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In this feature, we are presenting 13 FISON hoods all at once, and this example is the 10th version. 10/13
Our whirlwind tour through the history of the FISON is now nearing its end. From around this point, the shape and engraving begin to resemble the FISON hoods we more commonly see today. The color is still black, though 😃
With retaining screw, brass body with aluminum front section, chrome screw, single-step engraving.
A hood for the Elmar 50mm f3.5.
This is a late black-painted FISON with screw, one of the final screw-retained versions. It still retains the aluminum front section and chrome-plated screw seen on the slightly earlier type, but the hood section now carries only the Elmar 5cm engraving, while E. Leitz Wetzlar Germany has been moved to the base of the hood.
It is curious how such a small change can make the hood look so much more modern, leaving behind the more classical appearance of the earlier versions.
The engraving is cut directly into the aluminum surface, with white paint applied into the lettering. A major turning point in the history of the FISON hood, haha.
The base of the hood is made of brass, while the front section and the leaf spring that attaches to the lens are made of aluminum. The entire hood is finished in beautiful black paint. The texture of the paint has also changed from the earlier glossy, piano-black style to a matte black finish, closer in feel to the later black-painted M-series finish.
Weight is approximately 9.4g, making it quite lightweight. Its design is also becoming close to the FISON hoods from the postwar red Elmar era. Perhaps we should call it the early black version of the modern FISON, haha.
A rare piece.
There is a slight loss of paint at the base of the barrel, but considering its age, it remains in very good condition. No distortion or warping is present.
Test-fitted on an A36 Elmar. By this period, the sizing seems to have become a little more generous, and it can also be fitted easily onto a Red Scale Elmar.
