Ginko Posted May 3, 2013 Share #1 Posted May 3, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello, I'd like to know if there is an alternative hood and a clip-on front cap that would work on the Noctilux 1.2 ? Best regards, Jean Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 3, 2013 Posted May 3, 2013 Hi Ginko, Take a look here hood and front cap for Noctilux 1.2. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
luigi bertolotti Posted May 4, 2013 Share #2 Posted May 4, 2013 I had a Nocti 1,2 about 30 years ago (for 1 year only)... and it hadn't its precious 12503 hood, which is divisible to accomodate the series VIII filters. It IS a problem not easy to solve... I checked easily , for instance, that the XOOIM hood for Summilux does not fit... and there is not (iirc) a front thread to accomodate some universal hood... I roughly found the way to fit inside a no name rubber hood... only to discover that its plastic mount obtruded a part of the front lens light path. Thinking now at... there can be maybe 2 solutions for the hood : - A universal (like this, for instance : http://www.promaster.biz/products.asp?product=RUBBERHOOD) in the 62 size (or maybe even 58 ? check the diameter...), manually SHIMMED in its inner diameter so that it can "slip" on the front : with due care on choosing the right strips of material, one, I think, can find a decent solution to mount it rather firmly (and, of course, without DAMAGING the precious Noctilux ! ) No way to accomodate decently a filter, I think. - A professional universal system like this : The LEE Camera Filters System - Includes Filter Holders, Adaptor Rings and Lens Hoods which probably can be assembled to fit the Noctilux (to be checked) : of course, I suppose it gives significant problems of viewfinder obtrusion... , which, together with its intrinsic complexity, limits it to studio usage. But it solves also the filter issue. Finally, NOW you can find a 12503 on ebay, for cheap...Leica 12503 Hood for 50/1.2 Noctilux ....... Extremely Rare!!/MINT | eBay 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
telewatt Posted May 4, 2013 Share #3 Posted May 4, 2013 Finally, NOW you can find a 12503 on ebay, for cheap...Leica 12503 Hood for 50/1.2 Noctilux ....... Extremely Rare!!/MINT | eBay :rolleyes:.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
telewatt Posted May 4, 2013 Share #4 Posted May 4, 2013 some $ cheaper.... Leica Metal hood #12503 Germany for Noctilux-M 50/1.2 50mm f/1.2 | eBay regards, Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted May 4, 2013 Share #5 Posted May 4, 2013 some $ cheaper.... Leica Metal hood #12503 Germany for Noctilux-M 50/1.2 50mm f/1.2 | eBay regards, Jan That's a quite reasonable price... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted May 4, 2013 Share #6 Posted May 4, 2013 some $ cheaper.... Leica Metal hood #12503 Germany for Noctilux-M 50/1.2 50mm f/1.2 | eBay regards, Jan That's a quite reasonable price... Hey guys You can make an offer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted May 4, 2013 Share #7 Posted May 4, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hey guys You can make an offer Can be an all time record in $ x gram... a ratio that can be indeed very low for some VERY HEAVY items... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
telewatt Posted May 5, 2013 Share #8 Posted May 5, 2013 Then I have the hood ... and what about the lens? ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted May 5, 2013 Share #9 Posted May 5, 2013 Can be an all time record in $ x gram... a ratio that can be indeed very low for some VERY HEAVY items... Absolutely 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share #10 Posted May 17, 2013 Luigi, thank you for your answer ! I was looking for a smaller/compact hood but certainly it is best and wise to use the original one then. Fortunately, I have it too... ouf ! I can't believe how much they price this accessory. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted May 17, 2013 Share #11 Posted May 17, 2013 Luigi, thank you for your answer !I was looking for a smaller/compact hood but certainly it is best and wise to use the original one then. Fortunately, I have it too... ouf ! I can't believe how much they price this accessory. Sell it... apparently, with the cash you can earn, you can buy some excellent new lens and keep also some $ in your pocket... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share #12 Posted May 30, 2013 By the way, does someone know why the hood can be unscrewed in 3 parts ? The hood can be unscrewed to put a serie VIII filter between the retaining ring but that part can also be unscrewed from the part that clips on the front of the lens. Was it to have the possibility to use another kind/size of filter retaining ring or screw another hood "head" ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted June 2, 2013 Share #13 Posted June 2, 2013 Hello Ginko, Welcome to the Forum. Perhaps your lens hood unscrews in the back because it might share that rear component with another lens hood for another lens such as a 11103, 21mm Super Angulon or a 11801, 28mm Elmarit that also take the A-52.5 lens cap 14102. Best Regards, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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