too many of these hoods with cases in "like new" condition on the market. At about $150 a pop I am sure that someone-somewhere (India? Russia?) is "remanufacturing" something for a couple of bucks that they can sell for a good price on a regular basis. Or else-no one ever bought hoods when they bought 50mm f1.2 lenses..As a fairly active collector/shooter of Canon rf cameras-I know of no other accessory that is available with such regularity in such amazing condition.

[back alley]

i love a good conspiracy theory...

[raid]

Maybe the reason for having as many good looking lens hoods is the lack of usefulness since they seem to slide off, as mentioned above.

[back alley]

thanks roland.

joe

[airds]

Originally Posted by airds

Joe

I use the 'heavystar' - see 55mm 'normal' hood - nice quality, not too big on the outside diameter and cheap but of course it's a screw in, so with it in situ you're knackered for filters, lenscaps, etc :-(

The wide angle equivalent - approx same diameter but shorter has been used here successfully too.

Joe

Quick pic showing relative sizes of heavystar's 55mm diameter hoods.

[back alley]

thanks airds.

i was on ebay and found quite a few like this click here , i wonder if they would work? anyone tried one of these flower/petal hoods?

joe

[Will]

Off Topic, but here is something I use for my big lens.

(forgive my shaking hands and phone-cam)