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mar. 23, 2003 photo by Derrel

Mamiya 360mm Rubber Hood.JPG

severe backlighting into sun

I have been using a Mamiya RB 360mm lens's rubber shade on the 70-200 VR lens.I see no reason why this wouldn't also be a decent lens hood for ALL 77mm front thread 80-200 2.8 zoom lenses,regardless of brand
It is apprx. 179mm long, and 188mm inside diameter at the business end. It is soft yet fairly firm yet flexible rubber,and it offers MUCH more SIDE-angle protection from flare/glare than the butterfly or "perfect" hood that comes with the 70-200 lens,since it is more or less an almost-straight cylindrical screw-in hood. In this situation, with intense late-afternoon sun angling in from behind my subject this hood did not properly shield the lens and filter combo,and some nasty flare and ghosting occured. However, by merely mashing the top of the rubber hood down with my left hand fingers held flat, using a pinching motion, I was able to quickly "throw a shadow" onto the front element,quell the flare, and also avoid any vignetting,and actually shoot the scene with no problems! I included the out of focus plant on the right side of the frame-notice that with the longer,rubber shade flattened, in the second shot I was able to swing the camera several MORE degrees up,and actually more-toward the sun,without getting any ghosting!
Score One for an old $1.99 junk bin rubber lens hood!

Uploaded to TPF at http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/nikon-lenses/341284-nikon-70-200-f-2-8-vr1-vs-vr2-shooting-into-sun.html

FujiFilm FinePix S2 Pro ,70-200 AFS/VR Nikkor

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