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I have been using it without a hood, but sometimes it does have flare, though very rare. Plus, a hood would be a good way to protect the lens anyway.Mmmhh, I use the original hood-so I am sorry not to be able to offer help here.
Did you try without hood?
There is a special hood available thru PoPflash that was about $300 but is now $600 ..very large by comparison but with the traditional Leica round hood with cut outs .
Roger is correct. This optional seperate sale Leica scalloped black metal hood which was specifically made for the 28mm cron asph is quite elegant and the best option for a hood for this lens if money isn't a consideration. Works perfectly and looks lovely, especially in the way its designed. Price wise though, especially now, one has to scratch their head and wonder.
Dave (D&A)
Use the 35/1.4 ASPH hood. Expensive like all Leica, but smaller. Just took this last night, the 28/2 cron is so good.
I really like the original hood. It's sexy, IMO. The only problem with it is that it always ends up breaking where the screws are. It's a known issue. So I ended up buying two 12466 hoods a few years ago when they were cheap, one for my 28 cron and one for my 35 lux asph as I really dislike the ugly 12588.
For me, 28 has always been an important focal length. It's simply the new fifty.
Here's a few 20x24 fb prints from the 28 cron for the people that crave to see what it's capable on film. The digital shots flooding the internet truly lack depth, thanks to the super clean 2D files that have destroyed the look of what photography should be.
Long live the cron 28! Let's hope for a Lux version.