Is this hood effective at all?

[f/16]

I got a "wide angle" 55mm metal lens hood for my Tokina 35-70 f/4 RMC for Minolta MD mount. If you put a filter between the lens and hood it vignettes at 35-40mm. So I made my own hood from a 55-62mm step up ring and a thick Tiffen 62mm filter with the glass removed. Do you think the hood I made has any kind of effectiveness or should I just go hoodless when I want to use a filter?

 

[Russ - SVP]

On E-Bay, do a search for wide angle metal lens hoods. The Asian and Sonia brand will handle as wide as 24mm lenses and are very cheap.

 

[cuthbert]

I can't see the pic of your hood so I can't say it, for my FD 35-105 zoom I use the BW58B and I can say it's effective.

 

[Xmas]

Anything that shades the front element will help.
If you drop it it might save the filter thread.

 

[bdial]

As Xmas said, if it shades the front element without vignetting, then it's good. It may not be perfect, but it doesn't need to be.
Tokina may make a hood specifically for the lens, I'd expect that locating one could be very difficult though.

 

[Xmas]

As Xmas said, if it shades the front element without vignetting, then it's good. It may not be perfect, but it doesn't need to be.
Tokina may make a hood specifically for the lens, I'd expect that locating one could be very difficult though.

You can get generic wides, I favour the rubber ones as I spilt a 24mm AIs with hood and back cap on to concrete landed hood down bounced and landed on cap, I bought a new cap afterwards. The lens and hood were both ok.

 

[Sirius Glass]

A thinner filter may also solve the problem.

 

[f/16]

Here are pix of the setup.

 

[Xmas]

Use another step ring till it vignettes...

 

[thuggins]

I've never a fan of lens hoods They add ungainly length to the lens and increase the chance it will get snagged on something and being damaged. One should always be mindful of the position of the sun and the possibility for lens flare. If it is unavoidable to compose without encountering flare, shading the lens with a hat works better than a hood. To protect the lens you should always keep a UV filter in place.