Re: Hood rant (was: Re: EOS 28-135 IS hood)

[Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video]

At 05:35 PM 04/17/2001, you wrote:
>How can a large manufacturer justify the expensive prices of such simple
>objects as lens hoods? IMO, hoods should be included as standard equipment
>with all lenses.

This is easy. The 28~135 IS retails for 480.00 and the matched hood is 
25.00. Canon will bundle the two so the hood's included and raise the price 
of the lens to 505.00.

<This is one area where the after market is doing much better.>

And when the price of Canon's lens + hood package jumps, they'll do EVEN 
better still, which is why the hood's not included in the first place.
--
regards,
Henry Posner
Director of Sales and Training
B&H Photo-Video, and Pro-Audio Inc.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com

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