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Lens Hoods
LEE Filters were the originators of the self-supporting lens shade, a technology which is now used throughout our range of hoods. The bellows are manually adjusted to the required position without using rails or guides and thereby reducing size and weight. They are completely flexible and can be used off-angle to selectively shield or match movements on a large format camera. The Lee Filters range of lens hoods is available in many configurations to suit all types of camera equipment and all types of photography. They can be attached to the Lee Holder or direct to the adaptor ring.
The standard hood fits any Lee Filters holder configuration, provided a 2mm slot is fitted to the front of the holder, or can be fitted directly to the lens adaptor ring. The self-supporting bellows adjust to the required position without using guides or rails. Additionally, a set of guides to enable vignettes to be fitted is available and can be placed in front of the hood for added versatility.
The slotted filter hood has all the features of the standard hood except that it is designed only to fit directly to the lens via an adaptor ring. It features either one or two 2mm (double-slotted filter hood) filter slots immediately behind the bellows with vignette guides already fitted. This unit is ideal for social or studio photographers who may not require a full filter holder.
LEE Filters wide-angle lens hoods have much larger bellows to allow for effective shading on wide or particularly large lenses, where the use of standard hoods could cause vignetting. The unit is available as a wide equivalent of either the standard hood or the slotted hood.
As its name suggests, the Universal hood can be configured by the photographer to suit many specific needs. It can be a simple lens shade, or have room for one, two or three filters in any standard thickness. Its size and shape make it an ideal general-purpose hood, and for shading wide-angle lenses on 35mm and medium format cameras.
Adaptor rings fit into the lens to accommodate the lens hood. Once the adaptor is in place the lens hood clips firmly to it using a smooth, quick-release, spring loaded mechanism. Sturdily constructed with an aluminium screw thread, the adaptors are available in both standard and wide-angle configurations. Special sizes can be made to order. The wide-angle adaptors are designed so that the filter is placed as close as possible to the front element of the camera lens, and should be used when vignetting is encountered with a standard adaptor ring.
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