![Rubber lens hood on stock Canon HFS100 with step-up ring.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFctLyL-Drjfweg_oGKclwmWvhtzXCIurFU8xJz2vEe6zdQQFfdtm0UcRGByzsJDRe6F5j-U5mDb1U0mh-WLEjWQQAQgwzxwkVbL8j4-JfuuSjBUiLmaM8il6hXaPujkTwhaQD2gAMgy5/s320/SANY0090.JPG)
A few weeks back I blogged about a
Quick FX episode from
Knoptop that featured a very large, yet inexpensive,
rubber lens hood. I was so impressed by the potential of this hood, that I went ahead and bought one for myself. What I really liked was that, with a
cheap step-up ring, the hood would not only fit my stock Canon HFS100 lens, but also my wide angle Raynox 6600. Now I have one very affordable hood that suits all my needs.
![My three hoods](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9csSo7KyBYou9P6eq9OAuS-ru_5d_vNkWE0UMm87g5rfRVRemB4LJEkkyMJCvJMGzNQJjtJjZXjSwuxkoiAC5vnJFjOeosqGYyKYYuSWTllv8DrPrkbB40l52meBImRDU1wI_-I2nzjrI/s320/hoods.JPG)
The above photo shows the three lens hoods I've been using. The first is a plastic "flower petal" hood that fits my stock 58mm thread, the rubber hood is in the middle (flanked by the step-up ring) and the Canon XH-A1 hood that fits on the Raynox. The petal hood was a cheap buy on ebay and works fine, but the coverage from the sun (as you can guess) is limited. The XH-A1 hood (which I picked up at a photography store for $17) works well and looks good, but only fits on a 72mm diameter lens and only works with it's screw mount. I always had to wrap the Raynox with a thin piece of gaffer's tape and even this wouldn't guarantee the hood would stay on. If I bumped something, chances were good the hood would go askew or fall off.
![Rubber lens hood on the Raynox 6600 wide angle lens.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAL7IJzA8Gvnjq1v2egB3W4OsRdoH_e7amCeRcxh3THi-q_vmQydXh-TuWiE1Mqw5I4f5VsfLY78_ZpBjln6CYKSNsE6ZtY4W3_bLpU9GXCgLzDPLKstKxbG9ntYl9Z8jiXDOPTs6e02N0/s320/SANY0093.JPG)
The rubber hood / step-up ring (58mm to 72mm) combo is a great solution. Now I have one hood for all seasons that is compact (it collapses) and useful. It fits nicely into my camera bag along with the ring, ready for action. Not bad for $5.30. Anyone want to buy the Canon XH-A1 hood?
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