The next question that i get a lot from people who buy X100 series for the first time is should i use lens hood on my X100 series camera? The answer for me would be yes, you should.
For me because i don't like putting UV filter in front of the lens, the only way i could protect the lens is by using a lens hood, metal lens hood in this case.
Using lens hood on fuji X100F not only protect the lens but also control flare that's coming to the lens when you shoot straight to the sun or other light source that can add flare to the image.
Flare is something that can't be avoid on basically any camera system and any lens, as long as you shoot directly into the sun you will get flare, but with a lens hood at least you can minimize the effect.
If you do get a lens hood for X100F, you should also pick up a regular 49mm lens cap, because obviously you can't use the lens cap that came with X100F if you put on the lens hood on it.
Basically there are three items that you need to buy if you want to put lens hood on fujifilm X100F, the lens hood itself, X100 lens adapter ring, and a lens cap.
Just don't buy the original fujifilm lens hood and adapter ring because they are too expensive, get the third party 49mm lens hood, third party adapter ring for X100, a cheap lens cap and you are ready to go.
The down side of having lens hood on X100 series camera is that it makes the camera looks bigger and bulkier, but for me that's not really huge problem, in fact i love the look of my X100T when i put a metal lens hood on it.
There are many types of lens hood for X100 series camera, square metal lens hood, vented lens hood, circle lens hood, any lens hood with 49mm can be use on X100 camera. Just make sure the color of the lens hood match with the body of the camera.
PROS
CONS
Flare is something that can't be avoid on basically any camera system and any lens, as long as you shoot directly into the sun you will get flare, but with a lens hood at least you can minimize the effect.
If you do get a lens hood for X100F, you should also pick up a regular 49mm lens cap, because obviously you can't use the lens cap that came with X100F if you put on the lens hood on it.
Basically there are three items that you need to buy if you want to put lens hood on fujifilm X100F, the lens hood itself, X100 lens adapter ring, and a lens cap.
Just don't buy the original fujifilm lens hood and adapter ring because they are too expensive, get the third party 49mm lens hood, third party adapter ring for X100, a cheap lens cap and you are ready to go.
The down side of having lens hood on X100 series camera is that it makes the camera looks bigger and bulkier, but for me that's not really huge problem, in fact i love the look of my X100T when i put a metal lens hood on it.
There are many types of lens hood for X100 series camera, square metal lens hood, vented lens hood, circle lens hood, any lens hood with 49mm can be use on X100 camera. Just make sure the color of the lens hood match with the body of the camera.
PROS
- protect the lens
- minimize flare effect
- make the camera look bad-ass
CONS
- makes the camera look bigger
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