Print your own lens Hoods

What about finding one for printing your own money.
 
lol, although I agree that the price of lens hoods is completely stupid in some cases not sure this paper one would be up to much in the rain or wind :P

Although, maybe printing this off, sticking to a sheet of plastic, like a empty 2L coke bottle and then cutting it out might be a nice cheap version that would stand up to the weather?
 
i could find the print your own money did look thought. tut. lol.

it you worked in a plastic molding place then this could be a healthy site to use.
 
Harvey_nikon said:
lol, although I agree that the price of lens hoods is completely stupid in some cases not sure this paper one would be up to much in the rain or wind :P
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You obviously never watched Blue Peter, all you need is a bit of that faithful sticky backed plastic :lol:
Print out onto a piece of black card, cover both sides with transparent sticky backed plastic and there you go . . . sturdier than paper and weatherproof too ;)
 
goodness...what one will do to save a few quid..
 
Dosen't have the hood for an Nikkor 18-70 !! which was a kit lens on the D70:shake:
 
davidh6781 said:
im just wondering if any one printed and tried it.
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Yep, just for the hell of it. Made one out of thin white card and sprayed it matt black (for Canon 100 f/2.8 macro,) works ok - looks a bit naff from the back - tabs.
 
439...yeah that's a few quid...got that in loose change in my pocket at the moment
 
What about cutting them a little on the small side and laminating them?
They would be ok for using inside I would have thought, but not on a hillside with a force 5 blowing!! :D
Still, what do you want from something costing practically nowt!!
 
Right Im making one tonight :thumbs:
I dropped and cracked my lens hood so what the hell?
Just wondering what would be a lot sturdier than paper?
I might use a carlsberg beer box :0 haha
 
there was a thread on here a while back where you could print your own 1d3 iirc
 
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