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.
671944
The hood is perfect for my camera and I use it to deflect sunlight. Care should be used in connecting it and make sure it "clicks" into place. No problems with it since purchase for my SX30.
494197
It will fit the lens itself, not the filter, so you would first put the lens hood on then the filter on the lens hood. Hoped this helped you!
179772
Best I can tell, this strap can wrap around the outside of the hood that goes over the lens. I think it's unnecessary as a good heavy rubber band could be used if needed, and I found that this strap was not needed and actually got in the way. I'm thinking about cutting it off for the nuisance it is.
1858310
Yep, absolutely. It does not interfere with the camera lens. It does interfere with the flash projection a bit though, the same way that it would if you had a thick case on it.
1014113
If lense hood has a circular flat outside edge then yes, if the outer edge is scalloped or uneven, then no.
2185640
The adapter ring has to come off of the camera in order to install any filters. It is there to protect the threads. I'm not sure, but I don't think you need to remove it to use just a lens hood.
721660
I'm not an expert, but to my knowledge, lens protection is main purpose. No added value to photo using clear glass. Since it's an extra layer of glass, there will be very slight impact on light transmission, but I certainly don't have a finely calibrated eye to see it with my camera and photo's I shoot. If you already have UV filter on your lens, you don't need to add NC.
75079
I used the hood to protect the front element as I didn't like running a UV filter. You can find the hood on eBay (not Sony brand) for less than 150. They even have rangefinder leica style hoods
1012952
You can't put a filter or a lens hood onto the lens. It has no threads & it retracts when turned off. The camera has some digital 'filters' built in, but that doesn't protect your lens like a real UV filter for instance that you would leave on.
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.
43373
Thank you for the question. A hood cannot be attached if a lens cap is attached. Thank you for your consideration.
1302292
I have taken mine off since I spent more time removing it to get various shots than keeping it on. But that's my way of taking photos. Perhaps it would be different for you. At the price, it was worth it to get the filters even if the hood didn't work out so well.
733580
It is not advertised as such, but if not shooting directly into the sun, I have no problems. But keep in mind that the hood has to be minimal on a lens this wide and with so many elements, if the sun is nearby, you could still have some glare, no matter how well it is coated.
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.
48181
This filter screws into the inner threads on the nose of the lense. When in place it is stationary, flush with the edge of the lense and does not interfere with the lense hood on my XL2 in any way.
1655006
The hood should not interfere with the normal lens cap. At least it doesn't on mine. I am able to use the cap that came with the lens.