Lens Hood P4

realsting · Mar 5, 2016

Saw this on Amazon for about £4! Its on a P3 camera so am assuming it'll fit the P4. Anyone got one of these? Any good?

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Phantom Flyer123 · Mar 5, 2016

eh... might be worth it might not be
if you get a lot of sun in your videos it might be worth getting this... or a uv filter
just remember it might affect the gimbal and might not fit in the case

mikecorn1 · Mar 5, 2016

I got one of those along with s gimbal guard. The shade restricts the camera from doing its thing when you turn on the bird. Even when I slide it back as far as it will go. I don't use it at all. I guess I can always turn the bird in and set it down after it does it start up movements.

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Sinisalo · Mar 5, 2016

You will put too much strain on the gimbal motors unless you use counterweights to balance the gimbal.

realsting · Mar 6, 2016

Thanks for the info

BenjiAlpineP3p · Mar 6, 2016

Hi realsting, we have written a article on a great lens hood here

realsting · Mar 6, 2016

BenjiAlpineP3p said:
Hi realsting, we have written a article on a great lens hood here

Anyone tried/got this?

volante69 · Jan 6, 2017

I bougth 2 different systems: aluminum lens hood (scratched the lens body (too tight) and a plastic set with lens hood and different filters. The gimbal didn't run (to heavy). A counter weight would possibly a solution. But I have not desciption and no parts for. So I'm not sadisfied and would like to have a evaluated solution who runs without customer manipulation[emoji318]

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Xenomorph · Jan 6, 2017

Interesting discussion as I was also looking at lens hoods. I didn't even consider the extra weight fighting the gimble motor. Great points indeed!

Jeremiah Fitzjurls · Jan 6, 2017

Stupid statement from me here considering I know little about lens hoods but couldn't it be possible just to make one out of high density black foam?

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volante69 · Jan 6, 2017

Sure Jeremiah, that's a good idea! To design the exact form is not so easy. It's depending on different thinks of the lens design. We should have a draw about.

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