Metal lens hoods

[plasmolbio]

I'm not a big fan of hoods but do appreciate that they can in some cases help protect the lens. But I'm not going to use those humongous petal hoods Fuji sends out so any suggestions for metal lens hoods for:

XF 23 mm (rectangular like the one for the 35mm lens would be great!...if there is such a thing)

XF 16-55 mm (would have to be quite short given how wide it starts..probably no more than 2 cm hood length?)

Suggestions for other lenses welcome too...others may need them!!

 

UPDATE 29/6/15:  

 

Ordered these standard metal hoods from gadgetworldexports - 62 mm, 77 mm.  

 

Nice thing is that they're compatible with these caps..need to get the 67 mm cap for the 62 mm hood and 82 for the 77.  Next update when I've got and tried them!!

[rdelbar]

Over the last 3 years I went all-out on alternative kens hoods for my XF glass collection:

 

 

                                               

 

More details and recommentations at All about that Hood

[TenLayers]

I'm completely out of the loop on this but what's up with the vents in hoods?  And sorry if this is thread hijack.

[milandro]

they were originally invented for optical viewfinder cameras where a normal hood would impair the vision through the viewfinder.

 

In my case, on a X-T1, they are just cool looking 

[eleonora.kreeft]

I just bought a 14mm lens and I cannot find the right size I have to order. For the click on hood.

 

 

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[milandro]

The 14mm has a filter size of 58mm, there are bags of wideangle screw-in lens hoods even collapsible which would fit this

[Lobstertje]

yes tnx. I knew that. But I don't want to screw it in the lens. 

[milandro]

 life is tough

[Lobstertje]

[macabee]

yes tnx. I knew that. But I don't want to screw it in the lens. 

Any particular reason why not? I have been using screw in lens hood's for the past 40 odd years never had a problem.

 

As the thread on the lens is there for filters, screw in lens hoods should not present a problem

[everaert]

I have a question related to these (non-fuji) METAL lens hoods

 

These appear to screw into the lens using the filter thread.  Assuming there is less flex in the metal, if (when) the lens hood take a knock Is there a risk of either the filter thread being damaged or the internal alignment of the lens mechanism being affected?

 

Does anyone have any first hand experience?  

 

TX 

[milandro]

it can happen, but if you take a knock of the front part of the lens, even if without filter or lens hood you will damage it. It might affect the autofocus in some lensed (not if the autofocus is internal).

 

The 60mm, for example, was provided with that huge lens hood to not interfere with this filter mount. If you put a hood there without a filter to act as a spacer, the lens will find it impossible to focus and give you an alarm on the screen.

 

If you ever damage the part which has the filter thread is generally a part of the lens though which can easily be screwed off and replaced at relative low cost.

[Vidalgo]

For those who love knocking, there are filter-mountable rubber lens hoods, branded and nonames, straight and collapsible, even allowing to add filter in front of.

 

[milandro]

I am thinking of finding a new solution for the 18-55mm and was wandering if one of these would work at 18mm too

[johant]

For those who love knocking, there are filter-mountable rubber lens hoods, branded and nonames, straight and collapsible, even allowing to add filter in front of.

 

 

I used such rubber lens hoods long ago ... worked very well, but eventually the rubber hood would crack.

 

But I think it saved the front element of my Zeiss Sonnar 135mm back then!

[MacPhail]

I was wondering if anyone has a pic of a silver vented metal hood on the silver 35mm F2?  It is hard to tell from the pics on eBay and what not as to weather they are truly silver or grey.