"Joseph Kewfi" <Joe_Kewfi@NOSPAMiol.ie> wrote in message news:bf2ab4$d1r$1@dorito.esatclear.ie...

> I have the HR-2 hood for my 50mm Nikkor. What I want to know is, do Nikon

> make a steel hood for the F1.4 AFD lens ?

You would not want it - it would be too heavy (and would increase wear

on the focus mechanism), and if hit, would survive at the expense of the

lens... Nikon makes MANY aluminum shades (both screw in and snap-on,

and several work well with the 50mm f1.4). BTW, if shooting in bad weather,

I will often use step-up rings and large, wide, deep shades made for longer

lenses on my short lenses... (I make sure they do not vignette by checking

the corners of the near 100% coverage F3 VF with the lens stopped down

all the way using the DOF preview).

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