 "Does What its supposed to.." | 2008-08-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1GQAXYQEU7E7 |
| This item does what its supposed to and having the Canon name and quality backing it is a plus. |
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 "An alternative to a UV or neutral density filter for protection" | 2008-06-19 |
| - Reviewed By wgsquallx2002 |
The Canon ES-62 lens hood is a good investment for those who plan or think they will shoot a lot with the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II. I have had it on since the day I unpackaged my EF 50mm lens and it makes my Canon XTi "appear" more balanced too. I have never bought a hood for my kit lens, but I wish I had as stray dust usually found its way onto the front lens element (EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II). When I had purchased a single-coat UV filter instead for my kit lens, I found it very difficult to clean off the debris, even with special lens cleaning kits, without somehow leaving smears or scratches over the filter's surface. After awhile I just removed the UV and stopped using it, afraid of the loss of image quality through the use of a smudged/hard-to-care-for UV filter. Good thing I've always had this lens hood on my EF 50mm f/1.8 II.
The hood is attached by first installing the ring hood adapter onto the camera lens, then followed by securing the hard plastic hood onto the ring adapter (which feels like metal by the way) by pushing on two tabs on the hood itself. The hood is deep enough to keep out any dust on the lens. Even during those times when I forget to replace the stock lens cap. With this lens hood, once I'm done snapping photos, I can attach the stock lens cap back onto the hood adapter ring (perfect fit), stow away my camera and move on. |
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| "half the price of my lens......." | 2008-01-21 |
| - Reviewed By User: A37YV8HHVONSGG |
| a perfectly good hood for the lens.... it just cost me 1/2 the price of the lens. Canon is ridiculous. |
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 "Eh...it works" | 2008-01-19 |
| - Reviewed By User: AUYZMOQ9RUE1X |
| It is a minimalist hood. It isn't a pedal because the lens rotates as it zooms. The attaching mechanism requires pressing two buttons which is a bit annoying, as most other hoods can just be twisted off. |
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| "A necessary evil?" | 2007-12-02 |
| - Reviewed By User: AJ0PG46QD33RD |
The lens that this fits on is so cheap I guess Canon could not resist making a little money back on the cover. What are you going to do? You need to protect your glass .... this thing is tiny and comes in two parts, one which screws onto the end of your lens to enable this to clip on.
Its fine now -- was a bit disheartening when I got it in the mail and the box was a little bit thicker than a pack of smokes. |
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| "Works great and gives a nice protection from sunlight" | 2007-10-05 |
| - Reviewed By luisbpta |
I got this hood for my new EF50mm and it is all I could ask for. It gives a nice look to the lens and camera and protects the lens from direct sunlight.
If you get the EF50mm this Lens Hood is a must have!!
LR |
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 "regret getting it" | 2007-04-26 |
| - Reviewed By pziem |
| I think it's too pricey for what you're getting. This is a flimsy plastic hood with a metal ring adapter which screws onto the front of the lens. Canon probably gets both pieces manufactured for pennies. The two pieces awkwardly fit together and it's tricky to get the hood mounted onto the ring. So, 1 star for cool looks and 1 star for trying. |
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| "does it matter?" | 2007-03-15 |
| - Reviewed By User: A17KPV9W9I431K |
| very awkward hood which by appearance is quite small. not sure if it acutally makes a difference and so far i've left it off the lens. not quick to get on and off. |
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 "POS, broke quickly, difficult to install" | 2007-03-08 |
| - Reviewed By max_cascone |
I have one positive thing to say about this hood: It makes the camera look pretty cool and professional. Other than that, this thing is a piece of s**t that broke a month or two after I got it. The clip-on mechanism is poorly designed and hard to use even when it's not broken. Why don't they just make it screw-in? I'm not sure if this is the only option for this lens, I haven't looked yet. You have to use a hood so I might be forced to buy another one, but I would stay away from it if at all possible.
Update 4/24/07: I bought a rubber fold-up hood on eBay, and it's infinitely better than the Canon. It screws solidly into the hood adapter, and folds up out of the way when not in use. I highly recommend getting that instead of this garbage. |
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| "Not the best fit, but it works" | 2007-01-19 |
| - Reviewed By mn_detective |
The adapter screws on to the filter threads, and then the oversized hood snaps (via two plastic squeeze tabs) on to that. Since the lens doesn't zoom there isn't much chance of vinetteing, but it looks a bit akward and because it's so wide I'm not sure how much glare it keeps out.
However, if you (like me) bought this lens for low-light work because of the f-stop, you're also buying this hood for the same reason I did: lens protection (vs lens flare.) Since it's the only one Canon offers currently, it's really your only bet. |
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