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Re: Proper Lens Hoods for RF 35/1.8, 50/1.8 and 85/2.0 STM Lenses
Steve W wrote:
Believe it or not I finally had my "official" Canon hood for the RF 50mm f/1.8 show up after two months, the ES-65B. It was way over priced but I bought it anyway.
I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. Its a bayonet type that also has a lock button and is also reversible. So quality wise it almost matches a L hood since it has the lock and is a proper size and capability.
Wish they had done something similar for the RF 35mm f/1.8 as well. For that there really is nothing good except third party screw on hoods.
Since I keep having to say this, I think I can be forgiven for putting it in bold italics: there is nothing wrong with the first-party hood for RF 35mm STM in terms of optical capability. It blocks stray light just as well as, if not better than, large bayonet hoods. I have found so in my own testing, and more importantly, not one review has been published showing the first-party hood to deliver inferior results.
I do have to concede that it doesn't do nearly as good a job at blocking access to the CPL, or taking up gratuitous space inside your camera bag, or intimidating your subject.
If you don't believe me on the above, you can try Nikon's HN-3, which is a very solidly built, inexpensive metal hood that is designed for 35mm lenses and happens to fit the RF 35mm perfectly. I have found that it doesn't block light as well as the first-party hood, but then again the whole premise of this paragraph is that you don't believe my testing.