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Corrections to other posts...
rating: 4
A correction to another post - my 24-70 did NOT include a hood. This is not a computer mishap - the hood is sold separately. And it is overpriced. But it is what it is and it does help with lighting and getting the good shots.
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Investment protection
rating: 5
I spend as much time researching how to take proper care of my equipment as I do in choosing the equipment - simple things such as this lens hood will protect your lens from accidental damage. Don't forget a haze filter or a simple lens protector to allow you to keep it clean without scratching an expensive lens.
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Works fine, but overpriced and included with the lens anyway.
rating: 3
Canon's lens hoods are an interesting excercise in pricing and marketing. If you buy an L lens, then the hood comes with it anyway - so I suppose this would be a replacement scenario.
If I had to replace the hood on mine, I'd look for an aftermarket solution. There is just no excuse whatsoever for this to cost more than $10 or so...
It is a shaped piece of plastic.
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works perfectly but...
rating: 3
the hood works great. it does precisely what you would want a lens hood to do:
- protects the lens
- reduces incident light
- 'reverses' to fit around the lens, which is nice for storing in a camera bag (or backpack, in my case)
the price is absurd, not to mention you get the hood as a 'free' accessory when you buy the 24-70mm lens (ie, you pay for it when you get the lens). forget amazon trying to bundle this hood with the lens -- that's a scam, although, giving amazon the benefit of the doubt as they deserve, these were probably paired by a computer program. again canon screwing customers on pieces of plastic (if the user lost the original hood) that really costs canon only a couple dollars to make. the price is inflated because anyone with an L lens will want to replace a hood immediately to protect their expensive glass.
if i lost this hood, i would buy another but not by canon. i'd get a generic brand hood (probably on an auction site) that fits the lens and pay not even half as much than is demanded here. no matter the brand of plastic, the hood will help so i don't need to spend nearly fifty bucks on a canon brand piece of plastic.
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Canon lens hood
rating: 4
fully functional Canon lens hoodbut like many replacement parts seems grossly overpriced.
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