Flexible Lens Hood for Minolta 17-35f2.8-4 super wide agle zoom by BensHacks

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

This lens hood is an two part design. The bayonet should be printed in an ridged material (I used PETG) and the tube is to be printed in an flexible material (I used TPU).
The flexible outer part provides extra protection to the lens.
This lens hood is designed for an tight fit in mechanical and optical aspects. It fits snugly over the lens if it is reversed, so it wouldn't be caught. The margin between the edges and the view port of is slightly over 1mm.
It is initially designed for the Minolta - AF 17-35 F2.8-4 D. It fits this lens perfectly in optical aspects. Since the design of the bayonet is common between the older Tamron designed super wides it will also fit several other lenses witch are also available with different mounts:
Tamron - SP AF 11-18 F4.5-5.6 Di II LD Aspherical IF
Minolta - AF DT 11-18 F4.5-5.6 D
Sony - AF DT 11-18 F4.5-5.6 D
Tamron - SP AF 17-35 F2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF
Minolta - AF 17-35 F2.8-4 D
Tamron - SP AF 10-24 F3.5-4.5 Di-II LD Aspherical IF (pretty much useless in optical aspects, since the nodal point is located much more to the front of the lens)
I hate most stock lens hoods, because they are way too bulky, the shape is rarely matched with the actual field of view and the fit is so hard that they enforce the risk of damaging the internal mechanisms of the lens.
One drawback of home made lens hoods are the glittering material. An narrow opening at the front helps to reduce this problem. Sanding and/or matt black paint might help also.
I also have an single part version: www.thingiverse.com/thing:2764523