What do you think? ... Is Canon cheap for excluding lens hoods in their lens boxes?
Sep 9, 2017 01:15:20 #
Or do you feel it's a sound economical decision?
Sep 9, 2017 02:02:48 #
ChrisT wrote:
Or do you feel it's a sound economical decision?
I would not buy a lens for anything from anybody unless it included a hood!
Sep 9, 2017 02:05:56 #
ChrisT wrote:
Or do you feel it's a sound economical decision?
All my L lenses came with hoods :) Does every manufacturer include hoods with every lens?
Sep 9, 2017 02:29:49 #
Yes, well ... that's why you pay a premium for an L lens ... it comes with a hood! ....
To my knowledge ... every other lens manufacturer supplies hoods with each and every lens they sell ....
Canon is the ONLY company who doesn't ... L lenses excepted ...
To my knowledge ... every other lens manufacturer supplies hoods with each and every lens they sell ....
Canon is the ONLY company who doesn't ... L lenses excepted ...
Sep 9, 2017 02:32:07 #
BHC ... better stay away from Canon, then ... unless you're willing to pay a premium for L lenses ....
Sep 9, 2017 02:50:09 #
ChrisT wrote:
Or do you feel it's a sound economical decision?
All L lenses come with hoods!!
75% of the time you don't need them.
SS
Sep 9, 2017 02:58:23 #
ChrisT wrote:
Yes, well ... that's why you pay a premium for an L lens ... it comes with a hood! ....
To my knowledge ... every other lens manufacturer supplies hoods with each and every lens they sell ....
Canon is the ONLY company who doesn't ... L lenses excepted ...
To my knowledge ... every other lens manufacturer supplies hoods with each and every lens they sell ....
Canon is the ONLY company who doesn't ... L lenses excepted ...
Uhmmm how about this one:
The Nikon 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 VR DX doesn't come with a lens hood. I'm sure if I looked deeper I'd find more.
Sep 9, 2017 07:35:39 #
SharpShooter wrote:
All L lenses come with hoods!!
75% of the time you don't need them.
SS
75% of the time you don't need them.
SS
They may not always be needed but they do add to the coolness factor, especially on L series lenses.
Sep 9, 2017 08:45:42 #
SharpShooter wrote:
All L lenses come with hoods!!
75% of the time you don't need them.
SS
75% of the time you don't need them.
SS
I use them 100% of the time because i am a klutz and use a BR doublestrap with both cameras and lenses swinging by my side, searching for a table corner to scrape the lens front element against. Lol
Sep 9, 2017 10:03:06 #
ChrisT wrote:
Or do you feel it's a sound economical decision?
As mentioned by others, you can buy a lens with a hood included or buy a lens without a hood and simply live with it. Although Canon's hoods are unusually expensive for a piece of plastic, they're cheaper than going the L route for the same focal length by simply buying separately.
Also, Canon is not alone in not providing a hood with all lenses, something your limited knowledge of all others was easily exposed.
Hoods are a buyer value I'd think all manufacturers would recognize. But, I'm sure they have teams of product managers responsible for these decisions that have a rational basis.
Sep 9, 2017 10:18:43 #
My personal feeling is that the Manufacturer should include a lens hood. If they don't then buy one of theirs as it's designed properly to shield as much light as possible from striking the glass and causing flare. You should use a hood at all times for at least two reasons: 1. to prevent lens flare; and 2. to help protect the lens from damage should you hit a corner, handrail, other person (the list is endless) while you're carrying the camera & lens. Tulip style hoods are maximizing the protection, while not causing vignetting that you sometimes would get from a round hood.
Sep 9, 2017 18:42:52 #
roger wrote:
My personal feeling is that the Manufacturer shoul... (show quote)
I use a lens hood at all times except when using flash, on some of the lens that I use it will pick up a shadow in the photo when used with a flash.
Sep 9, 2017 18:55:27 #
CHG Canon ... the comment I made in the earlier post included the phrase - "to my knowledge" which is sometimes factual, and other times, perhaps, fragmented, to some extent. I was not aware the Nikon 18-140 lacked a hood, but I was fairly confident in stating Canon does not include hoods with their lenses (other than the L series.) I will stand by that comment.
Sep 10, 2017 06:30:29 #
SharpShooter wrote:
All L lenses come with hoods!!
75% of the time you don't need them.
SS
75% of the time you don't need them.
SS
Hi SS
I'm surprised that you think that.
With no lens-hood I once caught an out-of-picture reflection with the sun behind me. I was in countryside. Cause was a discarded coke bottle.
Sep 10, 2017 06:53:30 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
I've never purchased a hood; what does Canon charge for them??As mentioned by others, you can buy a lens with a ... (show quote)
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