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optimaforever on "Small Pleasures in Lens Hoods"

optimaforever — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:02:00 +0000

I never used the hood on my 105 f/2.8 VR... too long ( it covers the focus ring when reversed).
And way too visible for street photography as well (I like to shoot unseen - well, D300 with 105VR isn't perhaps the most stealth combi though lol)

NSXType-R on "Small Pleasures in Lens Hoods"

NSXType-R — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:19:51 +0000

The hood on the 35mm 1.8 is near useless. Too shallow.

I leave it on all the time anyway though, just because it's such a small lens I don't even notice that the hood is there.

alphanikonrex on "Small Pleasures in Lens Hoods"

alphanikonrex — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:13:27 +0000

ShadeofBlue said:
DX uses a narrower field of view, so the hood can be longer :).

Right :^)

But still. The hood on the 70-200 is cooler-looking. Not fair.

ShadeofBlue on "Small Pleasures in Lens Hoods"

ShadeofBlue — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:15:21 +0000

DX uses a narrower field of view, so the hood can be longer :).

alphanikonrex on "Small Pleasures in Lens Hoods"

alphanikonrex — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:12:10 +0000

I hate the hood on my 80-200. It's shorter than the hood I had for my ∑ 55-200! Humph! :^(

ted2001 on "Small Pleasures in Lens Hoods"

ted2001 — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:06:29 +0000

After a year of frustration with carrying my 105/2.8 micro, I just realized it wasn't the over-sized diameter of the lens that made it difficult to fit in my camera case, it was the reversed lens hood. The HB-42 Hood from the 60/2.8 AFS micro fits perfectly on the lens. It protects the front element, makes the lens the same length as the 70-300 VR and it now fits in my camera bag attached to the lens.