Sony HC9 lens hood question at DVinfo.net

Antonie Koen · July 12th, 2008, 03:58 AM

I am about to purchase a hc9 as a backup camera for my main cam. Is it possible to attach the supplied lens hood after fitting an uv filter to the camera. It would be great if I could use the 2 together but it is not a necessity though.

I would appreciate it if the hc9 owners out there could help me out with this one.

Tom Vandas · July 12th, 2008, 06:23 AM

I have the HC9; the shade screws into the 37mm thread on the lens. So, if your UV filter is also 37mm, then the answer to your question is "yes".

Tom Hardwick · July 12th, 2008, 08:02 AM

Why fit a UV filter at all Antonie? OK, front element protection if you're on a wind-swept beach, but otherwise (due to the very short focal lengths on the Sony) leave the filter off.

Antonie Koen · July 12th, 2008, 09:28 AM

Thank you Tom V and Tom H for your replies. Much appreciated. I mainly want to place a filter on the front for protection purposes since I live in a very windy city.

J. Stephen McDonald · July 12th, 2008, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Antonie Koen

I am about to purchase a hc9 as a backup camera for my main cam. Is it possible to attach the supplied lens hood after fitting an uv filter to the camera. It would be great if I could use the 2 together but it is not a necessity though.

I would appreciate it if the hc9 owners out there could help me out with this one.

Antonie, I got a 37mm to 58mm step-up adaptor ring from B&H (one of the few dealers that carries a step-ring with such a wide size shift) and use it to mount all my 58mm filters, hoods and telextender and WA lenses onto my HC9. With the larger diameter of these add-ons, there is less vignetting. The very good Sony VCL-DH1758 telextender lens (1.7X), causes vignetting only below about 30% zoom. When not using extra lenses, the 58mm hood I made for my VX2100 screws onto the HC9. There are photos of all my lenses and hoods on my Flickr album, currently many of them are on page #11 and others are farther back. There are explanations of the various attachments in the descriptions on the album. Here is a link to one photo. Maximize your screen to see a larger size.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2134/...5b0ba662_o.jpg

July 12th, 2008, 03:58 AM	#1
Antonie Koen Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: S.A. Posts: 112	Sony HC9 lens hood question I am about to purchase a hc9 as a backup camera for my main cam. Is it possible to attach the supplied lens hood after fitting an uv filter to the camera. It would be great if I could use the 2 together but it is not a necessity though. I would appreciate it if the hc9 owners out there could help me out with this one.

July 12th, 2008, 06:23 AM	#2
Tom Vandas Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: currently in Kigali, Rwanda Posts: 144	I have the HC9; the shade screws into the 37mm thread on the lens. So, if your UV filter is also 37mm, then the answer to your question is "yes".

July 12th, 2008, 08:02 AM	#3
Tom Hardwick Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Billericay, England UK Posts: 4,711	Why fit a UV filter at all Antonie? OK, front element protection if you're on a wind-swept beach, but otherwise (due to the very short focal lengths on the Sony) leave the filter off.

July 12th, 2008, 09:28 AM	#4
Antonie Koen Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: S.A. Posts: 112	Thank you Tom V and Tom H for your replies. Much appreciated. I mainly want to place a filter on the front for protection purposes since I live in a very windy city.