spylaw4 Posted July 7, 2009 Share #1 Posted July 7, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Apart from the obvious Leica one, what other hoods will work on this lens fitted with the Leica E55 UV/IR? I was thinking of this one from Heavystar . Advice needed for which many thanks in advance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 7, 2009 Posted July 7, 2009 Hi spylaw4, Take a look here ? Hood for Tri-Elmar 28-35-50?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jaapv Posted July 7, 2009 Share #2 Posted July 7, 2009 You mean a first version Tri-Elmar, Brian? That hood would be rather obtrusive in the viewfinder, I suppose. When I still had my Tri-Elmar I used the 24 Elmarit hood. That was not bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted July 7, 2009 You mean a first version Tri-Elmar, Brian? That hood would be rather obtrusive in the viewfinder, I suppose. When I still had my Tri-Elmar I used the 24 Elmarit hood. That was not bad. Yes it's a 1st version. I"ll look into the 24 Elmarit hood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_newell Posted July 7, 2009 Share #4 Posted July 7, 2009 Correct # is 14592. Matching cap is 14041 (sold separately). The hood has a cutout to minimize VF obstruction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George James Posted July 7, 2009 Share #5 Posted July 7, 2009 Hi - Brian, Leica product information says that for the first version of the Tri-Elmar 28-35-50 a lens hood was intergrated directly into the lens TRI-ELMAR-M f/4/28-35-50mm ASPH. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted July 7, 2009 Share #6 Posted July 7, 2009 You definitely do not want to use the 24mm Elmarit hood (same as the 21mm Elmarit hood), it's huge. Far better is the Heavystar 55mm wide-angle hood which is a shorter version of the one Brian refers to. I use it on my 21mm and 24mm Elmarits and the first version Tri-Elmar. He also sells a similar 46mm one which I use on my 28mm Summicron and 35mm Summilux. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted July 7, 2009 Share #7 Posted July 7, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Leica product information says that for the first version of the Tri-Elmar 28-35-50 a lens hood was intergrated directly into the lens That is incorrect. The first version of the lens used a lens hood from another wide angle lens - from memory it was the 24mm mentioned above. The second version of the lens had its own dedicated lens hood avaiable as an optional accessory. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share #8 Posted July 7, 2009 Thank you all for the useful info. @mark - Do you mean this one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted July 7, 2009 Share #9 Posted July 7, 2009 Yes, it takes a 58mm clip in lens cap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_newell Posted July 7, 2009 Share #10 Posted July 7, 2009 That is incorrect. The first version of the lens used a lens hood from another wide angle lens - from memory it was the 24mm mentioned above. The second version of the lens had its own dedicated lens hood avaiable as an optional accessory. Both of the posts are more or less correct. The first version had a large, sort of funnel-shaped filter ring that worked as a sort-of lens hood, but it could be fitted with the 21/24 hood referred to above. The second version used a smaller filter ring and had nothing at all to shade the front element. I'm not commenting on whether Leica's ideas for the first version were right or wrong or whether you should or shouldn't use a hood... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Joachim_I Posted July 8, 2009 Share #11 Posted July 8, 2009 That is incorrect. The first version of the lens used a lens hood from another wide angle lens - from memory it was the 24mm mentioned above. Quote from the original Leica product information sheet (formatting due to me): "In order to keep the lens as compact as it is and in order to ensure that the viewfinder image be obstructed as little as possible, a lens hood was integrated directly into the lens. The longer the focal length that is used, the further the front lens lies back inside of the front mount. This guarantees that for all focal lengths the lens's path of rays is not interrupted while at the same time protecting the front lens from stray light." It seems the optional lens hood was introduced at a later stage. I use this lens without lens hood. Occasionally, I get some flare at the 50mm position. This happens in situations where I shoot against some bright background where a lens hood would not be of any help. I experienced similar flare problems with my latest generation 50mm Summicrons. Otherwise no problems with the Tri-Elmar. It's a great (travel) lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_newell Posted July 8, 2009 Share #12 Posted July 8, 2009 The part you quoted is what I was remembering. OTOH, there's no such thing as too much lens shade if you consider image quality (and ignore vf issues)! I do think the general prejudice against the first version is unwarranted. Quote from the original Leica product information sheet (formatting due to me): "In order to keep the lens as compact as it is and in order to ensure that the viewfinder image be obstructed as little as possible, a lens hood was integrated directly into the lens. The longer the focal length that is used, the further the front lens lies back inside of the front mount. This guarantees that for all focal lengths the lens's path of rays is not interrupted while at the same time protecting the front lens from stray light." It seems the optional lens hood was introduced at a later stage. I use this lens without lens hood. Occasionally, I get some flare at the 50mm position. This happens in situations where I shoot against some bright background where a lens hood would not be of any help. I experienced similar flare problems with my latest generation 50mm Summicrons. Otherwise no problems with the Tri-Elmar. It's a great (travel) lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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