Nikon HB-50 Bayonet Lens Hood

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UPC:
018208049585
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MFR:
4958
(11 reviews)
$39.00

For AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

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Key Features

Flower-Type bayonet lens hood provided with select NIKKOR lenses.

Use of specifically engineered Nikon lens hoods is highly recommended.

In less-than-ideal lighting conditions, the performance difference can be substantial.

Overview

The Nikon HB-50 Bayonet Lens Hood for 28-300mm Lens helps reduce lens flare caused by stray light from the sun or other light sources. This hood is in the shape of a crown to prevent vignetting for wide shots.

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Product Name
Nikon HB-50 Bayonet Lens Hood
MFR #
4958
Price
$39.00
Brand
Nikon

Customer Reviews

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Poor fit
Fit is too loose--hood continually chatters away. Out of a half dozen Nikon lenses with hoods, this is the only one that doesn't fit properly.
VS
Just pitiful!
I've had many Nikon products over the years and few have disappointed me as much as this hood. It's inconceivable to me that Nikon would couple this hood with a $1K lens....just doesn't make sense. Nothing to add from what's been said here and other sites: the fit is sloppy and can easily fall off. Nikon should pony up and fix this by providing a better solution for people who have bought this lens. At this point I'll try a 3rd party hood as soon as it's offered. Can't believe I'm saying that...... getting a 3rd party hood for my Nikon lens?
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Engineering Goof
Just have to add my two cents worth, too. This is perhaps the dumbest hood on the market. I nurse-maided this hood on my lens for several years and it finally fell off for good. How many times can you catch it before it drops off a cliff. Come on, Nikon, get something that works, i.e. a secure hood, if you're going to charge mega bucks for a piece of plastic.
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loose hood
Ditto to all the above reviews! Lost my hood as well! While my camera was on my shoulder, I always kept my hand on the hood because it becoming detached so easily! Any solutions?
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Easily fall off
I couldn't remember how many times the hood fell off after I got the camera out of the bag, and as expected, I lost it. I didn't know how much it cost until I tried to replace it. It is way overprice for a piece of plastic. Googled it and the cheapest price was $35. Way to go Nikon.
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Broke before I could use it
I put my brand new lens and hood in my camera bag. My bag got compressed a little and the hood snapped in half. I own other Nikon lenses and their hoods are still going strong after years of use and sometimes abuse. This hood is too flimsy.
HR
Ditto
Add me to the list of disappointed. You know how expensive it will be to replace, and the Super Glue jobs aren't sturdy. You find yourself walking backwards, or cradling your lens like a baby. So, What do you do? Call in Red Green, and Duck Tape that baby to the lens barrel. And how about if the lens cap that comes with a wide angle lens fits over a thin filter?
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Cheap Lens hood for expensive lens
Very happy with the lens but the lens hood is made of flimsy plastic which broke very soon after I started using the lens.
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Bayonet lock tabs flimsey
I own a nikon D700 and Have recently purchased the 28-300 nikkor G AF S lens which came with the HB-50 hood. While in a DSLR case (which will accomadate a 70-200 VRII G f2.8 lens and hood) with the hood in the stored or backward position the hood became dislodged while extracting the camera from the case. Which caused the bayonet locking tabs to break. This happened so easily that I wasn't even aware of it till I couldn't attach the hood at all. I think that at the price one pays for genuine Nikon lenses we should get a superior product, which this just isn't!
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Bad hood for a $1K lens!
I also have the 28-300 lens which I bought recently for an Orlando Holiday. On the 2nd day the hood broke-off! I also own the 18-105 and the 70-300 lenses and the hoods for those cheaper lenses are so much better. Its a pity that Nikon decided to save a few bucks on a cheap hood to go with actually a very good expensive lens. Guys, please come up with something more sturdy.

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