FWIW, if anyone is wanting a shorty hood from Canon, I tried Pius' Canon 600III short hood on my 600GM. It does tighten down but just has a slight movement to it if you try to wiggle it but won't fall off. Adding a little gasket in the groove would probably make it perfect. I'm thinking of getting one as I hate the huge hood and actually have used the lens without hood so far. It is not a cheap option though but may be worth it to me.
arbitrage wrote:
FWIW, if anyone is wanting a shorty hood from Canon, I tried Pius' Canon 600III short hood on my 600GM. It does tighten down but just has a slight movement to it if you try to wiggle it but won't fall off. Adding a little gasket in the groove would probably make it perfect. I'm thinking of getting one as I hate the huge hood and actually have used the lens without hood so far. It is not a cheap option though but may be worth it to me.
Another option, although admittedly less elegant (but quite less expensive), is to buy one of the soft replacement hoods and simply slide it down the barrel until the hood extends to whatever length past the front element you wish. Tighten the Velcro and you should be ready to go. It won’t be as secure as a hood tightened down with a screw, but you wouldn’t be standing the lens on the hood with one of these anyway. I used it this way at Bosque and it worked just fine for me.
arbitrage wrote:
FWIW, if anyone is wanting a shorty hood from Canon, I tried Pius' Canon 600III short hood on my 600GM. It does tighten down but just has a slight movement to it if you try to wiggle it but won't fall off. Adding a little gasket in the groove would probably make it perfect. I'm thinking of getting one as I hate the huge hood and actually have used the lens without hood so far. It is not a cheap option though but may be worth it to me.
I actually use the Lenscoat hood cover piece from the kit with my 600GM . Just slip it over the lens . Works fine.
Aquatech does not list a hood for the Sony. IIRC, it was rather bulky as well for the Canon.
I may explore the Lenscoat option, which while not cheap would work. One issue that may come up is if the hood is not aligned well, you would get a dark shadow at one edge like you would if a regular plastic hood is a bit off on any other lens.
Certainly makes life easier with travel internationally. Local shoots where you can take it in your car should be no problem with the original hood.
Primus wrote:
Aquatech does not list a hood for the Sony. IIRC, it was rather bulky as well for the Canon.
I may explore the Lenscoat option, which while not cheap would work. One issue that may come up is if the hood is not aligned well, you would get a dark shadow at one edge like you would if a regular plastic hood is a bit off on any other lens.
Certainly makes life easier with travel internationally. Local shoots where you can take it in your car should be no problem with the original hood.
Pradeep
Pradeep, Mitesh has the Aquatech lens hood and he showed it to me when we were at Bosque in December. It works just fine; it is a collapsible or foldable lens hood and the fit doesn't have to be exact. But even the Canon OEM 600mm lens hood fits the Sony lens just fine. BTW, the green generic lens hood I purchased was originally made for Canon 600mm Mark II and the fit is excellent.
With any collapsible lens hood you can slide it further in, closer to the camera position. If it is slightly crooked, it should and it doesn't cause any vignetting. I am not familiar with the Lenscoat lens hood but I believe in general, all 3, Aquatech, Lenscoat and Rolan Pro are similar to each other.
I recently bought the RolanPro fabric hood for the Sony 600 f/4, and it does not work. These fabric hoods have a groove sewn into the inside, which aligns with the narrow, protruding ridge that is found on Canon & Nikon lenses. It locks in place when the velcro straps are tightened. Works great - except that the Sony lens does not have that ridge, so even when the straps are snugged down, it flops all over the place, and falls backwards easily.
I had a whole debate with the seller & AliExpress, as the seller originally stated that it worked on the Sony, but has now edited his ad. AliExpress of course, sided with the Chinese seller.
I recently bought the RolanPro fabric hood for the Sony 600 f/4, and it does not work. These fabric hoods have a grove sewn into the inside, which aligns with the narrow, protruding ridge that is found on Canon & Nikon lenses. It locks in place when the velcro straps are tightened. Works great - except that the Sony lens does not have that ridge, so even when the straps are snugged down, it flops all over the place, and falls backwards easily.
I had a whole debate with the seller & AliExpress, as the seller originally stated that it worked on the Sony, but has now edited his ad. AliExpress of course, sided with the Chinese seller.
arbitrage wrote:
FWIW, if anyone is wanting a shorty hood from Canon, I tried Pius' Canon 600III short hood on my 600GM. It does tighten down but just has a slight movement to it if you try to wiggle it but won't fall off. Adding a little gasket in the groove would probably make it perfect. I'm thinking of getting one as I hate the huge hood and actually have used the lens without hood so far. It is not a cheap option though but may be worth it to me.
The short hoods are so nice. I can't go back now. Glad to hear it will fit the Sony too
RobAmy wrote:
The short hoods are so nice. I can't go back now. Glad to hear it will fit the Sony too
Ouch,... that hood is $569 . Judging by that price and considering the manufacturing costs, the actual lens should have been priced more like $50-60K, if not more .
AGeoJO wrote:
Ouch,... that hood is $569 . Judging by that price and considering the manufacturing costs, the actual lens should have been priced more like $50-60K, if not more .
I agree with the crazy price. I can't see why it should cost that at all. However with a 12/13k lenses cost, that cost is well worth it vs that large hood. It really does make it so much nicer to use in the field. Heck I even made my 400mm DO II hood shorter, I am addicted now Another crazy point is seeing Canon makes both you really should have a choice of hood size at the time of purchase.
sparadise wrote:
Using the RolandPro but initially had purchased the Lenscoat version. Using the lens hood piece as a hood. Works fine and doesn't come off
Do you prefer the RolanPro over Lenscoat for the lens in general (not about the hood workaround)? I assume so, what made you choose to use it over the LC?
I'm trying to decide which route to go. I've only ever owned Lenscoats for previous big lenses but I've always found them fraying easily and overpriced.
I'm deciding between RolanPro, OutdoorPhotographyGearUK and Huga Nature (although he is still working on getting measurements for the 600GM). Right now I'm leaning towards RolanPro as it is different than the typical neoprene ones which all the others are. I've liked the quality of the Huga ones when I've seen them on a friend's Canon lens. I've never seen an OPGUK one in person.
arbitrage wrote:
Do you prefer the RolanPro over Lenscoat for the lens in general (not about the hood workaround)? I assume so, what made you choose to use it over the LC?
I'm trying to decide which route to go. I've only ever owned Lenscoats for previous big lenses but I've always found them fraying easily and overpriced.
I'm deciding between RolanPro, OutdoorPhotographyGearUK and Huga Nature (although he is still working on getting measurements for the 600GM). Right now I'm leaning towards RolanPro as it is different than the typical neoprene ones which all the others are. I've liked the quality of the Huga ones when I've seen them on a friend's Canon lens. I've never seen an OPGUK one in person....Show more → I bought the Lenscoat initially because the RolandPro's where out of stock at Amazon and didn't want to use the lens unprotected. My plan was to use the Lenscoat until I could locate a RolandPro and then resell the LC.
I have owned Lenscoats and found they tend to move around a lot and fray on the edges. The RP's IMHO are much better in every way .More rigid. Edges have trim so no fraying and offer excellent protection. They are a bit more difficult to get on because they are less flexible and fit snugly . Only thing I don't like about the RP is the piece that covers the lens buttons has a velcro strap which just hangs there when you need to access the buttons. On the LC I was never wild of the plastic covering the buttons so I would cut that piece out.
I was planning on selling the LC once I located a RolandPro until I discovered it makes a good hood. I have used a RP on my 200-600 For a longer period of time and it is holding up great.Hope this helps
sparadise wrote:
I bought the Lenscoat initially because the RolandPro's where out of stock at Amazon and didn't want to use the lens unprotected. My plan was to use the Lenscoat until I could locate a RolandPro and then resell the LC.
I have owned Lenscoats and found they tend to move around a lot and fray on the edges. The RP's IMHO are much better in every way .More rigid. Edges have trim so no fraying and offer excellent protection. They are a bit more difficult to get on because they are less flexible and fig snugly . Only thing I don't like about the RP is the piece that covers the lens buttons has a velcro strap which just hangs there when you need to access the buttons. On the LC I was never wild of the plastic covering the buttons so I would cut that piece out.
I was planning on selling the LC once I located a RolandPro until I discovered it makes a good hood. I have used a RP on my 200-600 For a longer period of time and it is holding up great.Hope this helps
Thanks that helps. I'm going to go with RolanPro for my 2-6, 500PF and 600GM. Also going to grab a couple of their rain covers for my Spirit Bear trip this September.
Virtually all images posted here in this thread are of birds and ducks. They are wonderful and are our favorite targets. So, this morning I went out, hoping for a twofer, peregrine falcons and red foxes at this location but at the end, the peregrine falcons didn't cooperate but a red fox obliged and how it did!
I grabbed the wrong pouch and instead of bringing my TCs, I ended up taking my 14-24mm lens in that pouch. In the beginning the fox was fairly far away and I cursed that I didn't have any TCs but subsequently, I am glad I didn't because it got so close that it was almost frame filling with the bare lens.
The images before the sun came up were muted in colors. And somehow the shallow depth-of-field and the surrounding grass/vegetation, renders images on the softer side, a little "dreamy", if you will, with pastel colors. Bobby, a shooting buddy of mine, using a completely different system got similar renditions in the beginning. So, I ended up leaving the first images just like that with barely any adjustment. Later on, the colors became more intensified and when the fox approached closer to us, the first lights, although dappled, added to the vibrance. Here are two images, the first one before the sun was out and the second shows an increase intensity of the light, rendering punchier colors but yet, still soft.
Just for fun....stacked TCs via Kenko ET to get 1680mm f/11....EXIF doesn't see the 2x so reads just like a 1.4 is on.
Click through to Flickr to see better resolution...
AGeoJO wrote:
Pradeep, Mitesh has the Aquatech lens hood and he showed it to me when we were at Bosque in December. It works just fine; it is a collapsible or foldable lens hood and the fit doesn't have to be exact. But even the Canon OEM 600mm lens hood fits the Sony lens just fine. BTW, the green generic lens hood I purchased was originally made for Canon 600mm Mark II and the fit is excellent.
With any collapsible lens hood you can slide it further in, closer to the camera position. If it is slightly crooked, it should and it doesn't cause any vignetting. I am not familiar with the Lenscoat lens hood but I believe in general, all 3, Aquatech, Lenscoat and Rolan Pro are similar to each other. ...Show more →
Thanks much Joshua. Actually I may have the original Aquatech lens hood for my Canon lying around, will try that for sure.
Do you know if the maker of the green hood would be willing to make another one?
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Another crazy point is seeing Canon makes both you really should have a choice of hood size at the time of purchase. 
