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Pancake hood any good? A casual experiment

Started Nov 9, 2019 | Discussions thread
olstrup Veteran Member • Posts: 4,167
Re: Pancake hood any good? A casual experiment

Considering the difference in exppsure between the shot with the Nikon hood and with the two others, I'd venture to say that there is no significant difference in flare betwen the three shots. In my experience, hoods on lenses 35mm and wider doesn't offer much protection against flare anyway because the have to be short, but I nevertheless always use them as they are excellent bumpers against fingerprints, knocks and scratches. BTW those old Nikon hoods (originally for AI and AI-S lenses) are excellent and very rugged. I replaced the bayonet mounted original plastic hood on my 80-200/2.8 AF-D with one of those older NH series hoods - it even has crackle emamel finish on the outside. They don't make 'em like that anymore.

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