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i know this has been asked a few times on here but i havent found a straight forward answer to it. im looking to get a lens hood for my Nikon D60 AF-S NIKKOR 18-15mm lens. but while searching iv read lots of mixed answers some saying that it should be the petal type hood and others saying it should be the plain tube one :bang: . so which should it be?
iv looked on the nikon website for the answer but i dont find it the easiest site to navigate. any help would be appreciated.
 
thanks for the replies. its just i wasnt sure which to go for. theres been alot of mixed response from what iv read
 
will the lens hood make much difference? because from reading some review people have said they are very shallow. i have a UV filter already, will the hood do help or should i just stick the the filter. i dont want to be spending money if its not going to do much.
 
If the front of the lens rotates during focusing, which it does with most of the cheaper kit lenses, then you can't use a petal-shape lens hood even though they are slightly more efficient.

I like lens hoods. They reduce flare in difficult light, and offer good protection. But on a zoom they are never as good as they should be, as to do that they would have to zoom outwards and extend with the lens as focal length is increased. So they are only ever optimum at the shortest focal length.

On the other hand, a UV filter can only ever degrade image quality and somethime they do that quite badly by increasing flare. Only the best multi-coated filters are any good in this respect, and even they are not perfect. I only ever use a protection filter when absolutely necessary, and in practise that is only when there is sea spray about. Take it off, use a lens hood, and take a bit of care ;)
 
HoppyUK said:
But on a zoom they are never as good as they should be, as to do that they would have to zoom outwards and extend with the lens as focal length is increased. So they are only ever optimum at the shortest focal length.
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Or conversely, if they were any longer than they are (ie setup for the widest angle) then they'd appear in the shot at the widest angle :thumbs:
 
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