p.1 #1 · FE 200-600, Lens Hood and NiSI 1-5 Stop VND
I am considering purchasing an FE 200-600 along with a 95mm NISI VND 1-5 stop filter. Is there enough room inside the lens hood to to first install the lens hood and then install the VND? I recognize that the handle on the VND would need to be removed.
I ask because this is what I do with my XF 150-600. First install the lens hood, then install the NISI VND. I reach my hand though the lens hood and make an initial coarse adjustment of the VND. I then make final exposure adjustments in terms of aperture and ISO without ever again changing the initial setting on the VND, This works well for me.
p.1 #2 · FE 200-600, Lens Hood and NiSI 1-5 Stop VND
I have the 200-600 and the NISI VND. I use the VND over a short 1.5" metal hood that stays on the lens. I don't use the Sony hood at all. I highly doubt that you can adjust the VND with the Sony hood on even with the screw handle on the VND removed.
p.1 #3 · FE 200-600, Lens Hood and NiSI 1-5 Stop VND
Hi Doug,
Am I understanding this correctly. You have this short hood on attached to your lens. Then, you have the VND attached to front of the lens hood. Is this correct?
p.1 #4 · FE 200-600, Lens Hood and NiSI 1-5 Stop VND
I usually unscrew the hood and then attach the filter and screw the hood back on the filter...works great. Never tried attaching the filter to the end of the hood...sure be faster, have to try that.
p.1 #5 · FE 200-600, Lens Hood and NiSI 1-5 Stop VND
dgbarar wrote:
Hi Doug,
Am I understanding this correctly. You have this short hood on attached to your lens. Then, you have the VND attached to front of the lens hood. Is this correct?
Yes, I leave the 1.5" short metal hood on the lens almost all the time. The metal hood has thread on both ends. It's screwed onto the lens. If I need to use the VND, I just screw the VND onto the hood. If I shoot on a beach, I would put a UV filter on the lens, then the metal hood on the filter. I guess I could just put the UV filter on the hood too.
I use those short metal hoods on my 70-200 F4 GII, 100-400 GM, 200-600, 400-800. It's so much easier than the Sony hoods. If I put a CPL on the lens, then screw the hood onto the CPL, I can just rotate the hood to get the desired CPL effect. So much easier then messing around with removing/attaching the Sony hood. Since I leave the hood on the lens, it does add 1.5" to the total length of lens as the metal hood can't be put in a reverse position.
p.1 #6 · FE 200-600, Lens Hood and NiSI 1-5 Stop VND
Douglas L wrote:
Yes, I attach a 1.5" short metal hood on the lens all the time, if I need to use the VND, I just attach the VND on the hood.
Interesting. I never felt I had too much light when shooting with this lens. Is this for long exposures or for video?
p.1 #7 · FE 200-600, Lens Hood and NiSI 1-5 Stop VND
Daran wrote:
Interesting. I never felt I had too much light when shooting with this lens. Is this for long exposures or for video?
For me, I use the VND to achieve about 1/100 shutter speed when photographing propeller planes to show the motion of the moving propeller. I can do that by using aperture f16, f18 or f22 （all names of US fighter jets coincidentally ). I prefer to use f8-11. I can use ISO 50， but it’s still not enough sometimes.
p.1 #8 · FE 200-600, Lens Hood and NiSI 1-5 Stop VND
Douglas L wrote:
Yes, I leave the 1.5" short metal hood on the lens almost all the time. The metal hood has thread on both ends. It's screwed onto the lens. If I need to use the VND, I just screw the VND onto the hood. If I shoot on a beach, I would put a UV filter on the lens, then the metal hood on the filter. I guess I could just put the UV filter on the hood too.
I use those short metal hoods on my 70-200 F4 GII, 100-400 GM, 200-600, 400-800. It's so much easier than the Sony hoods. If I put a CPL on the lens, then screw the hood onto the CPL, I can just rotate the hood to get the desired CPL effect. So much easier than messing around with removing/attaching the Sony hood. Since I leave the hood on the lens, it does add 1.5" to the total length of lens as the metal hood can't be put in a reverse position. ...Show more →
Hi Doug:
Thank you so very much for the photographs and the link to purchase the lens hood. Sounds like this might be a possibility for me. Might I ask one additional piece of information. Would you be so kind to measure the outside diameter (not the filter threads) of the NISI 95 mm 1-5 Stop VND.
p.1 #9 · FE 200-600, Lens Hood and NiSI 1-5 Stop VND
dgbarar wrote:
Hi Doug:
Thank you so very much for the photographs and the link to purchase the lens hood. Sounds like this might be a possibility for me. Might I ask one additional piece of information. Would you be so kind to measure the outside diameter (not the filter threads) of the NISI 95 mm 1-5 Stop VND.
Thank you again for your help.
Don
Without the cap, the widest part of the filter is the silver colored ring, it's about 4", with the filter cap, it's probably 4"+2mm.
The other option is, screw the VND filter directly onto the lens, then screw the short metal hood onto the filter, you can rotate the filter without the hood getting in the way. I have done this with UV filter and CPL filter, but not the VND filter. I don't see why you can't, But that requires removing the hood first and putting it back on. I am not a fan of all these steps.
p.1 #10 · FE 200-600, Lens Hood and NiSI 1-5 Stop VND
Hi Doug:
Thank you again for taking the time to get this measurement. I am beginning to agree with you about having the filter on top of the lens hood. I have never used a filter on the end of lens (or on a lens hood) without some kind of protection. Tell me, with the filter on the outside of the lens hood, do you feel that you lose contrast or get flares with this configuration?
p.1 #11 · FE 200-600, Lens Hood and NiSI 1-5 Stop VND
dgbarar wrote:
Hi Doug:
Thank you again for taking the time to get this measurement. I am beginning to agree with you about having the filter on top of the lens hood. I have never used a filter on the end of lens (or on a lens hood) without some kind of protection. Tell me, with the filter on the outside of the lens hood, do you feel that you lose contrast or get flares with this configuration?
Don
You are welcome. Ref. your question, sometimes I wonder myself too. Because like you noticed, the filter is directly exposed to the light, without a hood providing shade, also placing the filter on the hood instead of on the lens, increases the space between the front element to the filter. I don't know if this increase of distance between the front element and the filter will cause some issues. I haven't used the VND much, so I didn't really notice the possible negative effect by placing the filter on the hood. I will do a test when I get around to do it. I have so many tests I wanted to do for months but I am just too lazy.
If placing the filter on the hood instead of placing it on the lens induces negative effect, I will put the filter on the lens and screw the hood on the filter, that way I can still rotate the filter freely and have the hood's protection too.
p.1 #12 · FE 200-600, Lens Hood and NiSI 1-5 Stop VND
Douglas L wrote:
You are welcome. Ref. your question, sometimes I wonder myself too. Because like you noticed, the filter is directly exposed to the light, without a hood providing shade, also placing the filter on the hood instead of on the lens, increases the space between the front element to the filter. I don't know if this increase of distance between the front element and the filter will cause some issues. I haven't used the VND much, so I didn't really notice the possible negative effect by placing the filter on the hood. I will do a test when I get around to do it. I have so many tests I wanted to do for months but I am just too lazy.
If placing the filter on the hood instead of placing it on the lens induces negative effect, I will put the filter on the lens and screw the hood on the filter, that way I can still rotate the filter freely and have the hood's protection too....Show more →
Hi Doug:
We all have these tests that we want to try. Besides loss of contrast, the only other thing I can think is the closed space between the filter and lens might cause some differential heating currents that could degrade the image. Of course, this could also happen in the lens enclosure.
