72mm Lens Hood Set, Collapsible Rubber Lens Hood with Filter Thread + Reversible Tulip Flower Lens Hood + Center Pinch Lens Cap + Microfiber Lens Cleaning Cloth

I honestly wasn’t expecting much from an inexpensive lens hood kit, but this is one of those rare accessories that immediately makes you wonder why everyone doesn’t design them this way. The mounting system is excellent. You screw the base onto the lens once, and the hood then clips securely onto the mount in either the normal or reversed position. It’s incredibly quick, simple and elegant, and feels much more thoughtfully engineered than the typical screw-on hood. For reference, I bought the 67mm version for my Tokina atx-m 11–18mm f/2.8. Even at 11mm, the tulip hood does not intrude into the corners or cause any visible vignetting, which is particularly impressive on such an ultra-wide lens. The quality is surprisingly good, and for $12.99 the entire package is an incredible value. You get both the reversible tulip hood and collapsible rubber hood, plus a lens cap, cap strap and cleaning cloth. Nothing feels like an afterthought. I also bought a K&F Concept hood at the same time. It’s perfectly adequate, but it’s basically just a hood that screws onto the lens. This Veatree design is so much more convenient that I’m genuinely considering buying these for my other lenses. Really stellar little product. Excellent engineering, excellent value, and an unusually elegant solution for such a simple accessory.

The 52mm lens screws are fabricated using metal as a separate piece so they screw on easily (unlike some of their competitors that make them with cheap plastic where screw threads easily strip and/or get cross-threaded). The tulip hood can also pop out (using tiny fitted metal bearings) to be reversible - and this feature also allows it be hand-rotated to the desired position to reduce sun glare after focusing; very nice design and quality. The rubber hood is also fantastic and well-made. The lens cap is an added bonus. Highly recommended.

I really only needed a replacement 55mm lens cover for my Nikon D3400. The original cover was sort of flimsy and broke when I dropped it. A replacement Nikon brand cover was ridiculously high in price, even on Amazon. I found this combo and decided to try it. The replacement cover is a suitable fit for my lens, has very strong springs, and has a slip-over cord that lets the cover hang when removed, instead of dropping it like I did. I do like the "tulip" lens shade, also, even though I have not used it under a large variety of lighting conditions. I do not care as much for the collapsible rubber shade. In close up shots, I got some very weird dark shading. That could be due to my mounting or other factors, but I probably won't be using that one. I still got my money's worth with the other 2 items.

I just got this set so this is a first impression. I think this is a good value and a clever kit. I just bought a used Nikon 28-200 zoom lens which came with the correct Nikon lens hood, (HB-12) which is huge. It makes the lens look like a trumpet. And I don't think it is effective at shading the lens, too shallow and wide. Rather than protect t, I think it makes the lens easier to damage. To be clear, this set consists of two hoods, one tulip solid plastic hood and a collapsable two position rubber hood. Not meant for use at the same time. I always like rubber hoods for the protection they give even when retracted. This one does vignette at full wide angle but is fine at the half position. Adjusting it is an extra step if you are busy shooting but the vignette isn't that bad if you forget. The tulip hood is solid plastic and cleverly designed. An inner ring screws into the lens. The hood snaps in place using sprung ball bearings. Of course, the hood is free to rotate, and it takes some attention to keep in position. Not so bad, but it is a down side. Yes, it is reversible. The Nikon lens cap that came with my lens sits too deep in the ring to reach the release buttons on its sides, but the one in this kit has recessed release finger pinches on the front, just right for the lens hoods. This is a pretty detailed review considering I haven't taken a single photo with it yet. I'll revise it if I find I missed anything. Given the price, I am not disappointed.

I have used two of these lens hoods, one for a 15-45mm kit lens, and one for a 55-200mm lens. After two years of regular use, both hoods and both caps still work great. The lens caps are tethered which is an essential feature for photographing sports or nature. I highly recommend this product.

The variable geometry rubber is an interesting design, poorly executed. The hood was warped and asymmetrical, as you can see in the photo of the drone by the distribution of the vignette. What I can't show is that this warping appears to cause the hood to collapse when in the middle setting because it won't hold the shape properly. I can't seem to figure out how to reverse the tulip hood. It could be me or the hood, but it doesn't matter. The lens cap is a bit fiddly to get on (compared to the canon caps that come with their lenses). *UPDATE*: With regard to reversing the tulip hood, I did eventually figure it out. The hood was seized on the attaching ring and required somewhat excessive force to remove. After this first instance however the hood now attaches, detaches, and rotates freely. One of the 4 spring bearing seems to be still be seized in place, and is the most likely culprit. The collapsible hood, though still warped, appears to be regaining its shape with time. I can't yet say for certain, but I've noticed it doesn't collapse under its own weight as easily as when I first took it out of the pack. *Original paragraph and title edited for clarity.* *UPDATE*: After posting my original review I was contacted by seller who offered apologies, a full refund, and a replacement product. The tulip hood worked properly, to say that there is no seizing and it detaches and reattaches from the ring without issue as it should. The rubber hood is, however, another story. This one was only slightly warped, as you can see in the photo of the lantern. However, it outright refuses to stay in place when you try to set it to the median position as shown in the video. So, I'll give the tulip hood 4 stars, and the rubber hood 2 stars, and average it out to 3 (5 stars for customer service though). If you really just want the tulip then you'll be fine. If you only want the rubber hood for telephotography then you also shouldn't have any real issues. Otherwise, maybe try something else. *Original paragraph edited for clarity.*

Great

On the previous DSLR that I had it came with both the tulip and rubber hood to use with different lenses. The tulip hood is used when using a wide angled lense. They way that its shaped actually helps to block light so as not to wash out the picture giving you the full wide angle view with no flare or glare. The rubber hood is used with a telephoto lense. This does the same thing that the tulip hood does for the telephoto lense but this one can be adjusted by pulling out on the hood. Macro shots the hood is completely collasped, for a wider shot with distance the hood is pulled out to the second position. Finally if using full telephoto, the lense is pulled completely out forming an almost funnel shape.. The one thing I like about the tulip hood is that you can attach it to your camera and while gently pulling away from the camera lens the hood will detach from the threaded collar. This allows you to store the hood in reverse on the camera. If you use the rubber hood you will have to take this collar off as it uses a different collar. Both seem to be well constructed but only time will tell as to how much use they can take before they fail. For now, this was a great purchase for my digital camera.

Ogni parte fa egregiamente il suo dovere. Massima resa con minima spesa. Consigliato

Ensemble sympa, commandé pour le pare soleil, puisque mon objectif de marque n'en a pas d'origine. Mais je trouve celui en cahoutchouc bien plus pratique encore, puisqu'il suffit de le pousser pour qu'il s'efface. Le couvercle avec l’élastique est également très sympa pour eviter d'avoir à chercher dans ses poches ou perdre son cache, là il reste à portée.

Un kit veramente ben fatto per il prezzo a cui viene proposto. Ho preso la misura 72mm per il sigma 18-300 e si adatta perfettamente. Abbastanza comodo il sistema di fissaggio con l'anello che si avvita al filtro. Il paraluce a petalo, se orientato a dovere non vignetta nemmeno alla focale minima (18mm). Fortemente consigliato, visti anche i prezzi a cui viene venduto il paraluce originale.

Exelente calidad, muy buen precio.

This little kit has arrived today so just 1st impressions for now. If I find any problems over the next few months I'll leave an update. What's in the kit: 1. Rubber lens hood which screws straight onto your lens/filter and has 3 positions depending on how much light you're having to control. The rubber is thinner than a branded version but absolutely works fine and bounces back to circular if it happens to get a bit squashed. 2. Hard petal type hood which is reversible for carrying/storage; the way this works is that the hood pops off a ring that screws into your lens/filter (see picture of tiny ballbearing mechanism of which there are 4 spaced evenly). Getting the hood on/off requires a simple push and has no 'play' once engaged. 3. Lens cap with lanyard. Smooth mechanism although for some with larger fingers the design of the part one would 'pinch' does not have a lip under which one might place the fingertips for better purchase. The lanyard is fitted by inserting the thin, but strong, cable through a small hole in the cap. What looks like a sim card tool is supplied for this purpose. Fiddly but manageable and the metal tool does not damage the cable. The other end is an elasticated loop which is quite small (a good thing) that can either stretch over your lens or tied in the traditional method to the camera lug/strap. 4. Fibre cloth which is about the size of something you might get from your optician. Always handy. Overall the quality appears to be good and the item solidly made and for £7.99 (if you can get it with free postage - £9.49 otherwise) it's something I have no problem recommending. These items don't effect optical quality so it's not like buying a cheap filter. Bearing that in mind I don't see any reason for buying branded goods that'll cost anything up to 8x more (and that's just for a hood!)