Mennon DV-s 46 Screw Mount 46mm Digital Video Camcorder Lens Hood with White Blance and Regular Caps, Black

by Mennon

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001PV6F5W
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 7, 2009

Product Description

The robust lens hoods of the DV series are specifically designed for the permanent use on digital video cameras, to protect the exposed and sensitive lenses of video cameras from mechanical damage. The angles of these rectangular hoods match with the shooting angles of digital video cameras. DV series lens hoods are also provided with an additional protective cap, which can be put on front of the hood. The main function of the lens hood is to shade the lens from stray light, improving your contrast and image quality. But it will also protects the front barrel from the inevitable impacts against walls, door frames, and other real-life obstacles and in inclement weather, it can assist in keeping moisture or wind-blown debris off the lens. This hood enables you to shoot even towards the light source (in bright sunlight) without excessive flare, as long as you keep the light source outside the image area.Installation: * Rotate lock-ring to expose the thread's mounting thread * Attach the hood by screwing it on the filter or lens thread. * Rotate lock-ring back to fix the hood on the thread. * While fixating the hood with the lock-ring, keep the " " symbol on the hood exactly at 12 o'clock position. Specifications: * Lens Diameter: 46mm * Filter Thread Size: 46mm * Color: Black, Comes with Black & White Hood Cap

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mennon DV-S 46, July 18, 2010

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Semi at Tampa - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mennon DV-s 46 Screw Mount 46mm Digital Video Camcorder Lens Hood with White Blance and Regular Caps, Black (Electronics)

This is a piece of plastic from China which should cost no more than $3; it is somewhat flexible and not ABS. However, if you need it, it is essential. The screw threads are continuous, which makes for easy threading. And it works with the 35mm. equiv. wide angle of the Panasonic HS700k camcorder without vignetting IF you do not have a UV filter also inserted behind it. With a UV filter [we have a B+K 46mm.] then there is vignetting at the sides when fully wide angle. When going to, say, 42mm. equivalent, then this vignetting disappears when used with a filter. Also, the inside - while black - is sort of shiny and reflective. May have to overspray with UltraFlatBlack paint to get it to do its job. At this price, it should have been factory sandblasted to a perfectly non-reflective, matte black finish. Nope, just standard molding. No case, just a thin cardboard box. Again, a $3 item as it is.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Product, December 15, 2010

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N. Brownwood - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mennon DV-s 46 Screw Mount 46mm Digital Video Camcorder Lens Hood with White Blance and Regular Caps, Black (Electronics)

product was as described. It works very well. The only thing i can see is that i have a wide angle camcorder and it intrudes on the sides. It darkens the outer edges.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Lens Hood and Cover, January 29, 2012

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Zalex "Zalex" (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mennon DV-s 46 Screw Mount 46mm Digital Video Camcorder Lens Hood with White Blance and Regular Caps, Black (Electronics)

I bought 46mm and 37mm versions of these soft pastic hoods for a Panasonic micro 4/3s 20mm ad 45mm lens. I bought them to keep water off the lens in light rain. They work fine for that. But you can't tighten the locking ring because of the way the lens focuses. That's not the lens hoods' maker' fault. Only slight beef is that there's no way attach cap string to the hood. An eyelet would be very helpful.