steve_bellayr Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Just picked up a Nikon 100mm f2.8. The lens came without a hood. The original HR-5 is quite rare and pricey. Would you recommend an HR-4 collapsible rubber for a 50mm or an HS-10 metal for an 85mm? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andylynn Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Is this the Series E? Mine has a random brand 52mm screw on metal hood. Works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_bellayr Posted May 3, 2019 Author Share Posted May 3, 2019 Yes, it is the Series E. Is your hood a 50mm or 85mm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 eBay has lots of clones and originals of Nikon HR-5 Nikon HR-5 | eBay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Peri Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 The following site says that alternate hoods are the HN-7 and HN-8. Nikon Lens Accessories There is an HN-8 on ebay by a reputable dealer for $9.57 = Nikon HN-8 Lens Hood for 105mm/2.5 and 135mm/3.5 Lenses #970 | eBay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andylynn Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Yes, it is the Series E. Is your hood a 50mm or 85mm? I think it’s this: SIOTI Camera Long Focus Metal Lens Hood with Cleaning Cloth and Lens Cap Compatible with Leica/Fuji/Nikon/Canon/Samsung Standard Thread Lens https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XK29TX4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_OzoZCbYZBBKQ4 It works great on 100mm but vignettes at the short end on a 75-150. It goes on a 52mm thread and accepts a regular 58mm pinch cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochen_S Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Something like the one linked by @andylynn is what I'd rush(!) to buy. (Clarifying: I'd try to find the very cheapest offer on the common online marketplaces.) A hood that takes a cap, which even comes withit, is the best you can find for general use. - I advocate bagging lenses with hood in shooting position, whenever possible. If capping the hood makes sense or is needed is your decision (or maybe camera choice). If I wanted to shoot into fishtanks or through windows, I might get a long rubber hood for that purpose. *link to generic and slightly overpriced example*. - Narrower might be better. Another reason to buy a rubber hood might be a personal habit to bump your camera against things combined with worries about your focusing helicoid. I have generic Chinese hoods on my 50mm Summicrons and am sufficiently content with those (they aren't Konica quality but likely to do their job). - I really see no reason to hunt down hoods by camera manufacturers, when avoidable. There is little optical use in mounting hoods made for wider lenses. For that reason petal hoods and compendium shades exist. IMHO buying a too narrow hood and getting your file or Dremel out, to end with a perfect petal hood, can make sense. (It won't if the hood's filter thread will already cause vignetting on a wide lens.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCL Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 For mine I just got a Chinese 52mm screw on plasticshadee about 1 inches long with a snap on cap - seems to work fine with no vignetting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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