Found Lens Hood for WD-H43

Colin Rowe · September 7th, 2009, 07:10 AM

I am looking at a Z1 right now, I think you would be better off with the Canon hood. The shutters on the Z1/FX1 hood would certainly protect the front of the WA adaptor, but they would surely make the adaptors use worthless, when open. The shutters, or more to the point, the 16.9 mask would encroach to a great degree on the top and bottom of the adaptor. The Canon hood would not suffer from this as it is round, with no mask.

Anthony Nalli · September 17th, 2009, 11:49 PM

The Z1 lens hood arrived. Great news! With the help of 1 strip of electrical tape as a spacer, the Z1 lens hood fits on the HV40 wide angle adapter excellently. The barn doors work like a charm in protecting the lens. There is absolutely NO vignetting as long as the hood is applied correctly. And it looks AMAZING! Sort of like a mini-version of my V1U!

Thanks so much!

Anthony

Tom Hardwick · September 18th, 2009, 12:52 AM

Excellent Anthony, excellent. Remember that your Canon's v'finders are showing you the image overscanned, so there could still be image vignetting. Worth importing some footage into your NLE, as that shows you the entire frame.

tom.

Anthony Nalli · September 18th, 2009, 02:11 AM

Good tip. I did import into FCP just to make sure prior to posting. A-okay!

A

Gary Albertson · September 28th, 2009, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anthony Nalli

The Z1 lens hood arrived. Great news! With the help of 1 strip of electrical tape as a spacer, the Z1 lens hood fits on the HV40 wide angle adapter excellently. The barn doors work like a charm in protecting the lens. There is absolutely NO vignetting as long as the hood is applied correctly. And it looks AMAZING! Sort of like a mini-version of my V1U!

Thanks so much!

Anthony

Would you mind posting pictures of the rig with the Z1 hood on it?

Anthony Nalli · November 14th, 2009, 12:35 PM

Here you go.

Tom Hardwick · November 14th, 2009, 01:39 PM

Good mod to the HV Anthony, but you can see from your front-on shot how Sony have compromised the hoods efficiency so that it can contain the barn doors shutter mechanism.

If you get hold of a VX2k's hood you'll see the excellent way Sony have shadowed the hood's interior by having a 4:3 mask right at the front, so making the interior of the hood not only matt black but also very often in shadow (so probably 4 stops darker).

Just look at the hood's shutter doors in your photo. Their inclusion means the shadow from the 16:9 mask has disappeared, and to add insult to inefficiency, look at the reflections off the far2shiny shutter blades themselves. The lower one is almost acting as a light diverter, bouncing skylight up onto the front element.

The Z5's hood is slightly improved in that it uses a much matter surface texture to the shutter.

Still, you've done the right thing. What's the vignetting situation like? I ask because the Z1's hood is designed for the much wider wideangle view of the Sony lens.

tom.

Anthony Nalli · November 14th, 2009, 10:51 PM

As long as the hood is attached perfectly level there is absolutely no vignetting.

Aside from door construct and degree of gloss, how does the Z5 hood differ from the Z1 hood? Would anyone know the part number for the Z5 hood?

September 7th, 2009, 07:10 AM	#16
Colin Rowe Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cornwall UK Posts: 793	I am looking at a Z1 right now, I think you would be better off with the Canon hood. The shutters on the Z1/FX1 hood would certainly protect the front of the WA adaptor, but they would surely make the adaptors use worthless, when open. The shutters, or more to the point, the 16.9 mask would encroach to a great degree on the top and bottom of the adaptor. The Canon hood would not suffer from this as it is round, with no mask. __________________ Colin

November 14th, 2009, 12:35 PM	#21
Anthony Nalli Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 53	Here you go. Attached Thumbnails

September 17th, 2009, 11:49 PM	#17
Anthony Nalli Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 53	The Z1 lens hood arrived. Great news! With the help of 1 strip of electrical tape as a spacer, the Z1 lens hood fits on the HV40 wide angle adapter excellently. The barn doors work like a charm in protecting the lens. There is absolutely NO vignetting as long as the hood is applied correctly. And it looks AMAZING! Sort of like a mini-version of my V1U! Thanks so much! Anthony

September 18th, 2009, 12:52 AM	#18
Tom Hardwick Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Billericay, England UK Posts: 4,711	Excellent Anthony, excellent. Remember that your Canon's v'finders are showing you the image overscanned, so there could still be image vignetting. Worth importing some footage into your NLE, as that shows you the entire frame. tom.

September 18th, 2009, 02:11 AM	#19
Anthony Nalli Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 53	Good tip. I did import into FCP just to make sure prior to posting. A-okay! A

November 14th, 2009, 01:39 PM	#22
Tom Hardwick Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Billericay, England UK Posts: 4,711	Good mod to the HV Anthony, but you can see from your front-on shot how Sony have compromised the hoods efficiency so that it can contain the barn doors shutter mechanism. If you get hold of a VX2k's hood you'll see the excellent way Sony have shadowed the hood's interior by having a 4:3 mask right at the front, so making the interior of the hood not only matt black but also very often in shadow (so probably 4 stops darker). Just look at the hood's shutter doors in your photo. Their inclusion means the shadow from the 16:9 mask has disappeared, and to add insult to inefficiency, look at the reflections off the far2shiny shutter blades themselves. The lower one is almost acting as a light diverter, bouncing skylight up onto the front element. The Z5's hood is slightly improved in that it uses a much matter surface texture to the shutter. Still, you've done the right thing. What's the vignetting situation like? I ask because the Z1's hood is designed for the much wider wideangle view of the Sony lens. tom.

November 14th, 2009, 10:51 PM	#23
Anthony Nalli Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 53	As long as the hood is attached perfectly level there is absolutely no vignetting. Aside from door construct and degree of gloss, how does the Z5 hood differ from the Z1 hood? Would anyone know the part number for the Z5 hood?