What is this?

[Valentin Iraola]

When I bought my super 8, it came with all the case candy and stuff etc etc, but I never found out what this is? Can It be a lens hood but for super 8 camera? What is it used for?

Edited July 29, 2022 by Valentin Iraola
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[Raymond Zrike]

Looks like a lens hood that’ll screw into lenses with 48mm threads.

[Mark Dunn]

That's right. Presumably your camera takes a different size.

Super-8 cameras usually have metal filter threads, but just in case yours is plastic, be aware that a metal hood may tear off the threads if the camera is dropped.

[Valentin Iraola]

@Mark Dunn should I use it? I'm thinking it could prevent some lens flare but, is it so important to use on super 8? Or just taste?

[Mark Dunn]

My point was really about screwing a metal hood into plastic threads, not about whether or not to use one at all.

I would always use a lens hood, especially with a flare-prone multi-element zoom lens on a Super-8 camera, unless using lens flare for creative reasons.

[Philip Forrest]

It's both a lens hood and a Series VI filter holder. The hood would be of particular interest to a person who shoots an old 35mm Canon rangefinder camera, which commonly had 48mm threads in a few of their best lenses.