40/1.4 Nokton hood?

[jwinst]

is it metal or plastic??

I cant find any retailer which says so

thanks

[kshapero]

it is metal and darn sturdy.

[jwinst]

Originally Posted by kshapero

it is metal and darn sturdy.

Goodie. I should be getting one(the glass) in a couple of weeks here, and wanted to be sure that a 50freakin dollar hood was worth it.

[adep]

I bought this hood:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/yxzlog

after I bought my CV 40/1.4 a few weeks ago, it's also metal. I haven't seen the CV hood, so I don't know how it compares, but I'm happy with mine.

[Terao]

Metal bayonet hood, clicks into place very securely and you can replace the lens cap with it in place. Classic looks as well, I love vented hoods

[ClaremontPhoto]

Picture at: http://www.adorama.com/VTLH5.html

[adep]

Originally Posted by Jon Claremont

Picture at: http://www.adorama.com/VTLH5.html

Ooh yeah, that looks nice...

[Goodyear]

It's a very pretty hood, if such things matter to you.

[ClaremontPhoto]

I hardly ever use it because it makes the camera look larger.

[jwinst]

Originally Posted by Jon Claremont

Picture at: http://www.adorama.com/VTLH5.html

Yea, Id looked there, BH, cameraquest, you name it, none said what material. Ill prolly be getting it this then, along with the nokton of course.. M just got here today and heres me sitting a couple hundred bucks shy of any glass. boooo.

[ClaremontPhoto]

I see what you mean.

[pizzahut88]

It's light, and feels cold in my hands.
The metal feels like aluminium,
and it most likely will be, as aluminium is easy to shape.
Anyhow I didn't buy it. Played with it when I was buying the Nokton 1.4/40.

But it certainly looks nice on the lens and camera,
makes it more serious looking.

Best regards,
Manfred

[kully]

My hood has loosened up a little in its secured position, there's some play in it now. But it's still fine - probably due to many knocks and me fiddling it with all the time.

I didn't buy it for flare as much as for protection, having the camera swinging about on your shoulder gets it knocking against all sorts of stuff.

I agree with Jon about making the camera larger - I tend to leave it (and the trigger winder) off if I want something small. Otherwise it begins entering small SLR territory.

[kevin m]

It's metal, and very nice quality.

The Nokton 40 has better build quality than the early generation VC lenses like the 28 Ultron I used to own. The finish appears to be black adonizing rather than whatever flaky junk they used on the Ultron.

Much closer to Leica and Hexanon build quality now.