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Anonymous
>>141635 Lens hood quality doesn't matter, but the material does.
Metal hoods are, IMO, the best, simply because they provide the best protection. Rubber hoods are more convenient, though, because they fold down.
Plastic hoods won't protect much at all. You can bang the lens against a wall fine with it, but if you drop it, the hood and your lens are both toast.
But any metal hood is as good as any other metal hood, any rubber hood is as good as any other rubber hood, etc.
"Petal" type hoods, where the corners are cut out, actually usually provide better protection against flare than round or square ones, since they can be longer without intruding into the image. That's one more difference, and they can be made of any material, though I've never seen a rubber petal hood.
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