WTB - lens hoods

2007-04-23 Thread Scott Loveless
Would anyone have a PH-S49 clip-on hood and/or a PH-R49 screw-on hood? I'd like to pick up both. So if you're willing to part with one, please let me know. -- Scott Loveless www.twosixteen.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

FS Friday - Lens Hoods

2007-03-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
One each of the following: Takumar all metal hood for the 24-mm 3.5: Excellent cond. with original case Takumar all metal hood for the 20-mm 4.5: Excellent cond. with original case These hoods also work well on other lenses. http://home.earthlink.net/~ebay-pics/hoods.jpg $12.50 each +

Re: Printable lens hoods

2006-03-25 Thread Boris Liberman
Juan, This is kind of interesting: http://www.lenshoods.co.uk/ I suppose a paper hood is better than no hood... Might be good to have a couple folded in the camera bag, just in case. Just for the record, gmail marked this message as spam... Probably because you used word hood in the

Re: Printable lens hoods

2006-03-24 Thread Leon Altoff
HP make a paper called Tough Paper. it's basically a very sturdy plastic that you can put through the photocopier. I'm going to print out some of them lens hoods onto that. Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon Shel Belinkoff wrote: That is very cool. Thanks

Printable lens hoods

2006-03-23 Thread Juan Buhler
This is kind of interesting: http://www.lenshoods.co.uk/ I suppose a paper hood is better than no hood... Might be good to have a couple folded in the camera bag, just in case. j -- Juan Buhler Water Molotov: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com Slippery Slope: http://color.jbuhler.com

RE: Printable lens hoods

2006-03-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
That is very cool. Thanks for posting. While reading the article it occurred to me that, instead of using paper, some sort of plastic material could be used, resulting in a more permanent, or certainly longer lasting, lens hood. Shel [Original Message] From: Juan Buhler This is kind of

Re: Printable lens hoods

2006-03-23 Thread Juan Buhler
You could probably print it on paper and then trace it onto the side of one of those plastic binders. It's soft plastic, sometimes black. You could probably even make it so it's possible to unwrap the hood to store it flat in your bag... j On 3/23/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: Printable lens hoods

2006-03-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Pretty much what I was thinking ... Shel [Original Message] From: Juan Buhler You could probably print it on paper and then trace it onto the side of one of those plastic binders. It's soft plastic, sometimes black. You could probably even make it so it's possible to unwrap the hood to

Re: Printable lens hoods

2006-03-23 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Shel, if you print one be sure to add SHEL-O-VISION in big letters. -Aaron

Re: Printable lens hoods

2006-03-23 Thread David J Brooks
I quess Cotty's will be Canex.:) Dave Quoting Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Shel, if you print one be sure to add SHEL-O-VISION in big letters. -Aaron Equine Photography in York Region

Re: Printable lens hoods

2006-03-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Juan Buhler Subject: Printable lens hoods This is kind of interesting: http://www.lenshoods.co.uk/ I suppose a paper hood is better than no hood... Might be good to have a couple folded in the camera bag, just in case. Cool. I opened one in Photoshop

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-27 Thread Fred
In addition, I've made some rear lens caps that are solidly cemented together, allowing two lenses to fit in the space that one lens often takes. The caps work very well and hold the lenses securely. Once you've learned which combinations (tele + wide, with/without hood, for example) fit in

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-27 Thread Bob Sullivan
I use the 2 rear caps as well, but had the epoxie let go 20 years ago. (Yes, I had properly prepared the mating surfaces!) Since then, I've gone with duct (duc) tape arounf the edges. It works great and is easy to check if it is still holding tight. Regards, Bob S. On 12/25/05, Fred [EMAIL

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-27 Thread Shel Belinkoff
After a bit of trial an error, I worked up a technique that results in a very solid bond. The lens caps are sanded down so that the mating surfaces are flat and somewhat rough (80 grit paper, IIRC). I then apply an epoxy that comes in two joined tubes and which is expressed with a single plunger

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-25 Thread Cotty
On 24/12/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: Is there some kind of mathematical formula? HTH: http://www.vanwalree.com/optics/lenshood.html Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

RE: Lens Hoods - know your worst case

2005-12-25 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Subject: Re: Lens Hoods - know your worst case Perhaps, but if you don't stop down, you can't see the vignetting in the image. Not enough DOF. Try it, you can see for yourself. Paul On Dec 25, 2005, at 12:30 AM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: Correction, the worst case for hoods ( most likely to cause

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-25 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/24/2005 7:44:12 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've got caps on all my hoods. They're easy to find. I get all of mine in the supermarket - the plastic lids from various containers work very well. Plastic caps from Hershey's chocolate syrup, and those

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-25 Thread David Mann
On Dec 25, 2005, at 4:34 PM, David Oswald wrote: I agree that always using a hood is a good practice. However, I find it difficult to live by that mantra. They take up so much space in camera bags. That's probably the biggest problem for me when I'm using the camera on the go. I tend

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
, a Leica and a Pentax, so attaching a cap for each works out very nicely. There are some lens hoods that are telescoping, and will compact rather nicely, and which can be used on many different lenses. These hoods are not common, but I have seen them - I believe Bill Lawlor, who sometimes drops in here

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-25 Thread Mark Roberts
Mike Johnston wrote a good SMP column about flare, lens hoods, etc.] http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-03-01-12.shtml By the way, a common misconception about lenses is that you need the longest possible hood to protect the lens. This isn't necessarily so. With some lenses, acutely

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
the $$ for a wide variety of lens hoods, it's probably best to use the deepest hood possible. Shel [Original Message] From: Mark Roberts Mike Johnston wrote a good SMP column about flare, lens hoods, etc.] http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-03-01-12.shtml By the way, a common misconception

Lens Hoods

2005-12-24 Thread Sunny Chung
I have a lens hood, buy I hardly ever use it. Whenever I do use it, I can never tell the difference in my pictures. What is the best situation to use hoods in, and how do get the most out of this accessory. So far, I know NOT to use it with flash and that it can make my lens look bigger to

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
Use a hood all the time, except perhaps with an on-camera flash that it might obstruct. The idea is to prevent light from hitting the lens at obtuse angles. At worst, extraneous light can cause serious flare. At least, it can cause some loss of contrast. You might not see the difference in

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-24 Thread Shel Belinkoff
:46:34 PM Subject: Re: Lens Hoods Use a hood all the time, except perhaps with an on-camera flash that it might obstruct. The idea is to prevent light from hitting the lens at obtuse angles. At worst, extraneous light can cause serious flare. At least, it can cause some loss of contrast

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-24 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I'm with Paul and Shel. I *always* use a lens hood. The only exception is when it interferes with something (like the built in flash, possibly ... if I ever used it, that is). My lens suite with hoods: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/lenshood-lineup-1845.jpg Godfrey On Dec 24, 2005, at

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-24 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/24/2005 12:46:13 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: obtuse angles. At worst, extraneous light can cause serious flare. At least, it can cause some loss of contrast. You might not see the difference in most situation, but when you do see it, it's too late

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nothing wrong with rubber. But most rubber hoods are too short and too wide to provide much real coverage. They're designed to be a one size fits all solution. But any hood is better than no hood. Paul On Dec 24, 2005, 10:01 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 12/24/2005 12:46:13

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-24 Thread Shel Belinkoff
The material from which a hood is made should have little or no influence on performance, all else being equal. I prefer some rubber hoods to plastic hoods, as plastic hoods often have a shiny or reflective inner surface. A number of people have flocked their plastic hoods. Also, I have a strong

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-24 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/24/2005 7:17:22 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Nothing wrong with rubber. But most rubber hoods are too short and too wide to provide much real coverage. They're designed to be a one size fits all solution. But any hood is better than no hood. Paul

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-24 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/24/2005 7:20:05 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: One thing that's nice about round metal hoods is that they are easier to use with a Pol filter. Mount the filter to the lens, the hood to the filter, and then turn the hood to adjust the filter. Rubber

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
Shooting with the hood in place is the best way to check for vignetting. Shoot a solid white surface with the lens at its smallest stop. If you don't see any corner darkeness in the image, it's not vignetting. Paul On Dec 24, 2005, at 10:20 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shootin In a message

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-24 Thread Shel Belinkoff
This might get you started ... http://www.vanwalree.com/optics/lenshood.html However, it's so simple to put a hood on a lens and snap a pic. Be sure to focus to infinity and stop that puppy down to get a worst case scenario. Might be good to check the hood with a filter attached if you ever

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-24 Thread David Oswald
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I'm with Paul and Shel. I *always* use a lens hood. The only exception is when it interferes with something (like the built in flash, possibly ... if I ever used it, that is). I agree that always using a hood is a good practice. However, I find it difficult to live

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-24 Thread Shel Belinkoff
You left out an important step, Paul ... ;-)) Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist Shooting with the hood in place is the best way to check for vignetting. Shoot a solid white surface with the lens at its smallest stop. If you don't see any corner darkeness in the image, it's

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-24 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Whoops. I always screw that up make sure you've focused close Shel [Original Message] From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 12/24/2005 7:34:16 PM Subject: Re: Lens Hoods This might get you started ... http://www.vanwalree.com/optics

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-24 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I've got caps on all my hoods. They're easy to find. I get all of mine in the supermarket - the plastic lids from various containers work very well. Plastic caps from Hershey's chocolate syrup, and those from some Jelly Belly jelly beans cans work great. Shel [Original Message] From: David

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-24 Thread Adam Maas
David Oswald wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I'm with Paul and Shel. I *always* use a lens hood. The only exception is when it interferes with something (like the built in flash, possibly ... if I ever used it, that is). I agree that always using a hood is a good practice. However, I find

RE: Lens Hoods - know your worst case

2005-12-24 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Correction, the worst case for hoods ( most likely to cause vignetting) is not close focus and small apertures, it is with lens at infinity (widest angle of view) and wide open ( optical path closest to hood). It seems to me a common myth that stopped way down and lens set to mimimum focus would

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-24 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Dec 24, 2005, at 7:34 PM, David Oswald wrote: I'm with Paul and Shel. I *always* use a lens hood. The only exception is when it interferes with something (like the built in flash, possibly ... if I ever used it, that is). I agree that always using a hood is a good practice. However, I

Re: Lens Hoods

2005-12-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
I take the cap off before installing the hood and leave it off until I remove the hood. Some of my hoods fit over the lenses in my case. I have three or four others that fit one within the other. I think I have eight hoods in my case, and they work with thirteen lenses. Paul On Dec 24, 2005,

Re: Lens Hoods - know your worst case

2005-12-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
Perhaps, but if you don't stop down, you can't see the vignetting in the image. Not enough DOF. Try it, you can see for yourself. Paul On Dec 25, 2005, at 12:30 AM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: Correction, the worst case for hoods ( most likely to cause vignetting) is not close focus and small

FS Friday - Lens Hoods Filters

2005-07-22 Thread Lewis Matthew
If interested, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] off list. All plus shipping. Three or more, discount 20%. Lens Hoods - AOC Takumar 58mm for 135 200- $5 - Super Takumar 49mm for 35mm- $3 - Minolta MD 49mm for 28- $3 - Nikon Nh-1 for 28- $3 72mm filters - Generic Haze- $2 - Rokunar UV- $2

RE: Lens hoods (was: Why did this lens sell for so much???)

2004-09-09 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi, While it's nice to be though of as being right, I'm not quite sure what I was right about. Perhaps that metal lens hoods offer better protection in a fall? I'm not sure I agree with that premise. A fall is a pretty random act, and numerous things - surface upon which the object is dropped

Lens hoods

2003-11-04 Thread edwin
On Tue, 4 Nov 2003, mike.wilson wrote: Hi, Thinking (dreaming, more like) about how to become fabulously wealthy, I wondered if there is a potential market for new lens hoods for DSLRs. I assume that the original, 35mm coverage, lenshoods could now be significantly extended

Re: Lens Hoods

2003-03-27 Thread Camdir
However the pentax hood on my 100mm f2.8M [49mm] finally broke yesterday [not bad after 20 yaers] and I can't think of alogical replacement for that .any body any ideas ? Short of the obvious, an OM 100mm F2.8 hood seems ideal. It's a rigid rubber type that won't

Re: Lens Hoods

2003-03-27 Thread William Johnson
AM Subject: Lens Hoods Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I always use a hood for the extra protection , as well as cutting down fare, but find Pentax hoods pretty flimsy.. On my 24mm M [52mm] I have always used a Nikon HN1, not as nice looking

RE: Lens Hoods

2003-03-27 Thread Butch Black
be able to use the Takumar hood for the 135/3.5 given Pentax's tendency of designing lens hoods to be used with filters a polarizer, but I would check for vignetting first. They are both nice solid metal screw-on hoods. BUTCH Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann

Re: lens hoods

2003-02-02 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Someday, somebody will invent a dynamic dedicated hood for zooms, so that the length and shape changes as you zoom :-) Andre wrote: There are two brands that make zoom rubber hoods, Hoya and Hama. -- Tamron made an ingenious rigid-plastic telescoping hood for its SP 70-210/3.5. The lens

Re: lens hoods

2003-02-02 Thread Andre Langevin
Someday, somebody will invent a dynamic dedicated hood for zooms, so that the length and shape changes as you zoom :-) Andre wrote: There are two brands that make zoom rubber hoods, Hoya and Hama. -- Tamron made an ingenious rigid-plastic telescoping hood for its SP 70-210/3.5. The lens

Re: lens hoods

2003-02-02 Thread T Rittenhouse
I found that to be true with my Universa Press and the 100/2.8 lens. I still have the hood in the hopes of someday replacing the camera. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] BTW as good as the Mamiya 7 lenses

lens hoods

2003-02-01 Thread Feroze Kistan
Another dumb question: Are you supposed to use a lens hood when shooting indoors or at night, or is the hood only to prevent flare from sunlight? Feroze

Re: lens hoods

2003-02-01 Thread John Whicker
Feroze Kistan wrote: Are you supposed to use a lens hood when shooting indoors or at night, or is the hood only to prevent flare from sunlight? Hi Feroze, The simple answer is to use the lens hood for every single shot. Always. I'm not sure what the complex answer is. I'm just a simple

Re: lens hoods

2003-02-01 Thread Rob Studdert
On 29 Jan 2003 at 15:12, Feroze Kistan wrote: Another dumb question: Are you supposed to use a lens hood when shooting indoors or at night, or is the hood only to prevent flare from sunlight? Any light source outside the frame can promote flare (and inside the frame of course), so the best

Re: lens hoods

2003-02-01 Thread Ken Archer
It's not a dumb question and I hope this isn't a dumb answer. I always use a lens hood. SMC is great, but using a lens hood also helps to reduce lens flare. It also keeps rain off the front element and protects the front of the lens from incidental contact with hard elements, unless, of

Re: lens hoods

2003-02-01 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Feroze Kistan wrote: Thanks guys for all the replies. I had assumed hoods are only for sunlight, can studio lights or household lamps cause flare then? Think of them as blinders, as on a horse. They will cause *only* light rays coming directly from the framed image to

Re: lens hoods

2003-02-01 Thread Feroze Kistan
though and these are 2 diffrent issues? Feroze - Original Message - From: Bill D. Casselberry [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 9:42 PM Subject: Re: lens hoods Feroze Kistan wrote: Thanks guys for all the replies. I had assumed hoods are only

Re: lens hoods

2003-02-01 Thread Ken Archer
The camera's meter is only concerned with what the lens sees in it's field of view. The meter does not differentiate between a 28mm or a 200mm. The lens hood, on the other hand, blocks extraneous light from striking the lens at angles outside of the lens' field of view. This extraneous

Re: lens hoods

2003-02-01 Thread Feroze Kistan
Message - From: Ken Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 4:39 PM Subject: Re: lens hoods The camera's meter is only concerned with what the lens sees in it's field of view. The meter does not differentiate between a 28mm or a 200mm. The lens

Re: lens hoods

2003-02-01 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Feroze Kistan wrote: If you are using available light to take and indoor picture, would you not than be limiting the amount of light reaching the film, or is that the intention. Limiting only in the sense that the lens accepts just the light reflected directly from the

Re: lens hoods

2003-02-01 Thread Ken Archer
Unless I have a particular need for a filter, I don't use one. Most of us aren't going to spend the $50-70 that a good filter costs just to protect our lenses. Your UV filter may have added to your problem if it was one of the cheap off-brand filters. As tough as SMC coating is supposed to

Re: lens hoods

2003-02-01 Thread Feroze Kistan
: lens hoods Unless I have a particular need for a filter, I don't use one. Most of us aren't going to spend the $50-70 that a good filter costs just to protect our lenses. Your UV filter may have added to your problem if it was one of the cheap off-brand filters. As tough as SMC coating

Re: lens hoods

2003-02-01 Thread Mike Johnston
ALWAYS use a hood is sound advice. Or, you could never use a hood. I've done both over the years. Generally, the flare performance of a lens is determined by its coatings. The better the coatings, the less necessary a hood becomes. The worse the coatings, the less a lens hood is going to be

Re: lens hoods

2003-02-01 Thread Peter Smekal
ALWAYS use a hood is sound advice. Well, that sound clever, but what about the risk for vignetting (or what it's called)? Last autumn I used my LX often together with the M 24/2.8 during a field trip in Greece. Plus a hood I 'thought' was suitable for the lense. Great shots. But ... a lot of

Re: lens hoods

2003-02-01 Thread Cotty
Are you supposed to use a lens hood when shooting indoors or at night, or is the hood only to prevent flare from sunlight? If I may offer the list my working practices My lowest common denominator is: if in doubt, use the lenshood. However, it is quite obvious that a lenshood serves more

Re: lens hoods

2003-02-01 Thread Mike Johnston
Ahh, I started shooting seriously using SMC glass, I didn't know that you shouldn't shoot into the sun until I met some Canon and Nikon shooters :-) g Ditto here, but with Contax T* lenses. --Mike

Re: lens hoods

2003-02-01 Thread Andre Langevin
Just moving onto zooms. Anyone thinking about the mechanics of a zoom lens will have surely pondered that the lenshood of such an optic will have to be a compromise. Now, if you have a 28-70 mm (say), then you will have deduced that the(fixed plastic or metal) hood is really a 28mm hood and

Re: lens hoods (shades)--cool site DOF/FOV/... calc

2002-12-27 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Friday, December 27, 2002, 2:16:10 AM, Paul wrote: PFS I came across a nice illustrated discussion of lens hood geometry: PFS http://www.vanwalree.com/optics/lenshood.html I couldn't resist writing few more messages before leaving... Hi Paul, thanks for the link. Very useful site! For

Re: lens hoods (shades)--cool site

2002-12-26 Thread Bob Rapp
Hi Len, I had no problem downloading the PDF Bob - Original Message - From: Len Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 1:23 PM Subject: RE: lens hoods (shades)--cool site A nice reference Paul. Thanks. The PDF IRL returns Access denied

RE: lens hoods (shades)--cool site

2002-12-26 Thread Len Paris
and I know some that do the same for Netscape users but it could still have been something accidental. I use IE 6.0, BTW. Len --- -Original Message- From: Bob Rapp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 9:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: lens hoods

Re: lens hoods (shades)--cool site

2002-12-26 Thread Bob Rapp
Hi Len, I use IE 6.0 as well. Bob - Original Message - From: Len Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 2:42 PM Subject: RE: lens hoods (shades)--cool site That's amazing, Bob! I went back and tried a couple of more times with IE

RE: lens hoods (shades)--cool site

2002-12-26 Thread Len Paris
Wow! Score another one for the gremlins! Len --- -Original Message- From: Bob Rapp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 9:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: lens hoods (shades)--cool site Hi Len, I use IE 6.0 as well. Bob

Lens Hoods

2002-08-10 Thread ptg701
What's the idea behind contemporary lens hoods that look like a flower blossom as opposed to older style lens hoods like the collapsible rubber ones? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit

Re: Lens Hoods

2002-08-10 Thread andre
What's the idea behind contemporary lens hoods that look like a flower blossom as opposed to older style lens hoods like the collapsible rubber ones? More efficient. If the film surface was round, a round hood would be perfect. A square film format would asks for a square hood

RE: Lens Hoods

2002-08-10 Thread J. C. O'Connell
PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Lens Hoods What's the idea behind contemporary lens hoods that look like a flower blossom as opposed to older style lens hoods like the collapsible rubber ones? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http

Re: Lens Hoods

2002-08-10 Thread Len Paris
Yes! Absolutely! And the tulip hoods take into account that the diagonal is the widest angle, as well. Len --- - Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 2:21 PM Subject: RE: Lens Hoods coverage matches

Screwmount 28mmF3.5 and 28mm Lens Hoods

2001-03-20 Thread Evan J Dong
I just received my 28mm Asahi Super-Takumar 28mmF3.5 screwmount lens for my Spotmatic F. I also purchased an original Takumar 1:3.5 28mm square lenshood. SInce I can't view the 24mm lenshood on the Net, I will describe how this square hood fits. I beleive that this lenshood is made of alumunium

e: 24mm Lens Hoods

2001-03-20 Thread Paul . Stregevsky
the filter? -- Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 18:23:00 -0500 From: Robert Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 24mm Lens Hoods I use the Hama rectangular on a 24mm f2.8. Works very well except for on problem. If you have a filter on the lens it clamps onto the filter r

RE: Screwmount 28mmF3.5 and 28mm Lens Hoods

2001-03-20 Thread Provencher, Paul M.
It's a great lens - you should find it to be very handy. Paul M. Provencher (ppro) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: e: 24mm Lens Hoods

2001-03-20 Thread Robert Harris
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] Bob, would I be correct to deduce that your 24/2.8 was designed with close-to-no "shelf" between the focusing ring and the filter? The lens (A 28mm f2.8) has enough barrel protruding to mount the hood without a filter, but the circular clamp on the Hama M52

Re: 24mm Lens Hoods

2001-03-20 Thread Douglas E Harmon
PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 10:38 PM Subject: Re: 24mm Lens Hoods : Hi, : : I just did a few quick tests on a lens hood for the K24/2.8, and for : the time being I'm not going to buy the HAMA hood. I'd totally : forgotten to check the Nikon hood compatibility chart I made a while

Re: 24mm Lens Hoods

2001-03-20 Thread Paul Jones
: Re: 24mm Lens Hoods Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 23:04:15 -0500 Shel, Unrelated, but it can be used with the 28-70 F4 also. It does not vignette, but I'll have to try your filter stack test. l8r, Douglas E Harmon [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://personal.mia.bellsouth.net/~genius91/ - Original Message

Re: 24mm Lens Hoods

2001-03-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Doug ... You might also try the HN-3 hood on that 28~70. The HN-3 is a little deeper and a scosh narrower than the HN-2 (it vignettes on the 24mm) and was designed to fit the Nikon some 35mm Nikon lenses, both prime and zoom. My preliminary check shows that it probably doesn't vignette on

Re: 24mm Lens Hoods

2001-03-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Rob ... Sure thing, however, since I made it for my own use, it's rather rough. Perhaps I can finish it up a bit and post it to the list or make it accessible on my home page. Basically, it provides the thread diameter and the Nikon lens for which the hood was designed, along with the Nikon

Re: 24mm Lens Hoods

2001-03-20 Thread Douglas E Harmon
. l8r, Douglas E Harmon [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://personal.mia.bellsouth.net/~genius91/ - Original Message - From: Paul Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 11:07 PM Subject: Re: 24mm Lens Hoods : Hi, : : Do you find the Nikon HN-2 hood to be superior

Re: 24mm Lens Hoods

2001-03-20 Thread Paul Jones
previous message was ment to be directed to Doug. From: "Douglas E Harmon" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 24mm Lens Hoods Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 23:52:47 -0500 To Paul, As fas as in use, I would say that they should work the s

Re: 24mm Lens Hoods

2001-03-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Douglas E Harmon wrote: Speaking of hoods, I just picked up a Takumar 28mm 3.5 hood. I plan to use it with the K lens. Well, good luck g. You'll find that the hood for the Takumar 28mm lenses won't fit on the K-series lenses. The barrel diameter of the K lenses are greater than the

Re: 24mm Lens Hoods

2001-03-20 Thread Douglas E Harmon
Shel, HUH? Let me clarify my earlier statement. It is the hood for the 49mm version of the 28mm 3.5 not the 58mm. Also should specify M series. I am quick to type but slow to proof read. ;) L8r, Douglas E Harmon [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://personal.mia.bellsouth.net/~genius91/ - Original

24mm Lens Hoods

2001-03-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Does anyone know if the Tak 24/3.5 hood will fit on a K24/2.8? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the

RE: 24mm Lens Hoods

2001-03-19 Thread Len Paris
Wow! You found the same dealer I did. That's good! Now we both know. Len --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 3:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 24mm Lens Hoods "

Re: 24mm Lens Hoods

2001-03-19 Thread george de fockert
From: "Shel Belinkoff" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Does anyone know if the Tak 24/3.5 hood will fit on a K24/2.8? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] yes, I know. The Tak 24/3.5 hood (58mm) fits perfectly on the K 24/3.5 (58mm) , but not on the K 24/2.8 (52mm) George - This message is

RE: 24mm Lens Hoods

2001-03-19 Thread Len Paris
:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 3:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 24mm Lens Hoods My description of the HAMA's operationI wasn't quite right. You can clamp it anywhere over the frontmost part of the lens barrel. By frontmost part, I

Re: 24mm Lens Hoods

2001-03-19 Thread Paul . Stregevsky
Yep--that's my HAMA, all right. Ignore what the description says; the hood does not snap on, it clamps on, just behind the filter (not, as I wrote earlier, around the filter). -- Shel Belinkoff wrote: I found a dealer that carries what may be the hood Paul mentioned.

Re: 24mm Lens Hoods

2001-03-19 Thread Robert Harris
Shel Belinkoff wrote: {snip] I found a dealer that carries what may be the hood Paul mentioned. http://www.dotlinecorp.com/dl_cat_A/-A08_lenshood.html I'm not sure if this is the hood, nor can I determine exactly how it attaches to the lens

RE: 24mm Lens Hoods

2001-03-19 Thread Len Paris
Here is one USA source for Hama lens hoods. I've never done business with them but it appears that you can order online. http://www.dotlinecorp.com/dl_cat_A/-A08_lenshood.html Len --- - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow

Re: 24mm Lens Hoods

2001-03-19 Thread Robert Harris
Len Paris wrote: Yep, by golly, Dotline seems to have a picture of the very hood and cap style you are telling us about. Good deal! I think the rectangular hoods may do a better job than the tulips, though I'll have to try them to be sure. I use the Hama rectangular on a 24mm f2.8. Works