What size hood I need to buy for Fujinon 18-135mm F/3.5-5.6 XF R LM OIS lense: All, Last month I was visiting in Cambodia while taking pictures of Ankgor Wat, and Bayon Temples found...

PeriFromIL Loc: Illinois

All,

Last month I was visiting in Cambodia while taking pictures of Ankgor Wat, and Bayon Temples found out the hard way the need for a lens hood. Most of my pictures were taken in sunlight and I have haze in the top right hand corner. (I have enclosed the Bayon Temple shot with haze on the upper right). I am trying to correct the haze using Lightroom.

Now I realize that I need a lens hood what should I look for in the hood. (The filter thread size is 67 mm).

Thanks for your help

Peri

orrie smith Loc: Kansas

PeriFromIL wrote:

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Check with fujinon, but a hood will not correct your problem, a hood will mostly help with sun flares, which your photo does not have. Your photo is simply overexposed. If your original photo is in the raw format, adjust your exposure and it will clean up some of the problem, take out some haze, and it should be usable. In the future, if you have time (and I realize we do not always have that time element), wait until the sun is not so harsh by shooting early morning or later in the evening.

twowindsbear

I'd think Fujinon would have a lens hood specific for that lens and contacting them would be your best bet.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

twowindsbear wrote:

I'd think Fujinon would have a lens hood specific for that lens and contacting them would be your best bet.

It should have come with a hood?
Many lenses don't at least with my non-L Canon.

This is B&H showing the hood with the lens that is why I say it should have come with it.
Ask B&H if they have the Fuji hood as that is by far the best option over all others.
If not they have other hoods matched to that lens at this link.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1058622-REG/fujifilm_16432853_xf_18_135mm_f_3_5_5_6_r.html

twowindsbear

Architect1776 wrote:

It should have come with a hood?
Many lenses don't at least with my non-L Canon.

This is B&H showing the hood with the lens that is why I say it should have come with it.
Ask B&H if they have the Fuji hood as that is by far the best option over all others.
If not they have other hoods matched to that lens at this link.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1058622-REG/fujifilm_16432853_xf_18_135mm_f_3_5_5_6_r.html

Thanks for that info, but I'm not the one needing the hood.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

PeriFromIL wrote:

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Found this one:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-Fuji-Fujifilm-Lens-Hood-Shade-for-FUJINON-XF-18-135mm-F3-5-5-6-X-Pro-T1-/262637092286

Your lens originally came with this hood. Fuji accessories are difficult to find.

craggycrossers Loc: Robin Hood Country, UK

PeriFromIL wrote:

All, br br Last month I was visiting in Cambodia ... (show quote)

Good info here for anyone seeking alternatives for Fuji XF lens hoods ...... you'd need to source such hoods in your own country....... ebay's a good start.

http://fujixtras.blogspot.com/2015/08/all-about-that-hood.html

PeriFromIL Loc: Illinois

Responding to orrie_smith's reply:

Check with fujinon, but a hood will not correct your problem, a hood will mostly help with sun flares, which your photo does not have. Your photo is simply overexposed. If your original photo is in the raw format,
adjust your exposure and it will clean up some of the problem, take out some haze, and it should be usable. In the future, if you have time (and I realize we do not always have that time element), wait until the
sun is not so harsh by shooting early morning or later in the evening.

Thanks for the response. I have the RAW + JPEG. I will use the RAW and try correcting this.

I still have one question. If the picture is overexposed, shouldn't the whole frame look the same? Why does it look hazy only on the upper right? What am I missing? (I am new to digital photography)

Peri

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

PeriFromIL wrote:

Thanks for the response. I have the RAW + JPEG. I will use the RAW and try correcting this.

Why does it look hazy only on the upper right? What am I missing? (I am new to digital photography)

Peri

Because you DO need a lens hood.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Architect1776 wrote:

It should have come with a hood?
Many lenses don't at least with my non-L Canon.

This is B&H showing the hood with the lens that is why I say it should have come with it.
Ask B&H if they have the Fuji hood as that is by far the best option over all others.
If not they have other hoods matched to that lens at this link.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1058622-REG/fujifilm_16432853_xf_18_135mm_f_3_5_5_6_r.html

Clicked on the wrong reply to.
Sorry.

orrie smith Loc: Kansas

PeriFromIL wrote:

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Rechecking, that may indeed be a sun spot. Often if the sun (or some other bright light) is shinning through one area of a photo, but is blocked in other areas, this effect can happen.

sueyeisert Loc: New Jersey

If you go to KEH.com and type in Fuji lens hood you will find a used one for $29. I just checked it out.

traderjohn Loc: New York City

PeriFromIL wrote:

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Amazon.

CatMarley Loc: North Carolina

PeriFromIL wrote:

All, br br Last month I was visiting in Cambodia ... (show quote)

Looks like lens flare from shooting against the light direction. A hood might help. Didn't the lens come with one? I don't remember if mine did, but I am careful to avoid flare by not shooting toward the sun. In any case any 67 mm should work, but may cut off the sides in wide angle zoom.

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

A hood definitely would help, though it might not completely reduce the problem.

The correct, bayonet mount hood comes with the lens (according to Fuji USA and Fuji Global websites, as well as B&H and other retailers who list "what comes in the box").

If you've lost yours, replacements are available, but aren't easy to find! There's no "model number" for it given anywhere I can find.

But I did find:

https://www.keh.com/shop/fuji-x-series-18-135-xf-18-135-f-3-5-5-6-r-lm-ois-wr.html

Be sure to get the correct, bayonet mount type hood. The wrong hood can cause vignetting (partial blocking of the image in the corners, especially at wide angle zoom settings).

There are cheaper "generic/fake" hoods that are all too easily mis-positioned so that they cause vignetting. This is an example...

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Fujifilm-XF-18-135mm-f-3-5-5-6-R-LM-OIS-WR-Pro-Digital-Lens-Hood-Flower-Design-67mm-Nw-Direct-Microfiber-Cleaning-Cloth/421835305?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=2781&adid=22222222227097607666&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=234327692574&wl4=pla-387649612475&wl5=9032191&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=117079859&wl11=online&wl12=421835305&wl13=&veh=sem&gclid=Cj0KCQjwr4beBRDNARIsAGZaZ5f5VVm0vRG860bNdpEHRIzOGfVLo1ueAtoe2o0D1VF_-I-zCLo_F5waAi1-EALw_wcB

By "fake" I mean that these aren't true bayonet mount hoods. They screw in, then you need to rotate them to align them (and they are easily bumped out of alignment). And often they are a "one size fits all" that either doesn't shade the lens very well or causes vignetting. You'll find lots of those fake hoods on eBay, Amazon and elsewhere. If at all possible, I'd recommend getting a genuine bayonet mount (contact Fuji directly, if need be). I would only resort to one of the generic/fake hoods as a last resort (it's better than nothing).

ALSO... do you have a "protection" filter on your lens? If so, that might be amplifying that flare. Try some test shots without it. Besides, once you have the proper lens hood, that will do a good job physically protecting the lens from many things... better than some thin piece of glass ever could.

If you MUST use a filter (any filter for any reason)... be sure it's high quality and multi-coated to reduce the risk of problems with flare.