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This seems really shameless to me. Do you think they sold even one in the history of the company? I feel like hitting the person who bought it.

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CreeDo said:
This seems really shameless to me. Do you think they sold even one in the history of the company? I feel like hitting the person who bought it.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/763759-REG/Canon_5174b001_ET_160W_II_Lens_Hood.html
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And I'll keep in simple terms.

One photographer says to another ...

"How come you can afford over $30,000 in cameras and lenses"

The answer was a simple one ....

"How come you drive around in a BMW while I drive around in a rusty van with $30,000 worth of gear in it"

Problem solved.

All the best.

Danny.
 
nzmacro said:
CreeDo said:
This seems really shameless to me. Do you think they sold even one in the history of the company? I feel like hitting the person who bought it.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/763759-REG/Canon_5174b001_ET_160W_II_Lens_Hood.html
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And I'll keep in simple terms.

One photographer says to another ...

"How come you can afford over $30,000 in cameras and lenses"

The answer was a simple one ....

"How come you drive around in a BMW while I drive around in a rusty van with $30,000 worth of gear in it"

Problem solved.
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Nicely said Danny - priorities and affordability.


Cheers,
Doug
 
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CreeDo said:
Yeah but, I mean... most people don't get rich by just throwing it away >_<

If you try to sell me saran wrap for $82 a roll, I won't buy it on general principle even if I can afford it... it's silly. Apparently the price is because it's carbon fiber.

The 400mm f/2.8 hood is $840 LOL.
For that much, I can pay someone $10 an hour to hold their hands up and block the sun, for my next 84 hours of photography.
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Prices on their consumer-grade lens hoods are ridiculous as well when you look at the prices based on % of cost of the lens.
 
CreeDo said:
I was just thinking the second group, but I could also hit the guys who can afford 12,000 lenses, out of sheer angry envy.

Not really of course! I'd buy one if I could.

I figured the lens was expensive not just "Because we can" but also because apparently they need to grow some special big fluorite crystals or maybe do some ultra precision work to get get some giant pieces of glass flawless enough to work at 600mm ranges.

But this lens hood price feels like kind of a middle finger. I wonder if there's an untapped niche market for third party hood manufacturers?
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For super teles, I doubt it - there wouldn't be enough sales to be worth it.
 
Mark B. said:
CreeDo said:
I was just thinking the second group, but I could also hit the guys who can afford 12,000 lenses, out of sheer angry envy.

Not really of course! I'd buy one if I could.

I figured the lens was expensive not just "Because we can" but also because apparently they need to grow some special big fluorite crystals or maybe do some ultra precision work to get get some giant pieces of glass flawless enough to work at 600mm ranges.

But this lens hood price feels like kind of a middle finger. I wonder if there's an untapped niche market for third party hood manufacturers?
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For super teles, I doubt it - there wouldn't be enough sales to be worth it.
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Agree, the volume is too low for a 3rd party to consider it.


Cheers,
Doug
 
CreeDo said:
Yeah but, I mean... most people don't get rich by just throwing it away >_<

If you try to sell me saran wrap for $82 a roll, I won't buy it on general principle even if I can afford it... it's silly. Apparently the price is because it's carbon fiber.

The 400mm f/2.8 hood is $840 LOL.
For that much, I can pay someone $10 an hour to hold their hands up and block the sun, for my next 84 hours of photography.
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You're making sense, from one working man to another, but you also have no clue about how rich "rich" can be today. I have a family in residence that can barely make their maintenance & mortgage payments, while another family orders $200-$500 in take-out nearly every night (no exaggeration).

Those hoods were always outrageously priced. I spent two hours 10 years ago scrambling on a craggy tor to retrieve a 100-400 lens hood that got away from me. 15+ years ago Canon owners were complaining of the same thing. It is what it is, you just are learning about what it's like.
 
Bobo Hodls said:
Those hoods were always outrageously priced. I spent two hours 10 years ago scrambling on a craggy tor to retrieve a 100-400 lens hood that got away from me. 15+ years ago Canon owners were complaining of the same thing. It is what it is, you just are learning about what it's like.
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I think when I get married, I'm gonna give her a lens hood instead of a wedding ring.
It'd be a lot harder to find a dropped wedding ring.
 
jonathanj said:
Maybe it's for the people who can't afford the lens, so they just buy the hood.... kind of like Harley Davidson accessories for the people who can't afford the bikes themselves....
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Now when I take my point'n'shoot to weddings, people will think I got a giant pro lens!



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CreeDo said:
CreeDo said:
Those hoods were always outrageously priced. I spent two hours 10 years ago scrambling on a craggy tor to retrieve a 100-400 lens hood that got away from me. 15+ years ago Canon owners were complaining of the same thing. It is what it is, you just are learning about what it's like.
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I think when I get married, I'm gonna give her a lens hood instead of a wedding ring.
It'd be a lot harder to find a dropped wedding ring.
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You HAVE to provide a ring. But you might utilize the hood in a prenuptual agreement (you get the hood, she keeps the house and car should you ever part). ;)

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CreeDo said:
jonathanj said:
Maybe it's for the people who can't afford the lens, so they just buy the hood.... kind of like Harley Davidson accessories for the people who can't afford the bikes themselves....
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Now when I take my point'n'shoot to weddings, people will think I got a giant pro lens!

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Well looking at your gear, your gallery (0), your question and your comments in this thread, I'm sort of wondering if you actually have an inferiority complex ;-)

You don't need to, you just enjoy what you take and do and leave the expensive lenses to those that actually need them. Obviously you don't :-)

All the best.

Danny.

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nzmacro said:
CreeDo said:
jonathanj said:
Maybe it's for the people who can't afford the lens, so they just buy the hood.... kind of like Harley Davidson accessories for the people who can't afford the bikes themselves....
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Now when I take my point'n'shoot to weddings, people will think I got a giant pro lens!

64a7b7ca28764c16b9fcd2f01cc8888e.jpg
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Well looking at your gear, your gallery (0), your question and your comments in this thread, I'm sort of wondering if you actually have an inferiority complex ;-)

You don't need to, you just enjoy what you take and do and leave the expensive lenses to those that actually need them. Obviously you don't :-)
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[softly spoken to one's self] "Oh, snap!"

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Doug J said:
Mark B. said:
CreeDo said:
I was just thinking the second group, but I could also hit the guys who can afford 12,000 lenses, out of sheer angry envy.

Not really of course! I'd buy one if I could.

I figured the lens was expensive not just "Because we can" but also because apparently they need to grow some special big fluorite crystals or maybe do some ultra precision work to get get some giant pieces of glass flawless enough to work at 600mm ranges.

But this lens hood price feels like kind of a middle finger. I wonder if there's an untapped niche market for third party hood manufacturers?
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For super teles, I doubt it - there wouldn't be enough sales to be worth it.
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Agree, the volume is too low for a 3rd party to consider it.
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Ah, but there is a 3rd party who makes one: Lenscoat Travel Hood
 
It's free if you buy the lens.
 
CreeDo said:
Yeah but, I mean... most people don't get rich by just throwing it away >_<

If you try to sell me saran wrap for $82 a roll, I won't buy it on general principle even if I can afford it... it's silly. Apparently the price is because it's carbon fiber.
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Isn't 'carbon fiber', marketing speak for expensive plastic? I mean it's just the spiritual cousin of 'Corinthian Leather' when you think about it.
CreeDo said:
The 400mm f/2.8 hood is $840 LOL.
For that much, I can pay someone $10 an hour to hold their hands up and block the sun, for my next 84 hours of photography.
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Yeah, but don't forget payroll taxes and the employer's share of the social security payments!
 
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