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Can anyone recommend a style of lens hood for my Nikon D40? I have seen rubber ones on ebay that can be adjusted simply by pushing them back or should I go for the petal/ flower style one?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Sean
 
What lens do you have, get the proper one specific to your lens......
 
Depends on the lens... petal/flower shape if wide prime or zoom. Simple tube shape if tele

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Ok, then petal/flower shape to prevent it from appearing in the image when wide at 18
 
The petal type are that shape for a reason - designed for a specific lens to avoid vignetting - the corners of the image being cut off by the lens hood. You tend to get this type with wide angle lenses and some zooms where you can get vignetting just at certain zoom positions.

You're probably best going for the proper one for your lens. The rubber adjustable types are OK, but you need to check in the shop - fit the hood, stop down to a small aperture, and use the depth of field preview button to see if there's any sign of vignetting in the viewfinder.
 
Not sure whether any HK outlets on Ebay would do the unofficial Nikon hoods. May be worth a look on there, as they're a fraction of the price of genuine Nikon. Dunno where you'd stand on VAT/Duty though...

A quick Google search under "Nikon 18-55mm lens hoods" threw up the Ebay ones, at £2.50 each, plus others...here's just one of them, based in the UK..

http://www.jacobsdigital.co.uk/index.php?target=products&product_id=40348

EDIT: mmmmm..it's not petal shaped though and neither are the Ebay ones :thinking:

BTW, the model number for that lens is Nikon HB-45..
 
Thanks CT, maybe best waiting a bit so I can understand Vignetting and getting to grips with aperture settings then. I'm totally new to photography and very keen to have add ons for my camera so I really need to learn to walk before I can run

Sean
 
ado28 said:
Thanks CT, maybe best waiting a bit so I can understand Vignetting and getting to grips with aperture settings then. I'm totally new to photography and very keen to have add ons for my camera so I really need to learn to walk before I can run

Sean
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Fair does mate. All vignetting means is that the lens hood cuts off the corners of your images which would look dark in your shots - a bit like looking through a keyhole.

Like so...

wideangle_vignetting.jpg


A lens hood is good thing to use - as it eliminates scattered glare from the sides and makes your shots a lot more punchy. I always use one.
 
Ahh, I see! at least it will dissapear when you crop your images on the computer

Sean

Thanks for the model number Mark!
 
I have seen this lens hood on ebay lens hood and I have a voucher from ebay to cover the postage so I could cash it in

What do you think?
 
Looks OK to me. Warehouse Express have the Nikon version for £10.99, which is probably better made, but that one looks like it will do the job.
 
For that price difference and if you're getting free postage I'd go for the Nikon version. It should be a proper firm bayonet fit.
 
I'd just get the cheap unoffical one - I stood on my lens hood for my Nikkor 17-35 and the replacement I got looks identical, hard to tell the difference.

Not worth paying a premium for an "official" hood, especially on Nikon's cheapest kit lens.
 
ado28 said:
Hi Snappy, I have the 18-55 lens kit
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Check with the Nikon site to see what hood is best for this lens. As I recall, for this particular lens they don't recommend a petal hoot but a normal circular one.

That said, the Nikon hood may be a bit more expensive (around £15) while a 3rd party hood may be a lot cheaper :thinking:!
 
Hi, I have the 18-55 kit lens. (AF-S NIKKOR 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 G) and it does not have the fitting for a bayonet type lens hood. I got it new with the camera and it did not have a hood when it arrived.
Mike
 
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