Thanks for the advice, do you know how the HN-3 differs from the HN-1, which is the hood recommended for Nikon's 24mm lens (also a 52mm thread)
-Scott On Sat, 2003-03-22 at 20:51, William Johnson wrote: > I have found that Nikon's HN-3 hood works well with both my FA28-70/4 (52mm) > and a Vivitar 24/2.8 (52mm). It is a metal screw in hood usually available > on ebay or most well stocked Nikon dealers. I use a Takumar 105/2.8 100/4 > metal screw in hood for my FA80-200/4.7-5.6 (49mm). I have found that I > can also use this hood on a 50mm lens with no vignetting if I don't use a > filter. > > Hope that helps, > > William in Utah. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Nelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 7:22 PM > Subject: Lens Hood Suggestions > > > > After recently acquiring a deep, solid hood with my SMC 135/2.5 (Thanks > > Fred) I've decided to get hood for the rest of my lenses. I already > > have a flexible hood for my 50mm, but I like the protection offered by > > the solid hood more. Metal hood are preferable, but solid plastic hoods > > are ok too. I have the following lenses: > > > > 28-70 f/4 52mm filter > > 80-200 f/4.7-5.6 49mm filter > > 24mm f/2.8 52mm filter > > 50mm f/1.7 49mm filter > > 135mm f/2.5 58mm filter (already have an ok hood); > > > > Thanks in advance for your suggesetions > > -Scott > > > > > > > > >

