.. Polaroid Pro Digital Hard Lens Hood + Polaroid Pocket-pod Tabletop Tripod For The Nikon D5000, D3000 Digital SLR Cameras Which Have Any Of These (18-55mm, 55-200mm, 50mm) Nikon Lenses

by Polaroid

Product Details

• Item Weight: 0.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B002QAAJX0
• Item model number: 639008-13
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #76 in Camera & Photo > Accessories > Lens Accessories > Lens Hoods
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 24, 2009

Product Description

The Lens Hood is one of the most important accessory you need for each lens you own.A lens hood provides multiple functions: preventing image-degrading lens flare by blocking stray light from striking the surface of the lens, it enables your lens to give you the sharpest photographs with the best contrast and most vivid colors, in inclement weather, it can assist in keeping moisture or wind-blown debris off the lens; and it protects the front barrel from the inevitable impacts against walls, door frames, and other real-life obstacles.

Regardless if you're a casual photographer/videographer or a serious "prosumer" there's a Polaroid tripod designed with your needs in mind.

No matter if you choose our ultra compact desktop models, our unique monopod or our ruggedized all terrain models, you'll immediately understand why Polaroid tripods are considered the ultimate in "classic image stabilization"

Specifications:
Net weight" 2 oz
Folded Length: 4"
Extended Length: 5"

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pro Digital hard lens Hood for Nikon 18-55mm, November 26, 2010

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Richard A. Curtis (Fairfax Station, VA United States) - See all my reviews

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While the product description for this lens hood says it's for a Nikon 18-55, I found that at certain focal lengths, the edges of the lens hood can be seen in the viewfinder and, of course ultimately, in the photograph. Otherwise, a nice lens hood for the price and even more so considering the free shipping. I'll be buying another lens hood, however.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not suitable for Nikon 18-55mm lens., September 6, 2010

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Lillias - See all my reviews

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This lens hood isn't well suited to the Nikon 18-55mm lens as you'll start to see vignetting around 20mm.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars nice product for the money, July 31, 2010

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Ben Johnson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: .. Polaroid Pro Digital Hard Lens Hood + Polaroid Pocket-pod Tabletop Tripod For The Nikon D5000, D3000 Digital SLR Cameras Which Have Any Of These (18-55mm, 55-200mm, 50mm) Nikon Lenses (Electronics)

I bought this product for cosmetic reasons mostly. I dont like how my curent non-tullip hood looks on my camera. I use it on my nikon 18-55mm lense. I love the way this looks on my camera. It does screw on only like a filter so be prepared for that. other lense hoods like this I have seen for as much as $40.00, so this is a steel for the money. I am completely happy with the product and shipping. The only thing to watch out for if anything is if you screw this on over a uv filter. At 18mm you do get a little vingetting, but this can be fixed by just removing the filter. It would be nice to be able to put filters on top of the hood but never the less I love the product.