$1000 Lens Hood
Feb 20, 2018 08:22:03 #
Feb 20, 2018 08:25:49 #
I guess if one spends $16,000+ for a lens what another grand for a lens hood?
Feb 20, 2018 08:33:51 #
Are you kiddin' me? I'll pay that but only if it comes attached to the lens.
Feb 20, 2018 08:35:41 #
pithydoug wrote:
I guess if one spends $16,000+ for a lens what another grand for a lens hood?
Nikon's pricing never ceases to amaze me.
Feb 20, 2018 08:36:33 #
Ed Walker
Loc: Eclectic, Alabama U.S.A.
The Hood comes with the $16,000+. Just don't lose it, it will be expensive to replace.
Feb 20, 2018 08:44:24 #
pithydoug wrote:
I guess if one spends $16,000+ for a lens what another grand for a lens hood?
Lol! that's what I was going to say... $16,299.00 for the lens (oh and it comes with the lens hood). So that one is for someone that was stupid and lost the $1000 lens hood.
Accessories included with the lens:
HK-38 Lens Hood
$1,078.96
LN-2 Lens Strap
$41.96
CT-801 Trunk Case
$634.96
52mm Screw-on NC Filter
$49.00
LF-4 Rear Lens Cap
$4.50
Feb 20, 2018 08:50:02 #
Jerry Green
Loc: Huntsville, AL
The Nikon 600mm that comes with the camera is "only" $530. I am very careful with mine. The hood for the Canon 600mm is $700.
Feb 20, 2018 09:13:38 #
Jerry Green wrote:
The Nikon 600mm that comes with the camera is "only" $530. I am very careful with mine. The hood for the Canon 600mm is $700.
Yes and it's a good lens. This particular 800mm lens though is a professional lens and has a 5.6 aperture. It is also designed to be able to be used with Nikon's teleconverter which will make it a 1000 mm lens.
The longest lens in the NIKKOR lineup, delivering 800mm of exceptional full-frame super-telephoto power (1000mm with the included 1.25x teleconverter) and the latest advancements in optical design and lens technology. Suprisingly compact and lightweight with a magnesium-alloy barrel and dust- and moisture-resistant construction, this is the definitive long-reach lens for sports, news and wildlife photographers.
We put it (with the teleconverter) onto a Nikon 1 and it's roughly 2.7 crop factor which made that lens act like a 2700mm lens. We were in Long Island and joking about looking into an apartment window in Boston. And yes, the lens was mounted on a tripod. Note: on a DX, that lens setup would be roughly equivalent to a 1500mm lens.
Feb 20, 2018 10:26:50 #
Feb 20, 2018 11:44:42 #
wrangler5
Loc: Missouri
There was an ebay auction a number of years ago where a lens hood for a Nikon wide angle rangefinder lens (21mm, IIRC) went for something like $5,555. Ended up as a bidding war between two major Nikon collectors, for an item of which there were believed to be no more than about 12 examples in existence, and the one on auction was in mint condidtion with the original box. Rarity and "need" will drive prices to levels that those of us without the need can't really understand.
Feb 20, 2018 11:46:15 #
Paulie wrote:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/918854-REG/nikon_4985_hk_38_lens_hood_for.html
So what, that's always been the case?
Feb 20, 2018 12:05:04 #
wrangler5 wrote:
There was an ebay auction a number of years ago where a lens hood for a Nikon wide angle rangefinder lens (21mm, IIRC) went for something like $5,555. Ended up as a bidding war between two major Nikon collectors, for an item of which there were believed to be no more than about 12 examples in existence, and the one on auction was in mint condidtion with the original box. Rarity and "need" will drive prices to levels that those of us without the need can't really understand.
Feb 21, 2018 06:57:20 #
Feb 21, 2018 09:15:44 #
Feb 21, 2018 09:21:42 #
Paulie wrote:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/918854-REG/nikon_4985_hk_38_lens_hood_for.html
Check out the ONE review: "I bought it because it looked cool ... "! (and only one star - I guess it wasn't *that* cool)
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