GarethC Posted October 28, 2007 Share #1 Posted October 28, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Guy's 24/2.8 Elmarit was the latest immigrant to Canada. I was trying it out today, the one thing that struck me was that the hood is massively intrusive to the viewfinder. Just wondering about some thoughts to counter this. I'd hate to not use the hood but that may be the way for me to go. Maybe I'm just noticing it more as the 24mm fov is new to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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marknorton Posted October 28, 2007 Share #2 Posted October 28, 2007 You're right, the 24mm hood is huge and it's the same one as you get on the 21mm and the first version Tri-Elmar. The vent helps but it is still big. You might try the metal wide-angle 55mm hood from Heavystar on ebay - it's only around $7 so hardly a problem if it doesn't work out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted October 28, 2007 Share #3 Posted October 28, 2007 Another approach is to focus with the rangefinder, and shoot through a viewfinder (since the frame lines for 24mm are a little tight anyway. The viewfinder that Voigtlaender makes for their 21 mm lens when used on an RD1 is the right size. (21 x 1.5 = 31.5 mm-eff and 24 x 1.333 = 32 mm-eff.) Cameraquest has them back in stock. scott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_b_elmer Posted October 28, 2007 Share #4 Posted October 28, 2007 Guy's 24/2.8 Elmarit was the latest immigrant to Canada. I was trying it out today, the one thing that struck me was that the hood is massively intrusive to the viewfinder. Just wondering about some thoughts to counter this. I'd hate to not use the hood but that may be the way for me to go. Maybe I'm just noticing it more as the 24mm fov is new to me. Just get used to it! It is a problem with many hoods on the Leica, and there is no reason to change Leica's excellent hoods, if you can get used to them, which you can, in my experience. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted October 28, 2007 Share #5 Posted October 28, 2007 'Fraid a lot of things to do with Leica are "not quite comfortable". It's a bit like (I imagine) driving a formula one car. That would not be comfortable, but very functional once you learn to drive it. At least that's my 'frequent' experience, and I suspect similar for many others. Modifications to your approach, as suggested by earlier posters, offer some sort of alternative that may suit. On the M8, the 24mm is a fabulous lens. You will soon forget the problems and appreciate the benefits, hopefully. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootist Posted October 28, 2007 Share #6 Posted October 28, 2007 I stopped using the hood. It's really not a hood, it's a viewfinder blocker and the lens does that quite well all by itself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tummydoc Posted October 28, 2007 Share #7 Posted October 28, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Like the 21mm ASPH with which it shares the entire front-piece, and thus the hood, the 24mm is remarkably flare-free and hardly benefits from the shallow but expansive hood. Of course that was before we were forced to fit it with a non-multi-coated IR filter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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