Canon EW83F Lens Hood for 24-70mm f/2.8L Canon SLR Lens
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Canon EW83F Lens Hood for 24-70mm f/2.8L Canon SLR Lens
Customer Review: Works as advertised, except when it doesn't...
Summary: 4 Stars
This hood is bundled with the canon 24-70mm f/2.8L lens. The only reason to purchase it by itself is if you bought a used lens that did not come with a hood or you're replacing a missing/damaged hood. As with most things made by Canon for their excellent line of digital SLRs, this product is very well made, albeit a tad expensive. The hood blocks direct sunlight admirably and the felt material inside diffuses any remaining bounce light. The only problem I've found in using it is that the end of the 24-70 f/2.8L lens telescopes out, thus reducing the hood's effectiveness for wide angle shots. Fully extended at 24mm, the hood offers the 24-70mm f/2.8L lens less than 1 inch of cover on the sides. This is not a problem with the hood itself, but it does appear to be a minor design oversight in the lens. Despite this single drawback it's an excellent product.Customer Review: Buyers: Take Note!
Summary: 4 Stars
Buyers, if you are purchasing the 24-70 f/2.8 Lens, you will NOT need this hood.
The hood comes WITH the lens! So only purchase this if you need for a replacement or something of that nature. Otherwise you will have more than what you need.
Anyway:
Pros:
- Gets rid of lens flare
- Offers decent protection
- Reversible (To allow easy storage)
Cons:
- Grossly Over-Priced
The cost to make this is very (VERY) cheap, and the mark-up is just insane.
But I would advise not going with knock-offs due to poor construction and longevity.
Customer Review: Canon lens hood
Summary: 4 Stars
fully functional Canon lens hoodbut like many replacement parts seems grossly overpriced.Customer Review: works perfectly but...
Summary: 3 Stars
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.
Customer Review: Works fine, but overpriced and included with the lens anyway.
Summary: 3 Stars
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.