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Jackie Morton January 13th, 2009 09:33 PM

Which lens hood, folks?
 
Thanks!! :)

Harold Schreiber January 13th, 2009 10:02 PM

Hi Jackie,

I just made my own. Easy, cheap, and works as well as any you can buy.

Check post in "DIY Lens Hood" thread for Pics. I've now made one out of a more solid Plastic VHS case, it's much stouter than the stiff cardboard of my original one.

Harold

Jackie Morton January 14th, 2009 01:49 PM

Nah, I'd rather pay $15 and get a factory made one. :) Any suggestions for that?

Harold Schreiber January 14th, 2009 02:19 PM

Hi Jackie,

Not sure you'll find one that cheap, but do a search on this forum to see a number of the "Buy it yourself" kind.

I've had a couple BIY types for my past Cams, and I always found that my DIY's did a better job at what those things are susposed to do - knocking down/out the refelctions on your lens. At least that's been my experience on the 10+ Cams I've had over the last 30+ years.

Harold

Stan Chase January 14th, 2009 04:00 PM

Fotodiox has a 43mm silver (Item number: 360121855321) or black lens hood on eBay for $12.45 shipped. I use a black 37mm on my HF11 and it works well.

Bill Mecca January 15th, 2009 03:26 PM

I bought this one for my hv30

took forever to arrive from overseas. well made etc, but it does block the onboard light if you plan on using it. I wanted a hood for two reasons, one for what it normally does, and two for a second lens cap. I installed a clear filter before the hood.


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