Lens hood with filter fitted

[Raj_p]

Hi, im trying to find a lens hood to fit my canon 50mm 1.8. I have a 52mm hood that fits fine without a filter fitted, but then that means i cant use the skylight filter i have.

The filter i have is hoya hmc 52mm skylight (1B).

What am i doing wrong? or is one of the items im trying to use is wrong?

Thank you for any advice

Raj

[wontolla]

The skylight SHOULD have a 58mm thread on it to take your hood!

[Raj_p]

i just checked it, and its not for some reason. I think it might be the hood i have, but it fits fine without the filter on!

[wontolla]

Have you screwed the filter into the lens first, THEN tried to screw your hood to that? It is very unusual for a filter NOT to have a secondary thread!

[abbo100]

Have you screwed the filter into the lens first, THEN tried to screw your hood to that? It is very unusual for a filter NOT to have a secondary thread!

I have just bought a hood today and this is how it fits to the camera.

Skylight filter to lens then hood to skylight filter.

[towershot]

At the end of the day Raj, the skylight filter is basically there to protect the front element of the lens,it does not alter the image very much ,just makes it a tiny tiny bit warmer.
So with the hood fitted ,that will be enough to protect the lens.

It is just a pain taking it off and putting it back on all the time.....