DIY TLR lens hoods?

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jay moussy

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Is there such this as a method to create DIY lens hoods for the typical TLR camera?

There is thin foam material available at craft stores. I could see using that, but the attachment is problematic, short of having a light metal fitted ring.
 

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The multipurpose lens shade I use with my Rolleiflex ... :wink: It might work on others too ...
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There are 3-d files for printing hoods out there. You could use one for templates for making panels.

Attachment to the interior bayonet? Print. Or buy a cheap filter and knock out the glass.

Attachment to the outer bayonet? Involves spring-loading internal parts. Not super complex, but not easily replicated. Again I'd buy a junk hood for a start. And by the time I've bought a junk hood, the odds are that I now have a hood and might as well just use it.
 

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I like macfred's very elegant hat. I use a Panama, myself, in summer. As for hoods, what "typical" size? Bay I were made by many companies and are inexpensive. Just go buy one. For Bay II and III, one option is a Bay to Series VI adapter and use a series hood.
 
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i know a quilter very well. She can make me TLR little hats then...!

Or, a semi-rectangular visor with a velcro'd strap hugging the body?
 

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Knowing what camera you have would help .

It's how to fasten it on that needs figuring out , bayonet , screw in , slip on ?
Each uses a different approach .

Generally speaking hoods aren't expensive , the time taken to make something and getting parts to secure it can make a DIY solution the poor choice .
But unless you say what camera your trying to fasten it to , it's hard to advise you how to go about it .
 
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OK, the two cameras are:
-- Super Ricohflex (after I fix the shutter, hmm...)
-- Yashica A

Just about any real hood (that I see) would cost more than the two combined cost me.
 

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Femo and Sculpti polymer clays can be mad into just about anything, so roll out some warmed clay, drape over a cardboard form, or actual hood, with a 2:1 thickness for where the hood will join with the lens, and let it stand in a freezer or fridge to more quickly 'set' so it can be handled.

Once baked, in a 220f oven for 20 minutes or so (follow package directions) allow it to cool air temperature, you'll see about 3% shrinkage, and

Personally, I would use a glassless filter ring, the correct size, and after cutting a good fitting hole to support the filter ring, marry the two with a very strong epoxy or super glue, that can adsorb shocks without sheering off.

If you want shinny sides to the hood, use tin foil, shinny side in, pressed against the outsid sides tightly.
though, personally, I prefer matt black.

With this material, you can chose just about any colour you'd like, to personalize the outer results, however, the inside should be lightly sanded, and even with black clays, given one or two coats of Golden Acrylics "Matt Carbon Black, with or without matt medium.

You can also layer black clay sheets with coloured clay, on the outer side clay, when making up project material.

You may want to lightly brush clay medium, found with the clays at craft-stores and Wal-Marts, to better join the two sides, before rolling them together.

It's no expensive, nor is the clay (be sure you're no buying Jeweler's precious metals clays) and the last thing I recommend is buying a set of clay makers blades, about 4" long, IIRC, for good, clean cuts.

This is a fun material, and you can do all kinds of things with it; long ago when my boys were little, I'd make little figure head creatures over the turning grip on keys, so they knew which key on my key ring was to open the front or back door with, as well as Christmas ornaments, and more serious stuff.

If you try this, post the results so we can all see what you've done and to inspire others.

One last thing that is camera related; there is a rubberized version of this polymer clay, and when properly sealed, (Plasticizer in the clay can leach out and soften other polymers) you could make a case bottom for a camera, without strap lugs, and just add your own.

Its been many years since I've bought these type clays, ( I still have a stock of them, unopened in, sealed containers, so be read up on whats out there now and be sure of strength and flex issues, but it can be done, even if for just Halloween fun.

Be Well, Be Safe, and Godspeed to all.
 

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Might be within your pirce range, used SVI adaptor, the kind with flanges that can adjusted by pulling out or pushing in, then a SVI lens hood, most adaptors will allow for the use of a filter and a hood. Yashcia with SVI fitler and lens hood. .jpg
Yashcia with SVI fitler and lens hood. .jpg
 

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OK, the two cameras are:
-- Super Ricohflex (after I fix the shutter, hmm...)
-- Yashica A

Just about any real hood (that I see) would cost more than the two combined cost me.

I don't think either of these have a filter thread , do they ?
In which case , if you look for an old filter that with the glass removed will slip over the outside of the front of the lens .
Line the inside part with a bit if felt to grip the lens , and get the cheapest screw in good you can find .
Orca better solution ;
I've recently bought a 27mm push on filter for my Lubitel 2 , with a step up ring that will fit a small screw in hood I use on several cameras ( with several cheap step up rings ) .


I am guessing these are Bay 1? Plastic ones on eBay are $9.

No .
Later Yashica's had a bayonet 1 fit , but the A didn't . These used push on filters .
 

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I just ordered one, seems like I can slip in a SVI fitler and the hood will hold in place, unlike my current hood the double hood will help with focusing in glare.
 

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I made a DIY lens shade for a Bay 1 (Yashica-mat type) out of the cap of a shaving gel canister. I had to cut it to shape so it wouldn't vignette and spray paint it black. I was a student and this was before inexpensive replicas of these things were easy to find (ebay).

For the Ricohflex and Yashica A, both use push on filters I think, so a Series 5 or 6 adapter and hood will work well. Contact the person who runs filterfind.net and they should be able to help you find the correct adapter and hood.
 
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