Detailed List of Nikon Lens Hoods

I would like to share this useful information on older Nikon lens hoods.

A list of Nikon lens hoods, originally compiled by Rick Housh, and further maintained by Ed van de Zilver currently, consists of very in depth information about the lens hoods made specifically for the older Nikon lenses.

The list can be accessed directly on Ed van de Zilver’s website here.

[Update 28/03/2025: The page on Ed van de Zilver’s site seems to have gone down for several months now, and since I had gotten prior permission from him, I have reproduced his list on my page here. If anyone knows how I can contact him again please let me know.]

While it does not cover the more current bayonet hoods (HB- prefix hoods), which anyway is very specific in shape and size to their respective lenses, it is a useful reference to know which lens hoods to get for older manual focus or AF-D lenses.

The list also goes one step further and includes two extra information, which is extremely handy to know - the diameter of the front of the lens hoods, and the depth of the lens hood.

I say this because most of the older lens hoods now are now out of production, and may be hard to find even on the used market.

So if you look for after-market third party generic lens hoods, knowing the original front diameter and depth of the lens hood can give a good estimation on whether a generic lens hood would cause vignetting on your lens.

** Side note: Just in case you are wondering what the prefixes of Nikon lens hoods mean:

• HN- : Screw-in Lens Hood (nejikomi)

• HS- : Snap-on Lens Hood

• HR- : Rubber Lens Hood

• HK- : Slip-on Lens Hood (kabuse)

• HB- : Bayonet Lens Hood