I hope to find one via ebay or used somewhere in person for about the same $, but a real metal one. I've heard that they are crudely made and cheap plastic, and still $25. I've seen those Camera depot ones.I'm skeptical about proper fit. Your better bet at this point is to buy one in person at a used camera place or at a camera meet-up (how I got mine).Īt Brimfield, from a used camera dealer at the show, a metal one cost me $20.00. Be patient.īay-1 hoods were $10-20 bucks a year ago on eBay. Use your eyes and not just keyword searches if you are really on a tight budget - you'll be rewarded in time. So look for mispelled items, or items that people who don't know cameras don't know how to describe properly (even today's camera experts often don't know what a bayonet filter is). Remember that when you search eBay, everybody else is using key word searches too. Sometimes you have to buy a big box o' crap to get what you want, but if the price and shipping are right, you are rewarded for your taking the time to look at the photos. Also, check the 'vintage' section of eBay and go carefully through the photos of the 'vintage lots' for sale. They ALWAYS have series and bay style filters and hoods, and nobody wants them now. Also check out the junk drawer at the local camera stores, if you have any non-national-brand camera stores near you. Again, they work just as well at keeping the sun out.Īs Luis B said - check out the shows. Walz, Ednalite, Kodak, and Tiffen all made these kinds of accessories and they are not generally collector's items. Rollei-branded items go for the most money. If you do want a collector-grade specimen (nothing wrong with that), you have to be prepared to pay collector prices for it.īay-1 accessories also fit Rollei - so watch the brand names. Ruins the collector value, but we don't care about that, do we? If the looks really bother you, clean it up, repaint it, etc. A dinged up, chipped paint, dusty and dirty old Bay-1 lens hood is not generally terribly expensive, and it does the job just as well as a nice one. So the key is to look for items without those things. ![]() ![]() However, they look for items in prime condition, with boxes, paperwork, and etc. The biggest problem with accessories such as these are that they appeal to collectors as well as to photographers who actually want to use them. Ebay too, but dont pay that much! Good luck on your search. I dont think I ever paid more than a few bucks for anything along those lines. They are useful for flash phtography as well. ![]() Many of these hoods are also interchangable with filters (series V) which will also give you many options. What price were you looking at, rizzolo?Ĭheck out camera shows or photo club meetings that have tables set up for sales. Wow, mine was around $10 or so, maybe even less as a buy it now on ebay. ![]() Looks like i've got some shopping to do (or waiting for ebay I guess). Picked one yesterday at the Brimfield, MA Antique Show from a used camera dealer for half of what they have been getting on e-bay. Been following them on e-bay but felt they were going for to much $$$'s. Stray natural and artificial light really interrupted the photos.Ĭoincidence. People with newer Yashicas that have multicoating may do without a lens hood in cricumstances where it would be essential with an older Yashica that does not have multicoating. If shooting against the sun, it is essential. Unless the camera is facing away from all light sources, a lens hood is useful. Or you can get a Bay-1 to 46mm adapter and a 46mm rubber lens hood. I wouldn't pay that kind of money, though. The best way to tell is to take two identical photos, one with and one without the hood. Anyone have experience woth the plastic knockoff ones at. I'm reluctant to pay 1/3 the price of the camera for a lens hood. I've looked on ebay, and many are $30-50. So whats the deal? How many of you out there use a lens hood, and does it really help. So I've just got a Yashica D, with the good lenses, and I've been reading that a lens hood is essential to prevent flare/add contrast to scenes facing the pics of cameras and people shooting with 'mats posted here, I haven't seen a lot of lens hoods in use.
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