For who it may concern: the Nikon 80-200mm 2.8 AF-S hood (HB-17) is discontinued and almost impossible to find. I went to B&H today and took my 80-200mm 2.8 AF-S and try the hood for the 70-200mm 2.8VR (HB-29) and IT FIT perfectly, even lock into place. So if buying a used 80-200mm 2.8 AF-S w/o hood or the hood of your need replacement there you have a alternative to the discontinued HB-17.. PS: IT DOESN'T FIT THE 80-200mm 2.8D AF (two rings). hope it helps someone, I was looking for this same info some time ago and wasn't able to find any concrete answer.. <img src="http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc112/Juanjo_Viagran/BS/DSC_3787-1.jpg"> <img src="http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc112/Juanjo_Viagran/BS/DSC_3788-1.jpg"> Just in case you want to see the difference between the AF-D and the AF-S.. <img src="http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc112/Juanjo_Viagran/BS/DSC_3783-1.jpg"> <img src="http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc112/Juanjo_Viagran/BS/DSC_3786-1.jpg">
I did something similar when I bought the Nikon AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 VR. I did not like the long hood that came with it because I use a Lowepro TLZ2 holster bag and HB-36 in place is too long, I want my camera immediately accessible. The is more for protection than light refraction. I looked around for a shorter one and found that the HB-28 fit, only slightly loose.
Thanks Juanjo, I was looking for a replacement and did a google search and this post came up. I was also thinking of the 28-70 AF-S lens hood but had no way to try it.
