Does putting this on my lens eliminates the need of a lens hood in blocking unwanted light?
399540
No - a lens hood eliminates flaring & is great protection for your front lense element.+
399541
not really, but it will help some. It is more to get rid of reflected glare: this allows you to have very pretty blue skies, greener grass, whiter clouds,...., In general richer colors, ability to look into water that has reflected light (glare). In general I highly recommend in most outdoor situations (even if rainy or overcast) as glare often present and we don't see it is there until it is gone. Of note: you will loose about 1 to 2 f-stops, so in darker situations you may need to decrease shutter speed or open up by 1-2 f-stops.Hope it helps.
399542
No. I normally shoot outdoors with a skylight filter (which I keep on at all times to protect my lens) and use the polarizing filter in highly light reflective situations ( e.g. Window, mirror, water, bright metal, etc.). The lens hood further reduces the flare.
399543
No. Lens hoods block lens flare, which has nothing to do with the polarization of light.
2271669
Yes, you can use your lens cap and hood. The filter has threads to grip the lens cap or you can even stack an additional filter. Keep in mind that you will need to remove the filter to compose and focus. You can't see anything at all through the filter. It is very dark.
1936558
Not really, it simply clips around an outer grove the is fairly common on the rim of most lenses.However, some filter brands offer a threaded adapter ring to combine multiple filters together, and some even have built in coupler threads. In either case, this hood leaves plenty of room for additional modification.
920904
The previous response is correct, you need an adapter to use filters. But if you use the adapter, you can't use a lens hood. The filter/adapter is wider than the lens.
353899
Most state that a lens hood either protects the front element of the lens or helps prevent lens flare from sunlight. Both answers are correct, however it does help prevent lens flare in a studio situation where a hair light or a softbox without honeycomb is being used.
295178
Cathie, I don't think this is what you'd want to block out sunlight. This piece is very small, less than two inches, and I removed it again after only a couple of shots (not wearing glasses.) It does move the camera away from your face but would not block out sunlight.
1187579
Hi Christine, There is a ring on the top of the lens, you have to remove it to place the Hood. Best Juan
1249880
Remove prior to using. If you don't remove them, they will obstruct the light from the bulbs negating the benefits of having the extra lighting, plus the heat from the light will melt the lens cover.
75081
The lens hood is more useful for protecting the lens than keeping light out. Having said that, go with a third party hood. The EzFoto hood is good enough and only costs $5.
2192685
If you don't want to have both on the lens, then I would use just the full frame hood. There's no rule either way. I think the APS-C adapter looks a little flimsy on its own. The ability to reduce stray light and therefore flares will be diminished without the extension on crop sensors. But I doubt you'll see much of a difference.
175225
Robbie, did you get the filter? Will your lens cap and hood fit over it? I would like to leave it on all the time.
153371
Not really. The way the hood mounts.to the lens would make it difficult to put on the other direction, but it would depend on your lens.
1261574
It is just a plastic hood,I think a lens glass can still fit under it as the threads are still clear with the hood on the lens
1148259
I have no problems to take out the lens hood. Just turn it counterclockwise.
670900
Yes, mine came from the manufacturer with a removable (of course, lol) lens hood. It is the plastic type that attaches to the front of the lens and secures with a quarter-turn.
1320207
I'm using it on a Nikon zoom lens with 58mm threads, As the ad mentions, it does show slight vignette when extended, but I was able to remove some of the material on the hood that was causing the vignette with a file.
1936561
This hood is for a specific Nikon lens. It's not a screw-in hood and has no threads. It won't fit a lens it wasn't designed for. The hood has spring-loaded tabs that match a groove on the lens rim. The hood slips over and slightly behind the front of the lens. The tabs snap into the groove and hold fast. The lens's existing threads are unencumbered and filters may be installed or removed as needed. In any case, you shouldn't place any filters on a hood. Filters should be placed as close to a lens's front element as feasible to minimize any internal reflections and optical artifacts.