HENRY'S CANCELLING ORDERS on 45mm f/1.8 (purchased at $199 sale price)

I have a rubber lens hood for my 85. I do like them, ive not been able to find a 43 version yet, I would be hapy to be guided to one.

timedrun wrote:

I have a rubber lens hood for my 85. I do like them, ive not been able to find a 43 version yet, I would be hapy to be guided to one.

You are correct, I found none either when I wanted one. However, I did a search just now, to see what comes closest, and I found 2 on ebay that are for a 43mm thread. The least expensive is only $4 shipping included, from Hong Kong. Search for eBay item number 251181195615

For me, it's a good thing I didn't find a 43mm lens hood at the time, because with the 30mm lens it was destined for, it would have cut out the edges of my photos as the 46mm is just the perfect size for it.  I use the same one with my new 45mm lens, however, I might just get this 43mm one for the new lens.

tecnoworld wrote:

Good th hear that everything went fine. Now, how do you like your new lens???? I personally love the 45mm. At present it's my most used lens.

I've posted a few quickie pics in my NX20 Gallery. http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/1310839954/albums/samsung-nx20

No works of art here - just first shots. Although this is off-topic for this thread; all is well that ends well.

atarget wrote:

I only use metal screw - on hoods. On all of my glass. I don't believe in plastic or rubber.

Maybe you don't believe in Samsung lenses then?  I'm not a fan of plastic either, and wished more lenses were still made of all metal parts.

Just get yourself UV filter. Even the cheapest ones come with metal ring. Or if you don't routinely protect your glass with them ( I do and always will) just get yourself a metal step-up ring, keep it on permanently and buy metal hood with tread size to match step - up ring.

I always recommend Fotga modular metal screw-on lens hood system. By the way, their ND vario filters are of great quality, too.

I own a nice metal hood, but I choose not to use it on Samsung lenses, because I don't want something stronger and more rigid than the lens, on the end of it where an accidental impact could happen.  Putting a metal UV filter on there only makes an impact's leverage that will act on the lens a bit longer, and will only (slightly) worsen the problem.

I find that the rubber hoods are nice for a couple of reasons: first, they have 3 positions: completely retracted for stowing in your camera bag (protruding less than my metal hood), half out for the wide-angle end of a zoom (which is about equivalent to the metal hoods), and full out (which provides better sun protection than most other hoods).  second, they cushion the impact energy that metal parts would send straight through to the lens.  In fact, I have gained so much confidence with my rubber lens hoods, that I've found myself hardly ever using the UV filters anymore (which have their own set of advantages AND disadvantages, but I don't think it's productive to get into a debate about that).

I am curious to learn more about this modular lens hood system that you mention.