Summary: This baby is a must for your 24-70 lens. Because it's such a versatile lens, you will want this to help brave sun flare, or other weather conditions. Plus..
Summary: It's hit or miss if a Canon lens will include the hood. The place that I ordered the lens from didn't say anything about the hood being included.
Summary: For those of you who are thinking of buying Chinese knockoffs, don't do it. Depressingly, I've tried a few of them, and non of them are any good.
Summary: I use this product on my f2.8, 24-70L series lens. It is the correct lens hood for this lens. I had this hood, but I left it somewhere and after moving to a new town...
Summary: During a recent wedding shoot, this lens hood fell out of my bag and has disappeared. It is essential equipment and the replacement I got was perfect
Summary: I spend as much time researching how to take proper care of my equipment as I do in choosing the equipment - simple things such as this lens hood will protect your lens
Works fine, but overpriced and included with the lens anyway.
P. Breakfield IV "Tom Steele", Amazon
22 January 2008
Summary: Canon's lens hoods are an interesting excercise in pricing and marketing. If you buy an L lens, then the hood comes with it anyway - so I suppose this would be a...