Dedicated or rubber hood.

[maninsuitcase]

I am about to order a hood for my kit 18-55 Nikon lens as I suffered a bit of flare at the weekend with the light out of shot.

Question is am I better off going for the HB-33 dedicated clip on hood or a 52mm screw on rubber item. Both have advantages (solid for protection, rubber can fold back and leave on) or is it really a case of either will do just fine.

 

[Skyline On Fire]

you can just reverse mount the solid one and still have it on the lens, taking up very little room and being out of the way. I personally hate those little rubber things and wouldn't use one.

 

[maninsuitcase]

The HB-33 looks to clip on more like a threaded hood so I doubt you could reverse it like with a bayonet hood. If I could just reverse it I would definitely get that but looking at pictures I am not sure I can.

 

[Skyline On Fire]

The HB-33 looks to clip on more like a threaded hood so I doubt you could reverse it like with a bayonet hood. If I could just reverse it I would definitely get that but looking at pictures I am not sure I can.

Ah I see. I've never had to deal with clip on hoods, Canon only do threaded hoods.

 

[TheBigYin]

Ah I see. I've never had to deal with clip on hoods, Canon only do threaded hoods.

Sorry - not correct. Most of the canon EF range (and the FD before them too!) have bayonet fix lens hoods. Off hand the only one I can think of that has a screw fit is the nifty-fifty, and the glass is so far recessed into the face of the lens body, there's actually little need for a lens hood at all.


FWIW, I'd always get the proper dedicated hood for any lens. The rubber ones do have one redeeming feature though - they're really handy if you have to shoot through glass. You can actually press the rubber up against the glass and "squidge" it tight to ensure no light leaks in at the side, and avoid extraneous reflections. Other than that, they're pants though!

 

[Skyline On Fire]

Sorry - not correct. Most of the canon EF range (and the FD before them too!) have bayonet fix lens hoods. Off hand the only one I can think of that has a screw fit is the nifty-fifty, and the glass is so far recessed into the face of the lens body, there's actually little need for a lens hood at all.


FWIW, I'd always get the proper dedicated hood for any lens. The rubber ones do have one redeeming feature though - they're really handy if you have to shoot through glass. You can actually press the rubber up against the glass and "squidge" it tight to ensure no light leaks in at the side, and avoid extraneous reflections. Other than that, they're pants though!

I meant bayonet,i.e reversible, my bad.