Digital Camera Lens Hood / Rain Hood

Step 9 My naked Lumix

A view of the Lumix with no hood attached. You can see the ring around the lens elements. That ring, which is metal, actually comes off (so you can screw on an accessory mount for attaching filters). Sliding the hood over the ring does not interfere at all with the lens elements or the zoom action when they are moving in and out. In fact the hood ends up being extra protection for the lens elements when they're extended.