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Nikon HR-E5700 Lens Hood for Nikon Coolpix 5700 & 8700 Digital Camera

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This lens hood designed specificaly for the Coolpix 5700 is a must-have accessory. It does more than just protecting the lens, which it certainly does, esp. for those busy moments when you might bump the front of the camera on something solid. (Don't forget Murphy's Law.)

But the lens hood can also improve your picture quality. As with SLR lenses, the hood prevents light from entering the camera lens from the sides and enhances the sharpness and contrast of the picture. This is especially true outdoors when the light is diffused (scattered). Just use this all the time (see exception below) and your pictures out of the 5700 will be at their best (all other factors being equal, of course).

The only times you should *NOT* use the hood is when you use the built-in flash on the 5700, esp. indoors when the flash is used as the main lighting source. The hood will block the flash and cast an ugly shadow on your nearby subject. Even outdoors when you use the built-in flash for fill-in light, you should remove the hood first to avoid uneven exposure.

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I've owned the Nikon HR-E5700 lens hood for almost as long as I've owned my Nikon 5700. The lens hood screws on quickly and can be removed just as quickly. Not only does the hood shade the lens from outside glare but its firm rubberized nature also protects the lens from accidental side-to-side dings and accidents.

There really shouldn't be a time when you need to use the lens hood and the speed light (flash) at the same time but if you did then the flash is going to be obscured by the lip of the hood leaving a darker shadow on the bottom of the image.

If it weren't for the popup speed light I would leave the lens hood on permanently since it adds to the general bulk of the camera and makes the 5700 (and the 8700) 'feel' a bit more substantial a bit more like a prosumer digital camera.

I've been using a the Coolpix 5700 for 8 mos., shooting outdoors. The hood is usefull on sunny days, or days with slight drizzle--basically helps to protect the lens. Otherwise, it's not necessary.

Do not use for in-door, when pop-up flash is activated.
A shadow will appear on the bottom of the picture.

I was worried about this attachment actually working with my camera, but it's perfect and it works with no trouble. It does take up some space in my camera bag, but cest la vie. People think I look like a pro while using it.

This is an awesome product and made the perfect gift. Another eviewer extolled the virtues of the flexible hood and I totally agree. Thank you!

The Hood works, it shades the lens from unwanted light and the photos are sunspot free. Price was a bargain and the shipping was about the cost of the product, camera, Nikon Coolpix 5700 is old but for last 6 years it has served the family well.

This is a soft hood that screws into the lens housing. It does what a hood is supposed to do...block stray light and give some protection to the lens. Being a soft hood, it can also provide cushioning if the camera is dropped. However, the hood does not come with a cap, and there is no way to put the original lens cap on without taking the hood off. The hood also blocks the lower half of the flash. So,the hood is an interesting play thing, but not really convenient.

This is a large hood and I doubt there'll be any lens glare at wide to medium zoom positions with this thing on! At full zoom though, at least on my Nikon Coolpix 5700, there's not much hood shielding the sides of the lens from glare because the lens is so far out. I haven't had any trouble with this, it's just an observation I made.
This hood is all rubber except the ring containing the mounting threads, they're metal, so if you knock it against something likely it won't get damaged, (the hood OR what ever it knocks against) due to the soft rubber; 'good idea Nikon'. The interior of the hood has ringes molded into it, to reduce reflections, I'm sure. The only downside is the thing looks like a toilet plunger because of its shape and size and you would not want to have it on if you were trying to be inconspicuous.