Home made lens hood for V2 MATE

[Mark Pope]

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When I bought my V2 MATE, it didn't come with the lens hood.  After picking myself off the floor after having seen the price of these items, I decided that there must be a cheaper way of providing some protection from a) flare and knocks.

I found a suitable 49mm hood on Amazon for the princely sum of £3.69.

 

It arrived this morning.  I wasn't surprised to find that there was some vignetting at the 28mm end.  Thankfully, with the aid of the live view on my M, I was able to mark out the areas of the hood that were causing the problem and then get to work with a Dremel type tool and a couple of files...

 

After about an hour of cutting and to-ing and fro-ing between the living room and the garage, I was happy.

 

Here is the fruit of my labour...

 

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I need to smooth of a couple of slightly rough edges and then paint the exposed metal.  I'm very pleased with the result.  I don't think it looks too bad!

[jdlaing]

Nicely done. If the color, where you cut and filed, wears off too quickly there are some products for blackening aluminum that gunsmiths use that work quite well. 

 

This from experience..........

Edited May 27, 2016 by jdlaing

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[Guest]

V2 - nice! I notice you also use a UV filter, so maybe finding a second one that is identical could be useful, so when this one might get scratched and you need a new one, the cutouts in the hood are again in the corners.

[Mark Pope]

There isn't a UV filter... But it's an excellent idea.

[Guest]

Welcome! 49mm, just like mine

[spydrxx]

I frequently do the same when I can't find a pre-made hood to fit an unusual lens. They look fine and work great. Nice job!