Zeikos ZE LH67 67mm Soft Rubber
I purchased a few of these in different sizes to use with my lenses. I was going to get dedicated lens hoods, but I had seen a review for rubber lens hoods on youtube and decided to go for it. These are cheap, durable, and just a good idea. They collapse easily allowing you to adjust how far you want the hood to be out, which is great when you're using wide angle lenses. I did see the hood in the corner of my viewfinder with both my 18-55 and 18-135, but that's understandable, and I rarely use either lens at 18mm.
I chose these instead of plastic because I'd rather have someone bump into this super soft lens hood, instead of a hard plastic one because that could really mess up a lens.
Overall I would suggest you add these to your gear, they're a great way to keep light off of your glass, and a great way to protect them.
I purchased a few of these in different sizes to use with my lenses. I was going to get dedicated lens hoods, but I had seen a review for rubber lens hoods on youtube and decided to go for it. These are cheap, durable, and just a good idea. They collapse easily allowing you to adjust how far you want the hood to be out, which is great when you're using wide angle lenses. I did see the hood in the corner of my viewfinder with both my 18-55 and 18-135, but that's understandable, and I rarely use either lens at 18mm.
BalasHapusI chose these instead of plastic because I'd rather have someone bump into this super soft lens hood, instead of a hard plastic one because that could really mess up a lens.
Overall I would suggest you add these to your gear, they're a great way to keep light off of your glass, and a great way to protect them.
BalasHapusWow this lens hood is awesome. It really is better than sliced bread!! It screws on over my lens filter piece, and I can easily snap the lens cap on/off since the rubber easily folds completely back (and thus out of the way) with little effort on my part. It says it has 3 positions:
BalasHapus1. It pops open to a full hood which seems longer than the standard plastic lens hood I was using previously. On my canon EF-S 18-135mm lens, it does show up in my pictures from about 18-30mm, but once zoomed in from 40mm-135mm there is no shadow.
2. With light pressure, it pops back easily into a shallower hood that does not show up on the corners of my images using my 18-135 lens at all. You can easily pop the lens hood back and forth between the two positions with 1-2 fingers.
3. By folding it backwards, its like the hood is not even there. With my old flower hood, I would have to unscrew it and re-screw it on backwards to achieve this, which was a pain. Also, when folded backwards, its not in the way at all of the manual focus ring and its soft and flexible so I feel better about setting my camera on the table, etc.
And it works really great with a rain sleeve. The cheap plastic rain sleeve I ordered has a drawstring for the lens hood, but I found that because the drawstring is not elastic, it kept slipping either forward (and into my field of view) or backwards off the hood (exposing my lens ring to the rain). Having the rubber lens hood made a huge difference--I positioned the drawstring around the lens hood and tightened it. The rubber lens hood puckered ever so slightly providing enough grip for the drawstring that even after an hour of shooting in the rain it didn't budge or slip at all.
It also stores a lot easier in my camera backpack than a traditional plastic flower. And its a snap to change positions. The rubber is thick and sturdy but it pops effortlessly into the different positions, so if you are taking pictures where the lighting is variable, or if you are using a zoom lens where at certain length a lens hood interferes with your shot, I would recommend this lens hood because its so easy to change the length of it or fold it backwards completely.
Permanent part of my camera, I got both this and the 52mm.
BalasHapusI never take them off. It folds up nicely out of the way, and even when it gets "deformed" from being in my camera case, it comes right back to life.
Price, seller and use Highly recommended!
Good for taking photos through glass and I am sure it will be work well to protect my lens while out kayaking.
BalasHapusI've ordered rubber lens hoods on ebay for a few dollars cheaper in the past, but the quality of this one is far superior to those. I mainly bought from here because I have prime and I needed it quick, and I am very happy I did. Next lens hood I buy will be one of these.
BalasHapusGood price, easy to take off and put on, even over UV filters. A good buy and received it very quickly.
BalasHapusExcellent product with high quality soft rubber that collapses when not needed and can easily use Circular polarizer on my 100mm macro lens.
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