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Snub nosed hoods for rangefinders?

darinwc

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Is there anywhere I can get those snub-nosed hoods for rangefinders?
The ones that bend in instead of flaring outward?

I suppose they need to be closely matched to the lens, probably more so than the normal hoods.
 
inverted cone
they are more effective for their size
You did not say what size you needed eg
I use a 42 mm Leitz clip on on my Canon LTM wides it needs blue tack and a Canon filter...
bodges are us.
 
I saw a few custom ones that are 3d printed. Rff had a guy that designed them for about $35 in an old thread.
 
Well I'd really like to find one for my Canon QL17.. so preferably 48mm or i think clip-on 50mm or so.
 
darinwc said:
Well I'd really like to find one for my Canon QL17.. so preferably 48mm or i think clip-on 50mm or so.
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there was a 48 mm rubber screw in
but a step ring to 49 mm and low profile non flared generic should be ok cept direct into low sun.
clamp on series 7 filter ring and series hood more difficult to source
The lens should be ok if it is not fogged internally
 
This is a home brew hood with the grazing angle calculated for its Graftar f/4.5 103mm using a sketch and a bit of trig, and machined out of solid acetal bar on the lathe.
It is a press fit on the Graftar and the inside is rough turned.

It is a bit stumpy so it can stay on when the camera is folded.
 

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Nice work Wombat! You ought to do custom ones - sell them on eBay!
 
It is nice work indeed, I was once an engineer and I know a push fit for this hood to go on the lens tightly enough it needs to be only about 2 thou. larger.
 
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