Petal Lens Hood

Does it make a difference if the petals on a lens hood are shorter/longer?

Is one better than the other? I’ve seen many lens hoods that are barely anything, and some that seem to be longer than my fingers. Is any one better? Or are they all the same whatever length?
And what’s the difference between a lens hood with petals and one without?

Like the first person said, they’re all built for a specific lens. The reason they’re shaped the way they are is that, since the side of the picture is wider the petals have to be shorter to avoid showing up in the picture. If a lens is wider, the petals will be smaller all the way around. Once the lens becomes very wide (or super telephoto) there’s no need to cut the hood anymore so they just make them simply round.

To prevent you from putting the wrong hood on a particular lens, they use a bayonet system that makes only one hood fit (and only in the correct way). The hoods can also be reverse mounted to prevent wasting space in your camera bag.

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58mm 58 Flower Petal Camera Lens Hood Nikon Canon Sony $5.00

67mm 67 Flower Petal Camera Lens Hood Nikon Canon Sony $6.00

72mm 72 Flower Petal Camera Lens Hood Nikon Canon Sony $6.00

77mm 77 Flower Petal Camera Lens Hood Nikon Canon Sony $6.50

58mm Crown Petal Flower Lens Hood + Snap on Cap Cover $5.16

62mm 62 Flower Petal Camera Lens Hood Nikon Canon Sony $6.00

NEW 58mm Flower Camera Lens Hood Petal for Canon EOS Rebel XT XTI T2i 55-250mm $2.65

58mm Flower Camera Hood Petal for Canon 18-70 lens NEW $2.69

Have a petal hood (HB-29) on a Nikon 80-200 f2.8 AF-D lens – Adapter only $24.95

58mm Flower Lens Hood Petal Crown 4 Canon Nikon Sony SF $2.42

77MM PETAL LENS HOOD FOR NIKON 17-55MM 70-200MM F/2.8 $8.99

52mm Lens Hood (Screw Mount) Petal Crown Flower $2.30

HB-7 Petal Crown Flower Lens Hood For Nikon AF 80-200mm $13.90

52mm Flower Lens Hood Petal Crown 4 Canon Nikon Sony SF $2.49

55mm Lens Hood (Screw Mount) Petal Crown Flower Shape $2.52

82mm Lens Hood (Screw Mount) Petal Crown Flower Shape $2.98

72mm Flower Petal Hood for Canon EF 28-135mm USM lens $11.88

Flower/Petal Lens Hood 58mm for Fujifilm Finepix HS10 $4.50

Flower/Petal Lens Hood 58mm for Fujifilm Finepix HS10 $4.50

58mm DSLR Plastic Screw Mount Flower Petal Lens Hood UK $7.11

58mm DSLR Plastic Screw Mount Flower Petal Lens Hood UK $7.11

3in1 Lens Cleaning Pen Kit +49mmLens Hood Flower Crown Petal+ Hand Grip Strap $5.69

3in1 Lens Cleaning Pen Kit +52mmLens Hood Flower Crown Petal+ Hand Grip Strap $5.69

3in1 Lens Cleaning Pen Kit +55mmLens Hood Flower Crown Petal+ Hand Grip Strap $5.69

3in1 Lens Cleaning Pen Kit +58mmLens Hood Flower Crown Petal+ Hand Grip Strap $5.69

3in1 Lens Cleaning Pen Kit +62mmLens Hood Flower Crown Petal+ Hand Grip Strap $5.79

3in1 Lens Cleaning Pen Kit +67mmLens Hood Flower Crown Petal+ Hand Grip Strap $5.79

3in1 Lens Cleaning Pen Kit +72mmLens Hood Flower Crown Petal+ Hand Grip Strap $5.79

3in1 Lens Cleaning Pen Kit +77mmLens Hood Flower Crown Petal+ Hand Grip Strap $5.79

3in1 Lens Cleaning Pen Kit +82mmLens Hood Flower Crown Petal+ Hand Grip Strap $5.79

Black 72mm Flower Crown Camera Lens Hood Petal Screw mount For Nikon Canon $0.01

Petal Crown Flower Shape Screw Mount 52mm Lens Hood Black DC-SN $11.20

Black 52mm Flower Camera Hood Petal 52mm lens len for Canon Nikon Sony 52mm Lens $2.63

Black 55mm Flower Petal Camera Lens Len Hood For Nikon Canon 55mm Lens Camera $2.63

Black 52mm Flower Petal Camera Lens Hood for Nikon Canon Sony 52mm Lens Camera $2.63

Black 55mm 55 Flower Petal Camera Lens Hood 55mm Lens Len For Canon Nikon Camera $2.63

Canon PowerShot Camera Flower Petal 68mm Lens Hood For DSLR SX30 SX10 IS LH-DC60 $2.75

Flower Petals 68mm Lens Hood Mount For Canon Powershot SX20IS IS SX30IS SX30 IS $2.75

67mm DSLR Plastic Screw Mount Flower Petal Lens Hood UK $9.31

58mm Petal Lens Hood For Canon 18-55mm 55-250mm 550D $3.97

Black Plastic Petal Style Digital Camera Lens Hood 52mm $6.54

58mm Flower Lens Hood Petal Crown For Canon Nikon Sony Pentax Olympus Fuji Kodak $4.59

52mm Flower Lens Hood Petal Crown For Canon Nikon Sony Pentax Olympus Fuji Kodak $4.39

Petal Hood Lens Hood w/ 58mm Threaded Base and Lock Nut $12.95

58 58mm Lens Hood Screw Mount Petal Crown Flower Shape For 58mm Lens $3.99

Black Plastic Petal Crown Flower 58mm Screw Mount Lens Hood DC-SN $8.30

Lens Cleaning Pen+49mm FLOWER/PETAL LENS HOOD New For DSLR SLR Digital Camera $6.42

67mm Flower/Petal Lens Hood for Canon, Nikon BRAND NEW! $16.29

55mm 55 Screw Mount Petal Crown Flower Shape Lens Hood $3.96

55mm CPL C-PL Filter+Lens Cap+Petal/Flower Hood+Pen Kit $10.23

New 52MM Petal Lens Hood FOR PENTAX 18-55 KX PH-RBA $4.22

HB-45 Black Petal Shape 55mm Lens Filter Hood Replacement $6.51

FLOWER PETAL LENSE HOOD 49mm CAMERA 49 CANON NIKON SIL $8.79

58mm Petal Lens Hood+Cap for Canon 550D 1100D 600D 60D $6.00

55mm Flower/Petal Lens Hood for SONY A330/A380/A230 $3.96

Petal Lens Hood+CPL Filter+Lens Cap 58mm For OLYMPUS E-500 E-510 E-410 E-300 330 $9.49

DC-SN Plastic Petal Crown Flower Shape Screw Mount Lens Hood 52mm $7.54

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