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Features
- Designed to prevent unwanted stray light from entering the lens
- Ensures no problems with vignetting or motor functions
- Added benefit of extra protection from accidental impact
- See product description for list of compatible lenses
Product Description
Compatible with: EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6, EF 28-90mm f/4-5.6 USM & EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 LensesAmazon.com Product Description
Lens hoods are primarily designed to prevent unwanted stray light from entering by extending and shading the end of the lens, ensuring no problems with vignetting or motor functions. Additionally, since the end of the lens is extended, you also get the added benefit of some extra protection from accidental impact. Lens hoods match the specific focal length of the lens it was designed for. This lens hood fits the following Canon lenses:
- EF-S 18 to 55mm f3.5-5.6
- EF 28 to 80mm f3.5-5.6 II
- EF 28 to 90mm f4-5.6 II USM
- EF 28 to 90mm f4-5.6 II
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Customer reviews
Top-Notch Canon Quality 
by .. Avid Reviewer (San Jose, CA)
The build quality of the Canon EW-60C Lens Hood is simply top-notch. You are paying a premium not only for the Canon name, but for a high quality and impeccably constructed component.
Form
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The inner side of the hood is specially coated to reduce glare. This coating gives the inner surface a non-reflective matte texture.
The EW-60C is designed specifically for the EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 (AKA the "kit" lens), the EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM, the EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS, the EF 28-90mm f/4-5.6 USM, the f/4-5.6 III/II USM, the EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6, the EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 III/II, and the EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 IV USM/ V USM lenses. The optical properties of these lenses is taken into account in the design (such as the depth and shape) of the lens hood.
Do not try to fit your lens with hoods designed for lenses with different focal lengths or you might run into a problem with vignetting (a phenomenon where the edges of a picture are darkened). Although there are "cooler" looking lens hoods, such as one with a "petal" design, they will not work properly unless they are designed for your lens.
There are also "generic" (or "knock off") versions of this hood made by other manufacturers, such as Fotodiox, Opteka, HDE, Janco, and Adorama. These should work just fine.
Function
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So how well does the lens hood fare in reducing glare or flare? To be honest, I find the pictures taken with the hood and those taken without the hood look virtually indistinguishable. On the plus side, the lens hood does offer some protection for your lens from accidental knocks because it protrudes slightly above your lens. If nothing else, the Canon EW-60C definitely helps to give your lens an added appearance of sophistication that will impress your friends ;)
An Aside
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Seriously, a polarized filter does much more to reduce glare and improve the quality of your picture. I use the B+W 58mm Circular Polarizer MRC Filter and the difference it makes is simply phenomenal! Blue skies are bluer. Foliage in direct sunlight are greener because the filter eliminates any harsh reflection. It also "cuts through" the haze on a smoggy day.
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When all is said and done, the EW-60C definitely has some functional and aesthetic value. I personally have no regrets about getting it. Recommended.
A Good Hood by .. J. Lowe (Lakewood, OH USA)
Canon lens hoods tend to be a bit pricey but are well made. They affix easily with a bayonet style fixture. Plus, there is a matt coating inside each one that eliminates reflections that shiny plastic can make!
It works by .. Y. Sawamiphakdi (California)
A hood is not a very complicated product. It's a plastic chunk that screws on to the end of your lens. Yet, some of the third party hoods I tried before the official Canon hood were horrible. Bad fit, letting light in all over the back, inner surface was too shiny... each one had its own unique design flaw. This may be more than you want to pay for a disk of plastic, but then again your lens was probably more than you wanted to pay for an overgrown looking glass.
Not terribly useful, but I gave it a shot. by .. Frank Jones (San Jose, CA USA)
It's a bit shallow, but 18mm is pretty darn wide, so there's not much they could do. I've had a single time where the sun was in just the right spot annoying the heck out of me and this worked, but otherwise it's more for looks and protection than being a real hood. This takes being banged around a lot better than tiffen filters do lol.
Works great by .. Kenneth R. Rasner (Riverside, CA)
I'm still not sure why Canon just doesn't include these with their kit lenses, but it's a must-have accessory if you shoot outdoors at all.