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My hood on my 35mm 1.4 Asph lux is in my opinion not the greatest design i do like the pinch on type and mine seems to come undone when i go after the aperture ring. Wandering if there is another lens hood that i maybe able to use for it. It's a 46mm filter thread

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Guy,

I picked up a Heavystar 46mm Wide all metal hood from his eBay shop after getting at tip on the old LUF. eBay: New! Metal Wide Angle 46mm Screw-in Lens Hood (item 140046449068 end time Jan-24-07 15:05:17 PST) At less than $7 how wrong can you go? To get a cap I got ageneric 56mm black plastic cap from B&H, its a little wide so I lined it with some light baffeling felt. Try a 55mm it should fit perfectly.

 

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I have not been able to see any difference in flaer or wignetting using this hood as compared to the original when in use on my M6. My biggest issue woth the original apart from the VF blockage id the aperture mark dot that moves and makes me think I have one set that I don't. This one fixes that and blocks less of the VF.

 

- Carl

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This round one blocks less of the VF than the original. With this lens there will be some blockage even without a hood. To avoid that alltogether you have to use an older 35'lux and no hood on that. I've had mine for a year, almost, and the blockage I've learned to live with. I was very consous of it at first, but now it dosen't bother me. I accept it as part of the deal with the lens.

 

- Carl

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My hood on my 35mm 1.4 Asph lux is in my opinion not the greatest design i do like the pinch on type and mine seems to come undone when i go after the aperture ring. Wandering if there is another lens hood that i maybe able to use for it. It's a 46mm filter thread

 

The hood of the 35/1.4 ASPH is horrible. I find it difficult to attach or remove.

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Guy,

I picked up a Heavystar 46mm Wide all metal hood from his eBay shop after getting at tip on the old LUF. eBay: New! Metal Wide Angle 46mm Screw-in Lens Hood (item 140046449068 end time Jan-24-07 15:05:17 PST) At less than $7 how wrong can you go? To get a cap I got ageneric 56mm black plastic cap from B&H, its a little wide so I lined it with some light baffeling felt. Try a 55mm it should fit perfectly.

 

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I have not been able to see any difference in flaer or wignetting using this hood as compared to the original when in use on my M6. My biggest issue woth the original apart from the VF blockage id the aperture mark dot that moves and makes me think I have one set that I don't. This one fixes that and blocks less of the VF.

 

- Carl

 

Thanks Carl that is perfect . i always leave these hoods on anyway and don't use a lens cap with hoods so this is perfect . Just bought two of them. Sorry leica i just hate that design you did on this lens, love the lens but hate the design

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I had this problem also, go to turn the apature ring and you loosen the hood lock ring. The answer was simple for me, if you look inside the locking ring you'll see there are two stainless steel leaf springs that the round tabs press against when you turn the locking ring. What I did was take a very pointed blade and place it behind the longest flattest part of the spring and twisted the blade to place a slight kink(bend) in the leaf spring. This places more resistance for the locking ring as the two tabs have to press harder against the springs when you turn it.

 

Warning, Don't stab your self in the hand and at little adjustment, test and a little more adjustment is the safest method.

 

Disclamer, do at your own risk.

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A friend sent me his 28 Hexanon to test and included a vented 46 mm-thread hood. I love the hood so much, I've been using it with various lenses. If I find a source for them, I'll pass that on. I don't like to have the frame line area blocked at all, when possible.

 

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Sean (from the road)

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There where 4 different lens hoods made by Leica, working with the 35/1,4 Asph.

 

The hood made for the rare 35/1,4 Apherical, almost the same made for the 28/2 Asph., and two version of the hood designed for the 35/1,4 Asph.

 

One without and one with a locking ring.

 

Which one are you using ?

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