K&F Concept 52mm Tulip Flower Lens Hood for Nikon D3300 D3200 D3100 D5500 D5300 D5200 D5100 DSLR Cameras with AF-S 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VR, AF-S 300...

The threads are spaced perfectly. I had no issue getting in on either of my 58mm lenses. The microfiber cloth is standard and does its' job. Not really much else to say about it. The hood does what it's supposed to and it does it well.

I got this for several of the 52mm lenses I have. It threads on smoothly with no wobble and is made of nice, thick plastic. One of these lenses is a 18-55mm zoom used on a Nikon DSLR with an APS-C format sensor. The manufacturers description says not to use this hood on any lens with a wider field of view than 25mm to avoid vignetting (darkening of the edges of the photo). The crop factor for Nikon APS-C sensors is 1.5x, so at 18mm this lens has a field of view comparable to 27mm on a full frame digital camera or a standard 35mm film camera which is usually used as the reference when describing the field of view of lenses attached to cameras which evolved from 35mm film cameras. Look it up to get a better idea of what Im talking about if you dont already know. Im not that keen on it myself. Anyway, 27mm is uncomfortably close to 25mm so I ran some test shots of an evenly lit yellowish blank wall with the Nikon to check for any vignetting. The camera viewfinder is not 100% accurate so I had to go with the actual pictures. I found no noticeable vignetting at 18mm as long as the hood was oriented with the two largest petals pretty close to 12 and 6 oclock. I found that to achieve the no-vignette at this position, the hood needed to be screwed in all the way meaning that the lock ring had to be all the way snugged up to the body of the hood. A partial rotation of the ring to secure the hood with the petals at the correct position was okay, but even a few full backwards rotations of the lock ring which prevented the hood being screwed down as far as possible started giving me some vignetting. Even locked down to the right position to start off theres a slight rotation of the front of the lens to achieve proper focusing (unless you have one of those expensive lenses that have internal focusing), but the movement is fairly minor and didnt give me any trouble. You probably will have trouble, though, if you screw the hood onto a filter and then try to shoot at 18mm! If using a zoom lens you could cancel any vignette by just selecting a slightly longer focal length at which to shoot. Apologies for going on, but the take-away is that you shouldnt have vignette issues using this hood at 18mm on a APS-C format camera. Canon has a 1.6x crop factor which puts you even farther from the 25mm danger zone. If you have a full frame format digital or a 35mm film camera, you would have major issues at 18mm. So, then dont use any focal length under the 25mm mentioned. Of course, if you are using a zoom lens, you can use it fine at focal lengths greater than 25mm. I dont need to penalize this hood by taking away stars as it seems to be well made and does its job very inexpensively.

I ordered this K&F Concept 52mm Tulip Flower Lens Hood for Nikon to use on various lenses I own that take 52mm filters. I have quite a collection of vintage lenses that I have adapted to fit my mirrorless cameras. The problem with some vintage lenses is that they were produced before modern coating technology had advanced, so they are prone to flaring. I purchased all of these lenses used, of course, and the original lens hoods (if they even came with a lens hood) are long gone. This hood fits well on my old lenses that take 52mm filters. Once the hood is screwed in, you need to get the tulip pattern aligned properly, and that is a relatively finicky process. If you want to use a filter on your lens, you would want to install the filter first, then screw the hood into the filter. Clearly, this will only work for filters that are designed to be stacked with other filters of the same diameter. I'm sure that this hood will cause vignetting with a lens that has an angle wide enough. I can say, though, that with a 28mm lens it did not vignette. This hood is a reasonable purchase if you have some lenses that take 52mm filters and don't mind a hood that needs to be screwed onto the lens and then adjusted.

This lens hood allows replacing the OEM lens hood. I personally keep the original lens hoods safely for reselling, so this affordable K&F lens hood allows me to protect the lens while keeping the original lens hood safely in a box. The lens hood is solidly built, all plastic but feels sturdy. There are some grooves to help distinguish this lens hood and possibly help with the rotation if needed. Overall this is an affordable and reliable alternative lens hood.

This is a good size for the 55-250 lens. It is made of high quality material and feels strong and durable. I like this brand--they always seem to have good quality products. This lens hood should be great for keeping out side lighting glares and also for a little bit of extra protection on bumping the lens.