yellowducky wrote:
I actually like how nicely it attaches and comes off. That said, like you Roy, I don't like the fact that its attached to the travelling part of the lens either. That makes me nervous as well for precisely the same reason as you.
Hmmm, the Canon hood clips onto the lens barrel, not the traveling section. Screwing on to the traveling section is what bothered me about alternates.
I use a cheap rubber screw in hood. It protects the lens and squishes down instantly when I put it away. I bought my "Unmitigated Loser" Mk I for it's F1.2 F-Stop (I use my F1.8 for faster focus and travel).
I was thinking about my comment re: concern that the screw in hoods mount to the movable element, then I realized many Canon lenses have this feature (70-300 DO just as one example). So, I ordered a rubber hood and an metal one. I'll see how they work.
btw, once mounted, I never remove the hood, as I don't then use a filter or a cap--silly me.
When I first got the lens, I was dreading the clipon method given my experience with the hood for the 85 f1.8. However, I'm in the I like the hood camp. It is quick and easy to mount/dismount. I don't have to align to screw it on. It stays on. I wish some of the other Canon hoods were as convenient.
bobbytan wrote:
Here's the 85/1.2 with a Contax Metal Hood #4 with 72/86 ring and K-84 metal cap.
Bobby, you do realise that heavy hood-contraption is adding to the inertial load momentum on an already overtaxed USM. It would not surprise me should your USM knock itself out sometime soon, depending on the usage.
Furthermore, that hood is protecting the front element awlright, but it is also making the delicate focusing group on the whole more vulnerable to impact/displacement as the hood gets snagged or knocked about.
