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12 years 11 months ago #57670 by B22 G6
Is there a big difference between the Canon brand lens hoods and the knock offs. I know you typically get what you pay for but once its on its on and obviously has no moving parts or much to go wrong. Just curious I can get the one I need from Ebay for about $10.00 and free shipping, or about $50.00 plus shipping for the Canon brand.
Any bad stories about the non name brands?

Any thoughts?
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12 years 11 months ago #57674 by ShotbyMe
I don't see how much of a difference it would make, but the off brand ones, could be flimsier, or not have the felt lining, but for $10 I guess it's worth it to buy them and see how they are. Just make sure they are the right ones, to fit your specific lenses
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12 years 11 months ago #57675 by L44Loo
Generally - the cheap ones are "one size fits all" hoods, while the Canon one will be made specifically for that lens.
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12 years 11 months ago #57679 by Zardoz
You would think that all the lens hood is doing is keeping the sun out of your lens, but sometimes it is a bumber also, as I found out when a gust of wind took off with my camera on tripod on ice. I watched in horror as it slid away from me quite fast and hit a patch of snow and toppled over lens first into the ice. I went over and tried it out and everything was fine except the metal hood was cracked. If I had a cheap hood the lens would have been gone.
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12 years 11 months ago #57802 by Baydream
I have bought a number of "$10 with free shipping" items and some are really worthwhile and some are worth the cost of the shipping.
Try it and report back. Who knows, you might be the blind squirrel that finds the acorn.
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12 years 11 months ago #57894 by Garbo

Zardoz wrote: You would think that all the lens hood is doing is keeping the sun out of your lens, but sometimes it is a bumber also, as I found out when a gust of wind took off with my camera on tripod on ice. I watched in horror as it slid away from me quite fast and hit a patch of snow and toppled over lens first into the ice. I went over and tried it out and everything was fine except the metal hood was cracked. If I had a cheap hood the lens would have been gone.


Talk about a close call! As for me, I'm the same way. Keep your investment safe and stick with OEM.
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12 years 11 months ago #62273 by Dan Dangerfield
Why risk it your lens for a small savings?
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12 years 11 months ago #62287 by chasrich
Call me skinflint... I say buy a hood that will shade out light which after all is what it is supposed to do. I think you are most likely gonna lose that hood before you drop your camera on it. Get a hood that fits properly for the lens it is intended.
“Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I just make pictures… ” ~ Vernon Trent
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12 years 11 months ago #62813 by MLKstudios
Even an expensive lens hood sometimes needs a hand. :)
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12 years 11 months ago #62945 by Screamin Scott
I've always treffered the older "screw in" type of lens hoods....Doesn't matter a whole lot who makes them. I've seen OEM hoods that aren't worth a crap so it really isn't something to fret over. Most OEM hoods are outsourced anyway & the company making them for the OEM likely markets the same hood under other names...
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