Screw-In Rubber Lens Hood

is this any good as a lens hood. seen one at bhphoto

sanil

worked great on my 50/1.8 and was quite inexpensive.

Best regards,
Andy

I'm not a big fan ... I prefer the hard hood to provide protection to the front glass

thanks for the reply andy. you have been very kind in answering all newbie questions i post.

for the last two months, i am deciding on lenses to buy.
right now tryin to decide b/n
canon 10-22 or tokina 12-24

and definitely
85 1.8 with rubber lens hood

any thoughts

cheers

sanil

thank you.

i want to use hood mostly to protect my pics against lens flare.

sanil

spending 30 bucks for hood pinches me.

Haha, I agree.

However, a nice lens like the 85/1.8 deserves a real Canon hood, IMO
B+H has them for 24$ (but they are out of stock at the moment).
Plus, from the shape of the hood, I guess it might be better to control flare than the rubber hood (that looks on the image like it opens more).

I treated my 50/1.4 to one (and a nice B+W UV filter for protection against elements, fingerprints etc.)

Best regards,
Andy

any thoughts on tokina vs canon.

i have seen lot of posts here and in dpreview forums. just interested in getting your views.

regds
sanil

Did you check the reviews at www.photozone.de?

As all three (Canon 10-22, Sigma 10-22, Tokina 12-24) seem to be rather similar in optical performance, I'd look at prices here (favouring the Tokina 12-24)

Best regards,
Andy

I have used fold up rubber lens hoods on several lens over the years.

They are compact, convenient, effective, inexpensive, and give you camera somewhat of a 5 MPH bumper.

I have only used them on fixed focal length lenses.

I really liked those harder rubber hoods that came with many of the Olympus OM Zuiko lenses. But they did not fold up.

Enjoy! Lon

Andythaler wrote:
However, a nice lens like the 85/1.8 deserves a real Canon hood, IMO

What?

Lenses "deserve" nothing, despite what they cost. Use what works. Photography is not a fashion statement.

Enjoy! Lon

the difference in focal length between 10 to 12 mm may not matter much to me. and as you said price difference between tokina and canon is definitely an issue.
as mentioned in one of my earlier posts, it is very difficult for me to get a replacement for the lens if it turns out bad.
reason i am favoring canon and tokina is that i read few posts complaining about bad copies as against sigma.

Having a REAL (not rubber) hood protects the front element from impact, allowing you to go without a "protective" UV filter and save $25.

I know it's a rip-off, but your lens is an investment worth protecting that will last you many years.

Rubber hoods are for shooting against windows, such as shooting the interior of a vehicle through the rear window, or at an aquarium.

I use rubber lens hoods on both my 50mm and 35mm. Makes turning a CPL completely painless.