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A bit pricey but not Amazon's fault, butit serves it's purpose quite well in keepingextraneous light out of the lens, and itdoes slip onto the lens in reverse foreasy carry, Amazon shipped quickly and packagedit well for the trip.G2
Also, I wish there were a way to use the hood in conjunction with the MR-14EX ringlight flash, but it's one or the other.When I first got the lens, I tried to do without the hood, but was losing some contrast and getting some interference from other light sources, the hood fixed that. First of all, I think if you spend this kind of money for the lens, it should some with a lens hood. I guess I'll never understand why Canon is so stingy in this regard.The hood works as described, exterior plastic does scratch easily (like all Canon lens hoods) and, as another reviewer pointed out, you have to remove the lens cap before putting on the lens hood.
However in my opinion it is simply overprized. The lens hood fits very well and seems to be reasonably sturdy.
It affords very effective protection from dirt, smudging, and scratching. And the improvement in exposure quality that results from shielding a lens from stray ambient light and reflection is underestimated. The Canon ET67 Lens Hood has actually surpassed my expectations for quality and utility, so much so that I don't mind the price as much as I originally did. It doesn't need to be cleaned, as a filter does. If you don't need to use more than one filter on your EF 100mm f2.8 Macro USM Lens and you take pictures outdoors, then the ET67 is an essential accessory. In my view, it is a better way to protect the lens from dirt and damage than a skylight filter. It will protect the lens thread better than a skylight filter in most cases, if the camera is dropped.
(4 stars because the price)regards, I bought this product just because I want all my equipment to be canon, so I don't believe there is much difference among this product and the ones produced by non-canon companies.
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