It’s Like Buying a New Lens

How cool is it that I can still buy a brand new HB-18 hood for my AF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 D? Pretty cool. Back in the day, these were accessories. Today, the G lenses all come with hoods, undoubted subsidized by the cost savings of not having to include an aperture ring.

The hood is circular, so no problems given that the filter threads rotate on zoom. But, it’s also large enough to mount a 77mm filter with a step-up ring. And that’s pretty awesome now that I’m converting over to 77mm filters.