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Replacement hoods for 50-140 & 16-55mm

Started Feb 2, 2019 | Discussions thread
Vic Chapman Forum Pro • Posts: 10,694
Re: Replacement hoods for 50-140 & 16-55mm

vagabondino wrote:

The original Fuji ones are relatively OK in terms of size and protection offered. But they are plastic, flimsy, you need force to attach/detach them... I was wondering whether anyone has laid their hands on quality metal hoods that emulate the original Fujis but are manufactured to a higher standard.

Vic Chapman wrote:

+1

WA to Tele - either no protection from flare at the long end or vignette at the wide end. For longer lenses you can use metal parallel hoods of various length, which is what I do unless space in my bag is at a premium, then the reversible hoods take up less space and do a decent job. Metal screw-in hoods (complete with a hood cap) are fine if you have space to keep them attached while in your bag.

Vic

I've not seen the petal hoods in metal and I'm not sure the bayonet fit would be any less troublesome. They need to be bayonet rather than screw in to ensure they locate correctly and do not vignette at corner of frame. I actually consider the plastic petal hoods, though not ideal, to provide strong physical protection with enough "give" to bend and return shape rather than break. It seems to be something we are stuck I'm afraid, like it or not.

For fixed WA primes I too like the JJC square hoods. Did you say you had one for the 35mm f1.4?

Vic

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