Mennon DV-s 43 Screw Mount 43mm Digital Video Camcorder Lens Hood with Cap, Silver

by Mennon

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0019BJZ8M
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 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 "V" symbol on the hood exactly at 12 o'clock position.

Specifications:

* Lens Diameter: 43mm
* Filter Thread Size: 43mm
* Color: Silver, Comes with Black Hood Cap

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Mennon DV-s 43mm Lens Hood, December 13, 2011

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Leonor Unzueta (FISHERS, IN, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mennon DV-s 43 Screw Mount 43mm Digital Video Camcorder Lens Hood with Cap, Silver (Electronics)

It does its job but build quality can be improved. Great, simple, cheap.
Cons
-Build quality
-silver finish
Pros
-Does its job cheaply
-decent for sunny locations

4.0 out of 5 stars Does the job, August 30, 2011

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The 9th Wonder (PHOENIX, AZ, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mennon DV-s 43 Screw Mount 43mm Digital Video Camcorder Lens Hood with Cap, Silver (Electronics)

When I bought this item I was only worried about one thing. "Will my camera see the edges of this lens hood when I record in 16x9 HD?" No it does not, and I have a UV filter between the camera and the lens hood. That actually may help, I don't know.

It does it's job and the footage looks great. I'm not sure it's because of the lens hood, the camera recording mode that I just discovered, or the UV filter, but the hood ain't coming off of my camera.

I read someone saying the cap was a stupid addition that he'd never use (may have been a similar product). Well I'll be using mine. It helps protect the lens filter.

The build quality is super cheap. It looks, feels, and is plastic. There's no doubt about it, but for the price I'm very satisfied and won't be upgrading.