petal/flower hood for Nikkor 18-55mm?

They don't make a petal-style, the HB-33 is a regular 'cup' style hood. [ame]http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-HB-33-Lens-18-55mm-Nikkor/dp/B0009HN57O[/ame] Which I can see might not be all that useful at 18mm..
 
hm, that sucks. would you suggest any manufacturer or type of petal hood in particular? i have seen few that are for the 18-55mm lens but they differ in lenght and shape and i dont really have any idea how that affects the amount of light entering the lens. or is there any difference between longer and shorter at all?
 
You really need one that's mean for that lens; if they're too long, they'll cause vignetting at wider FLs; the only way to know for sure is to try it.
 
because the front element rotates when focusing, filters and lens hoods on that lens are nothing but a pain in the ass.

if you had a petal hood, it would never be lined up properly. if you're using a polarizing filter, well.. you can't. I don't own a lens that does this, but it still pisses me off to think about it.
 
Lens hoods are a product of function not fashion. The HB-45 is designed for that lens to provide the maximum benefits that a hood can for the lens. At $16.00 it is also pretty cheap for an OEM hood.
http://www.adorama.com/NKHB45.html
 
if you had a petal hood, it would never be lined up properly. if you're using a polarizing filter, well.. you can't.
A petal hood on a rotating focus element would be pretty pointless, yes, but you most certainly can use a CPL. Just set your focus first, set the CPL as desired, frame and capture. It's just takes a bit more effort, that's all.

Lens hoods are a product of function not fashion. The HB-45 is designed for that lens to provide the maximum benefits that a hood can for the lens. At $16.00 it is also pretty cheap for an OEM hood.
http://www.adorama.com/NKHB45.html
Does the 18-55 VR have a bayonet mount? The older, non-VR version doesn't.
 

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