Gary Sanford , Dec 15, 1999; 03:11 p.m.
I have the above lens which I purchased used without a hood. It
has an unusually large 86mm. filter thread which limits my choices.
Does anyone know a good source for a hood for this lens? I've been
looking at my usual sources including some european ones without
any success.
TIA.
ED LAU , Dec 16, 1999; 01:10 p.m.
go to the following web site: http://www.arsenal-photo.com/
When your there, e-mail the owner Boris and ask him for if he has the hood for the 50mm Carl Zeiss Jena lens in stock?
I recently purchased a used one from him in a condition of 8 or very good. The prices is about $50 (USD) plus $30 extra for shipping.
The B&W company of Germany also sells a 86mm Wide angle shade that is only made on a special order basis. The price is about $85.(USD). It takes 6 to 12 weeks to get delivery from Schnieder of Germany.
Ed
Gary Sanford , Dec 16, 1999; 06:34 p.m.
Bernard Schulman , Mar 05, 2001; 09:02 p.m.
Try the Contax #2 Lens Hood for the 50mm Zeiss Lens.
Bernie Schulman
Dr. Adam Bujak , Mar 20, 2001; 11:42 a.m.
The BEST shade for Carl Zeiss Jena's Flektogon 50/4 is Hasselblad's lens shade 2.8/50 made for Distagon (Hasselblad Focal Plane bodies) Cat # 40584. It is compact and solidly built.
For full details read my article in Delphi/Kiev Report (Russ & Ukr. Cameras) in the section titled "Lenses" and thread titled SHADES.
-Dr. Adam R. Bujak
Wieslaw Zdaniewski , Mar 03, 2003; 11:27 p.m.
The BEST shade for Carl Zeiss Jena's Flektogon 50/4 is Hasselblad's lens shade 2.8/50 made for Distagon (Hasselblad) Cat # 40584.
------- I believe mine is better! Just cut a circular piece out of a thick black paper, the diameter should fit the inside of Flektogon, or any lens. Than cut a square in that circle, the ideal size of it should be such that no vignetting is noticable on film, put a filter in front of it and voilà, you have a compact and solidly built hood. And for a song!
Andrew Kalman , Sep 15, 2006; 02:02 a.m.
If you are using this lens on a smaller-than-6x6 camera (e.g. on a DSLR) you might consider Nikon's HN-13. This is a relatively long 86mm hood that is used within the Nikon 35mm system with the 72mm polarizer.
The threads are a little short, but it still mounts quite solidly on the 50mm f/4 Flektogon.
Around $10 on eBay when one comes up.
