Robin Smith wrote:
I do notice the press photogs seem rarely use hoods on their zooms, I assume to keep the length as short as possible and less likely to be snagged on things in a crush.
I don't believe we should include press photographers as people who necessarily who know much about photography. Most of the time they are using their cameras in machine gun mode just in the hope of a getting a useable shot.
I have lost count of the number of press photographers that I have seen using a flash diffuser pointing up to the sky in outdoor shots, presumably bouncing the light off the clouds.
I don't agree with this assessment. They may not be artists, but they are paid to get the shot and they should certainly know "a money shot" when they see it. As to the flash that is there so it is always on and ready should they need it, not because they think they are actually illuminating the scene. If they need flash they'll snap it into position.
A quick info. I am also looking for a ES-65B knock-off, which still doesn't exist. Turns out the ET-65B model (made for EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IS) fit just right and without any vigneting (I tested it against a white wall). I guess for now I'll stick with this one and wait for a 5€ ES-65B knock off.
Just picked up an EF 50mm 1.8 STM and yeah, disappointed that it doesn’t come with a lens hood that costs Canon 15 cents to manufacture. Will definitely be looking at a knockoff or go without.
So I bought another ET-65B for a few bucks and shortened it to be able to mount it backwards. I kept 38mm of it.
Well, as you can see, it now acts as a wide angle lens hood. It could be better but at least now I can touch my polarizing filter, something that was not really possible with the full ET-65B lens hood.
I guess I'll replace it when a proper ES-65B knock-off appears.
