johnvanatta wrote:
Like Bastian, I found that no realistic amount of hand or hood shading made any difference for most flare. The dramatic rainbow flare in particular isn't going to be solved with a compact hood.
Yeah in the end I found neither hood to make a notable difference so I decided to not even bother with it.
I played again with my hands today in front of the lens and totally agree on the necesity of a very large hood for protection. Then you can really eliminate the flares
If anybody a hood with three pongs, then please mention it
actually, does anybody a long hood? loxia 85mm like?
The lens performs very well for street photograpy in my trials today. People do not think you have a tele in your hands
johnvanatta wrote:
I tried to get a standalone hood to fit the CV's three mounting prongs, even to the point of butchering a cheap generic one, but I couldn't. If anyone finds a generic plastic hood that uses the built in prongs and reverses, let me know!
The one I linked has two parts: a screw in piece for the filter threads that has 'normal' bayonet prongs (sort of like a step up ring), and a generic plastic cup hood that mounts on those prongs. It never uses the original metal prongs. The hood piece mounts well enough in forward position, but doesn't "click" in place reversed, it just sits loosely and will rattle and fall off.
I have to have my hoods reversed for storage, so I just don't bother with it. The filter thread part adds about a centimeter of length to the lens, effectively a small plastic tube on the end. I decided that it was good enough for protection from fingers and branches, and I don't know if there's a better option for me. The testing I did indicated that the lens needed a very long hood--perhaps 10cm--to make a meaningful difference in flare performance. The longest I tried--a 5.5cm long JJC for the Olympus 60 macro (exactly the right diameter)--didn't do anything noticeable in some quick tests....Show more →
I use a 52mm step up ring so I can use an old Nikon 105/2.5 snap in lens hood that also reverses really well and very compactly around the body. This also allows for 52mm CPL use.
I'll take a pic of this setup that I've used for years.
As I said some time ago above, if there are sharpness issues not related to focus accuracy shine a flashlight through the lens and make sure there are aren't any lens element that need to be cleaned, especially the last group.
I think i show your photograph in the discussion of the review of the lens by bastian k in philliphreeve.
bastian also reports that the hood is not helping a lot. What is your experience? It is worth buying it?
jhinkey wrote:
I use a 52mm step up ring so I can use an old Nikon 105/2.5 snap in lens hood that also reverses really well and very compactly around the body. This also allows for 52mm CPL use.
I'll take a pic of this setup that I've used for years.
As I said some time ago above, if there are sharpness issues not related to focus accuracy shine a flashlight through the lens and make sure there are aren't any lens element that need to be cleaned, especially the last group.
I like the apo-lanthar. It has serious drawback like the reflections in light spots and it is difficult to focux but it is small and very discreet. Very good IMHO for street photography
