I prefer the factory hood -- pretty low profile.
I think the factory hood is even more appreciated if you use an X-PRO1 because it's designed to minimize viewfinder obstruction.
What are everyone's problems with the factory ones, just out of curiousity?
It doesn't bother me either but it seems like the squashed shape bugs a lot of people.
My only gripe is the little rubber cap used with the hood falls off all the time, and if you use the pinch cap it'll fit but it's awkward to get on and off.
I hate the hood for the 35. It's ugly, first off, but the big thing is that it's not reversible. I hate non reversible hoods. I've been underwhelmed by all the Fuji hoods, actually. The 60 hood is very well made, but simply HUGE, the 14mm hood doesn't fit tightly and mine cracked shortly after getting it (though this is one hood I use)...the cheapo 16-50 is actually the best with regards to hood so far. Reasonable size, and mine fits snugly on the lens.
I hate the hood for the 35. It's ugly, first off, but the big thing is that it's not reversible. I hate non reversible hoods. I've been underwhelmed by all the Fuji hoods, actually. The 60 hood is very well made, but simply HUGE, the 14mm hood doesn't fit tightly and mine cracked shortly after getting it (though this is one hood I use)...the cheapo 16-50 is actually the best with regards to hood so far. Reasonable size, and mine fits snugly on the lens.
It's a crap hood. Full stop. From the rubber cap to the loose bayonet which means it twists and intrudes into the picture, plus non-reversible...! I have a straight metal hood and cap, but to be honest I rarely use it anyway. If I had an X-Pro I'd have a vented one, for sure.
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LoL!
Ok let me put it another way. The hood as designed is not fit for purpose under the extreme conditions I expose it to - taking the camera with the lens attached in and out of the bag, hanging it over my shoulder and walking about with it ready to raise to my eye and shoot. In each of those use cases the cap falls off with monotonous regularity and the hood twists from true.
How's that?
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