> > Julian Loke wrote: > > > Cheers > > Julian Loke > > P.S. Is it true that Canon lens hoods are made of Carbon-Fibre composite > > material? If so, which one(s)? > > > I believe it is just the super teles that have the carbon fiber > hood...it is quite apparent on them as the typical shiney weave pattern > can be seen around the mounting lip. All the other hoods I have seen > have been some sort of regular (non composite) plastic, though the > better ones have some sort of flocking on the inside, as do the > carbon ones. > > Mike >
Hi Mike, I think, only the new series super tele lenses have carbon fiber composite hoods like the EF 400 2.8L II and all of the L class IS lenses 2.8 and faster. Both of the EF 300 2.8L lenses I have owned and all of the series I lenses like the EF 400 2.8L and EF 600 4L used some type of metal for the hoods. All other lenses have plastic hoods that twist or clip on or an attached, sliding metal hood like the series I EF 200 2.8L and EF 300 4L/4L IS lenses. Many of the later lenses do indeed have flocking (that comes off and gets all over the place if not careful), and this is often designated with a II after the hood number, though this dies not appear to be consistent. Regards, Chip Louie * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
