Rubber lens hood that works wth Nikon's 85mm f1.8D?
I'm heavily considering adding an 85mm to my camera bag.
I do not like the fact that the lens's default lens hood (HN-23) is a metal screw on because I would not have all the time to do all that screwing on and off every time I take it out of my bag. I wonder why it's not rubber like the hood for the 50mm f1.8D.
I know that the lens uses a 62mm filter thread and that companies like Promaster make rubber lenses. I was wondering if I could use almost any 62mm rubber lens hood that won't vignette.
Any advice would be helpful.
By the way, the bodies I use are a Nikon D300s and a Nikon D300. Both are DX sensors.
Added (1). Andrew: I don't mind the fact that rubber hoods are screw on because I can easily expand them and collapse them for my camera bag. The metal screw on I have an issue with because I have to screw it and unscrew it every time.
And no, the Nikon 85mm f1.8D does not have a bayonet mount.
You probably could, but rubber hoods screw on.
Doesn't the dedicated hood have a bayonet fitting?
I have the non-D version of the Nikon 85mm f/1.8 & face the same problem. A typical rubber collapsible lenshood is designed for a 50mm lens, so you'll have no problems with vignetting. But an alternative might be what I got, a hood hat. It slips over the metal hood and protects the hood/lens combo.http://www.amazon.com/OP-TECH-USA-Hood-Hat/dp/B00009R9BL/
Some rubber hoods can collapse, making them less cumbersome than metal, while providing good coverage. Here are a few possibilities. I don't know which is best
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/..._Zoom.html
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/..._Zoom.html
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/...ubber.html
Get the 85mm f/1.8 G. I just bought this lens two weeks ago and it is a killer lens. The only issue is they are so popular that they are hard to find - at least on-line (your local camera shop may have them though).
So I ended up finding one refurbished, at $100 off ($400 vs. $500).
However, B&H how has them in stock, They cost $497, and the D model is $459, so you are not saving a lot with the D lens. But this also indicates the D lens is a great lens.
While the "G" lens has 7 blades vs the "D" lens 9 blades, the bokeh is still incredible, so I would not put too much into the design of one vs. The other. The results are what matter, not how it got there.
In fact, the 85mm f/1.8 "G" lens is about 95% of the 85mm f/1.4 G, so unless you are a serious professional, I would not go with the much more expensive 1.4.
I use the lens on a D7100 Dx camera, and I have not found I had to back up too much for portraits.
I even used the 85mm f/1.8G on my Nikon V1 with FT1 adapter, and even at a 2.7x crop, I still got great bokeh. I was really surprised. I've even used the 85mm on my V1/FT1 as a sports lens. I took some incredible photos at a night baseball game the other day. Imagine, a 230mm (35mm equivalent) f/1.8 sports lens…
The only criticism I have found is some have complained about the slow focus speed of the 85mm f/1.8 G. I have not found this to be objectional (although it does focus slower than the D lens).
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