General Brand 49mm Screw-In Rubber Lens Hood
Lens hoods are primarily designed to prevent unwanted stray light from entering the lens by extending and shading the end of the lens.
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Ratings Distribution
88%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Durable (5)
- Easy to use (4)
- Lightweight (4)
Cons
Best Uses
- Everyday (3)
- Portraits (3)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Enthusiast (5)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (7)
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Pros
- Durable
- Easy To Use
- Lightweight
Cons
- Poor Design
Best Uses
- Everyday use
Comments about General Brand 49mm Screw-In Rubber Lens Hood:
great for sun protection and to protect from damage
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
- Landscape Photography
- Portraits
Comments about General Brand 49mm Screw-In Rubber Lens Hood:
What you see is what you get, Good for pentax legacy 50mm prime. Folds back to get out of the way.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
Cons
- Poor Design
Best Uses
Comments about General Brand 49mm Screw-In Rubber Lens Hood:
Product works BUT - mounting ring is somewhat deep
and will cause vignetting on any lens with a
reasonable wide angle lens. tried on a sd samsung
entry level camcorder with the 49mm hood mounted on
a 39mm to 49mm stepup ring. At full wide the hood
mounting ring causes vignetting and is present until
I zoom out about 20%. Hood does work fine, at full
wide on older sony camcorder. Also the rubber hood
is not perfectly round - appears to have taken a
'set' or has non-uniform rubber thickness, Hey
you get what you pay for!
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Durable
- Easy To Use
- Lightweight
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Everyday use
- Landscape Photography
- Traveling
Comments about General Brand 49mm Screw-In Rubber Lens Hood:
I've never liked those plastic lens hoods. They're cumbersome and not very attractive. The all rubber lens hood by General Brand does a great job of preventing sun flare. Moreover, it's retractable so I can roll it up and get it out of the way when I don't need it. Unlike my plastic lens hoods which I'm constantly having to take off, I leave this one on all the time.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Compact
- Durable
- Easy to Use
- Lightweight
Cons
- Shallow
Best Uses
- Flare prevention
- Protection
Comments about General Brand 49mm Screw-In Rubber Lens Hood:
I use this hood on my Pentax 35mm f/2.4 and 50mm f/1.4 since both lenses are 49mm thread. It has a metal thread, which means it will last a while but also scares me because the filter threads on my lenses are plastic. I am scared to death of cross-threading the lens.
My only complaint is the hood is a tad shallow, it doesn't cut off quite as much light as it could, especially on a normal and short telephoto lens (with the APS-C crop). However, when fitted on a full-frame camera I'm sure the shallow hood is an asset.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Durable
Cons
Best Uses
- Portraits
Comments about General Brand 49mm Screw-In Rubber Lens Hood:
Personal use
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Durable
- Easy To Use
- Lightweight
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Everyday use
- Flare control
- Home
- Increased Contrast
- Portraits
- Traveling
Comments about General Brand 49mm Screw-In Rubber Lens Hood:
Its an easy to use collapsing rubber hood. I use it on an FA50/1.4 It would be nice to know the exact angle of view it restricts since I think it could be a bit longer for this lens but seems to do an adequate job. in either position it seems to add a little cushion to protect the lens a little(at least in my mind)
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Good Quality
- Reasonable cost
Cons
Best Uses
- Improve pix
- Protect lens
Comments about General Brand 49mm Screw-In Rubber Lens Hood:
i needed a lens hood for my new [used Minolta] lens and found it here...works nicely with the filter and stays on my camera all the time.
Pros
- Flexible
- Works well
Cons
- none
Best Uses
Comments about General Brand 49mm Screw-In Rubber Lens Hood:
Does exactly what its supposed to do.
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