Gerard Posted June 12, 2012 Share #1 Posted June 12, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Check out these machined hoods... beautiful pieces of design and engineering. The brand is Yama. I can only find them on this auction site; Yahoo!オークション Anyone know of Yama or understand how to get in touch with them? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rramesh Posted June 12, 2012 Share #2 Posted June 12, 2012 My concern with third party hoods is whether they work as well as the original. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 12, 2012 Share #3 Posted June 12, 2012 They do not seem to be too practical to me; the purpose of the cutouts is to give a wider view through the viewfinder. Obviously a series of round holes is an inferior design to a wide cutout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted June 12, 2012 Share #4 Posted June 12, 2012 In addition to what Jaap says, they look very fussy to me. Swerve! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted June 12, 2012 Share #5 Posted June 12, 2012 Alternatively, the holes might be drilled to make it lighter for racing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted June 12, 2012 Share #6 Posted June 12, 2012 Alternatively, the holes might be drilled to make it lighter for racing. You mean racing across the street or field for that once in a lifetime photo opportunity? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 12, 2012 Share #7 Posted June 12, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Wind resistance is a consideration as well, they should have better streamlining. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted June 12, 2012 Share #8 Posted June 12, 2012 I wish someone would do a cheap but well made 12466 hood There is a lot of room for margin given Leicas price Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted June 12, 2012 Share #9 Posted June 12, 2012 I rather like the current generation of screw-in Leica hoods. The one that comes with the latest 35 Summilux seems perfect for the task. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kivis Posted June 12, 2012 Share #10 Posted June 12, 2012 I have a silver Rainbow Imaging vented hood for my Rigid Cron. Sweet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share #11 Posted June 12, 2012 Wind resistance is a consideration as well, they should have better streamlining. After much thought I now fear they may well whistle in the wind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Negative Posted June 12, 2012 Share #12 Posted June 12, 2012 Now, if these were carbon fiber - I could see using them. As they are, they won't shave a millisecond off my shutter speed, I'm already running lean and using high octane batteries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted June 12, 2012 Share #13 Posted June 12, 2012 One person's beautiful is another person's ugly; count me among the latter. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocaburger Posted June 12, 2012 Share #14 Posted June 12, 2012 I suspect whoever designed them is unfamiliar with CAD-design software and could figure out how to have the CNC mill drill holes but not to mill elliptical vents...and possibly doesn't actually know what the vents are meant for. However if they are a cheap enough alternative to the real McCoy and do the shading job correctly, it wouldn't be that big a deal to hand-modify several holes together so you had a proper vent to align with the viewfinder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted June 12, 2012 Share #15 Posted June 12, 2012 They do not seem to be too practical to me; the purpose of the cutouts is to give a wider view through the viewfinder. Obviously a series of round holes is an inferior design to a wide cutout. If they are screw-in hoods, then possibly the designer realized he could not make one with the cut-out that aligned properly on all lenses, so he chose the many holes. Also, I doubt the eye can resolve those holes; they might appear as a modest blur and still provide more of the frame. (Speaking of hoods, the rarest one I know of is for the Zeiss Biogon 75mm for 4x5". I swear I have the only one in existence...but then I am prone to swear. ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rramesh Posted June 12, 2012 Share #16 Posted June 12, 2012 It would be very interesting to see if you could press Jibbitz into those holes. I always wondered how you could adorn Leica's. Jibbitz™ Featured Products | Classics and New | Crocs Official Site Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjames9142 Posted June 13, 2012 Share #17 Posted June 13, 2012 I bought a replacement Leica hood for my 28 Elmarit (46) and it was so expensive that my witty dealer referred to it as Robin hood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted June 13, 2012 Share #18 Posted June 13, 2012 After much thought I now fear they may well whistle in the wind. Might be like toot sweets. You'll have all the local dogs chasing after you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocaburger Posted June 13, 2012 Share #19 Posted June 13, 2012 If they are screw-in hoods, then possibly the designer realized he could not make one with the cut-out that aligned properly on all lenses, so he chose the many holes. Also, I doubt the eye can resolve those holes; they might appear as a modest blur and still provide more of the frame. You might be quite correct about the designers' reasoning, but, have you looked at a vented hood through a Leica M viewfinder? The hood and vents appear quite crisply defined. It's not like looking at them at the same distance from your naked eye. I have a hood which was originally meant for the 35/2 Konica Hexar-RF lens, which is vented and 46mm screw-in. The hood turns about 90 degrees within the part that has the male threads. Stops at each end of travel allow for screwing and unscrewing, then once it's screwed on you can rotate the hood so the vent is perfectly aligned. I used this hood on my 28mm Elmarit and CV Ultron when I had an M8. Quite elegantly designed, and I think I paid all of $30 for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted June 13, 2012 Share #20 Posted June 13, 2012 You might be quite correct about the designers' reasoning, but, have you looked at a vented hood through a Leica M viewfinder? The hood and vents appear quite crisply defined. It's not like looking at them at the same distance from your naked eye. [... good tip snipped ...] You are right. I snapped on my somewhat crushed, but functional original hood on the pre-ASPH 35mm Summilux to be sure. I just don't 'see' the interference now due to habit and shooting with both eyes open, but anyone else might. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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