Rangefinder lens hood

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I have very little experience of rangefinders and have just bought an Olympus 35 SP



I am left in something of a quandary as regards using a lens hood. With SLR's Ive always used a hood. I have a couple of 49mm screw fit hoods lying around and so tried them on the 35 SP. The first is a Hoya rubber collapsible one:



Way too big! It intrudes significantly into the viewfinder so is no good.

Next I tried a more compact metal screw in one. I bought this some time ago for an SLR and it was the most compact one I could find:



Better, but still intrudes into the viewfinder overlapping the framing lines.

I guess that the answer is to try and find an even more compact one or to live without a hood?

The latter might be OK as there is some depth between the front of the glass and the edge of the lens.

Comments anyone?
 
I have one that's identical to the second one.

I never use it though.

Not because it intrudes too much - I don't think it does - but because the meter is always on and so I want to put the camera in the case between shots.

Might be silly. I'm not sure.
 
To add:

I had thought about the battery drain issue and the ER case being a useful way to reduce this - obviously something not possible with a hood.

I am so conditioned to using a hood that a camera doesnt seem right without one. Perhaps its just a case of recalibrating my thinking!
 
Velorum said:
I am so conditioned to using a hood that a camera doesnt seem right without one. Perhaps its just a case of recalibrating my thinking!
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I feel much the same and do like to use a hood.

Not having one on the SP has never caused an issue though.
 
Here's a thought.

How about cutting out the very front of the case for the hood to poke through.

If it was done carefully, it could be reversible,
 
I hadnt thought of that.

Im a bit reluctant to modify the case as I fear that I am likely to make a mess of it!

Wonder if anyone produces custom made ER cases? Unlikely I guess.
 
Thanks.

As usual, I am worrying too much!

Will try without a hood and my favourite Y-52 filter fitted.
 
Velorum said:
Thanks.

As usual, I am worrying too much!

Will try without a hood and my favourite Y-52 filter fitted.
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The lens is set far enough back that a hood really isn't necessary.
Just be aware of flare if you are pointing close to a bright light source.
 
kendo1 said:
The lens is set far enough back that a hood really isn't necessary.
Just be aware of flare if you are pointing close to a bright light source.
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Thats what I was thinking, though with a filter fitted its a different matter of course.........
 
Velorum said:
Thats what I was thinking, though with a filter fitted its a different matter of course.........
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Use a good multi-coated filter. Cheap filters aren't worth using anyway.
 
When the SP was made there were virtually no coated filters. I can not remember them ever selling a lens hood for one either. Though it was sold with a lens cap.
 
Terrywoodenpic said:
When the SP was made there were virtually no coated filters. I can not remember them ever selling a lens hood for one either. Though it was sold with a lens cap.
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I have the original lens cap



Along with the manual, warranty card and ER case!

 
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