Lens hood copy

[jon ryan]

Lost the hood from my Canon 24-105*, so need a replacement. Anyone know if the copies are any good? The prices are tempting - around 1/5th of the Real Thing - but pointless if it doesn't do the job. (And if anyone has one to sell, let me know!)







*If you must know, I dropped it into the harbour in Nice yesterday. Yes, I do feel pretty silly.

 

[Wozzaaah]

I've only ever bought 3rd party hoods and they fit perfectly.
What they don't have is any flocking on the inside like the originals but at a fraction of the cost I'd say try one anyway, if you don't like it then it's no loss.

 

[Shoreline]

As above. Bought a few from Amazon for my non 'L' leneses and they all fit perfectly well in nornal and 'reverse' positions.

 

[Nod]

IIRC, Premier ink sell 3rd party hoods at reasonable prices. Might be worth editting the perenthesised bit out of your post - :rules: !

 

[andyred]

I've had the odd 3rd party lens hood and been satisfied with them. I'd generally opt for a genuine hood if I can though.

If you go for a 3rd party one, make sure it's a matt finish inside - some of the cheap ones aren't and then you can get some reflections...