Ginko Posted May 3, 2013 Share #1 Â Posted May 3, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello, Â 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 ? Â Best regards, Â 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 Â 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. Â Thinking now at... there can be maybe 2 solutions for the hood : Â - 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. Â - 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. Â Finally, NOW you can find a 12503 on ebay, for cheap...Leica 12503 Hood for 50/1.2 Noctilux ....... Extremely Rare!!/MINT | eBay 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 Â 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 Â 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share #10 Â 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 Â 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. Â 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 Â Posted May 30, 2013 Â 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. Â 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 Â Posted June 2, 2013 Hello Ginko, Â Welcome to the Forum. Â 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. Â Best Regards, Â Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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