06-05-2021, 11:10 AM
Ok I found an adjustable Dr. Oetker baking tin to use as a mold for my new short carbon fiber lens-hood for the AF-S 600mm F4E FL VR .......
....... the mold could be adjusted to the exact size I needed ....... having laid up the lens-hood ....... I tackled the locking mechanism which was not easy and took three goes ...... (Nikon are completely out of stock of lens-hood parts and probably will be for some time)
here's the result:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/124690178@N08/18189549515/in/datetaken-public/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/124690178@N08/51226180516/in/datetaken-public/
....... the mold could be adjusted to the exact size I needed ....... having laid up the lens-hood ....... I tackled the locking mechanism which was not easy and took three goes ...... (Nikon are completely out of stock of lens-hood parts and probably will be for some time)
here's the result:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/124690178@N08/18189549515/in/datetaken-public/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/124690178@N08/51226180516/in/datetaken-public/