Jeff Kott wrote: zugzwang2 wrote: Jeff Kott wrote:
Has anyone found a hood for the CV 50/2 APO that is smaller than the supplied hood and works reasonably well?
A combination of 49-46 and 46-39 (or 46-40.5) mm step-down rings works as a sort of mini dome hood without vignetting.
If it’s not too inconvenient, can you post a photo of your set up?
You should be able to find some comparison images here:
I placed a green annotation dot to indicate the extent of the protection from glancing side light offered by the 50 mm CV hood. Note that the Sensei Pro 49-52 + 52-49 + Sensei 49-46 + 46-39 combination of rings and the native 50mm CV hood provide what seems to be about the same protection from stray light. (Compare image 3 and 5.)
The rings plus the 39mm lens cap weigh 26g, while the CV hood plus the 58mm CV cap weigh 27g. The ring combination is about a cm less deep than the hood, and makes for a more compact setup. I didn't notice any mechanical vignetting caused by these ring combinations or the hoods at 100%.
