Lens hood

What are people thoughts on hoods? I was thinking of getting an ebay one for my 58mm lenses. Do I need one? what type? flower petal, retractable etc.

domat wrote in post #10639655
What are people thoughts on hoods? I was thinking of getting an ebay one for my 58mm lenses. Do I need one? what type? flower petal, retractable etc.

I dont know about shape, but from personal experience, I would buy the official Canon one. They are much faster and convenient to remove, flip, and put back on than off brand hoods

It depends on the lens you're putting it on. If the front element rotates while focusing (i.e., lots of lenses), you can't use a petal-style hood. All Canon lenses, as far as I know, have an official dedicated hood (e.g., the EW-60C for the 18-55mm lens). If you want to make sure you're getting top quality, perfect fit, get the Canon hood. But for a hunk of plastic, they're expensive. Most of the time, a 3rd-party hood will do just fine (I have two).

Rubber hoods usually just screw into the filter threads. Most are retractable to 2-3 positions, but aren't really designed for a specific lens. I have one on my Nifty Fifty due to the fact that if I used a hard plastic hood and bumped into something, the added leverage on the front element combined with the cheap build quality would end up in a popped off front element.

Hope that helps.

You should always use a lens hood when you shoot, and you should buy the one that was specifically designed for your lens (ie the Canon one).

doesn't have to be manufacturer's brand, but it has to match the lens.
look for table of lens hood, find the hood model number for your lens, then use ebay or dealextreme and get a cheap knockoff for that model. Knockoff hood's plastic is as just as strong as Canon's. But if you're a brand loyal, then go for the real deal.

There are many threads already about using hoods. Most of us who shoot a lot use the hoods for several reasons. I mainly use them because they protect the camera and helps with light coming into the lens, especially on sunny days. Some of the L lenses have huge hoods, very intimidating, something to get used to. The primes have clip on hoods that was sometimes difficult to put on and off, but they are worth buying and using if you knock into things a lot because you wear your camera on a neckstrap all day.

Adorama has some knock offs. I got one for my 10-22 and it worked fine. Gotta get one that is lens specific to avoid vignetting, especially in the WA and UWA FLs.

I have always used hoods on all my cameras , keeps the stray light out and it's good if the end of the lens bangs up against something , then the hood is taking the hit and not the lens ...
Buy the Canon hood for the lens you are using ( what is that BTW ? ) The Canon hood is always better IMO plus its 'felt lined' inside to catch the dust so it won't hit the lens and it does work !

( hood om my EF-S 17-55 f2.8 )

ZedR2 wrote in post #10641278
I have always used hoods on all my cameras , keeps the stray light out and it's good if the end of the lens bangs up against something , then the hood is taking the hit and not the lens ...
Buy the Canon hood for the lens you are using ( what is that BTW ? ) The Canon hood is always better IMO plus its 'felt lined' inside to catch the dust so it won't hit the lens and it does work !

I have the 18-55 is- 55-250 and 50 1.8.

Just ordered one for my 55-250 from ebay. For 3$ can't go to much wrong.

I picked up a knockoff from Meritline.com.

55-250 (58mm) for $3.99/free shipping on sale (reg $5.85 at time of purchase). Fits perfectly, no trouble putting it on/off at all. Snug fit.

Also picked up a hood for the 18-55 (58mm) for $1.99/free shipping on sale (reg $4.09) at the same retailer. I should be getting it in the mail this week.

Here you go,

http://www.meritline.c​om …aspx?SearchTerm​=lens+hood

For the price they are on ebay, go ahead. If you don't like it, you haven't spent 40 or so dollars compared to buying it from Canon!

I love 'em. I find them practical for both reducing flares and for protecting the lens (I tend to get closer than I realize with my wide angle sometimes). Plus, from a purely aesthetic standpoint, I just like the way lenses look with hoods. I have several of the Meritline hoods and they're great, especially for the price.

I almost always use a hood unless I'm shooting close-up for macro. I have a rubber collapsible for my 28-135 kit lens, but have lens-specific hard plastic Canon hoods for my others.

yep - cheap but correct hoods work great
I tried to put matte black tape inside one hood to simulate canon hood's felt lining, but it didn't make any difference, so I never bother
now for $7-12, you could get decent knockoffs with felt lining inside the hood

windpig wrote in post #10641135
Adorama has some knock offs. I got one for my 10-22 and it worked fine. ...

Pleased to hear that the Adorama house branded lens hood works well for you, however, they aren't actually "knock offs" - ie counterfeit.
Adorama (and Flashpoint) are brands in their own right!