LF compendium lens hood (was Re: Bellows??)

[Peter De Smidt]

Roger Urban EUC wrote:

> I don't know about constructing a bellows, but I am interested in using a
> bellows for a compendium lens hood for my LF Wisner.
>
> What do you guys use for lens hoods on your LF cameras? Calumet sells a
> compendium lens hood that also doubles as a filter holder (up to 120mm filters)
> for Cambo cameras. I wonder if it could be adapted to my Wisner.
>
> Anyone else have another creative solution for lens hoods?

I'm about to make a lens shade/square filter holder out of balsa wood,
black paint and a step up ring. I'm using 1/4" thick by 4" wide sheets
of balsa. Since I mainly only use one lens, I'll just make sure that it
doesn't cut off too much light at infinity for that lens. (Always
remember to check the corners of your ground glass!) If you want an
adjustable one, make two square tubes, one slightly bigger than the
other, so that the larger one slides over the smaller. Then make marks
to indicate the appropriate lengths for your lens and use step up rings
so that all your lens fit. I have no doubt that commercial type bellows
shades are very nice, but I also don't doubt that they're expensive.

PDS

[Roger Urban EUC]

I decided to use a small cardboard box, spray paint it with dull black paint,
cut it to size and go from there. I may end up using two, one to fix with
rubber bands to the front lensboard, the other to 'telescope' over the lens as
needed. It's amazing how inventive you become after your wallet has been
emptied out on expensive lenses, etc.