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January 25, 2010 8:39 pm

Canon EW78D Lens Hood for EF 28 200mm f 3 5 5 6 Canon SLR Lens

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Canon EW78D Lens Hood for EF 28 200mm f 3 5 5 6 Canon SLR Lens




Specially designed Lens Hood for the CANON EF SLR Cameras, 28-200MM f/3.5-5.6 Lens Provides adequate lens shade for outdoor shooting in bright light.

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5 Stars Looks cool and protect my lens
Great looking hood and protects the lens well. I leave the hood on 100% since I don’t cover my camera and place it in the bag togeter. A bit pricy but hey, it does its job.

5 Stars More than aftermarket but worth it
Great quality and you should have one for all your glass. Helps with flare but mainly protects the lens. Combine it with a good quality UV filter for the best protection.

Canon EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM Standard Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Camerasis not the sharpest but is a good travel lens.

5 Stars Canon EW78D Lens Hood
Every lens should have a hood not only to prevent glare and lens flare but also for protection from drops and getting banged around. It’s a small price to pay for such expensive camera lenses. I highly recommend it.

5 Stars Lens hood
Nice to have specially when you are outdors – it protects the lens when getting banged around hanging from your neck. Be careful with obstruction shadows when used with a flash.

4 Stars help to remove glare!
Works as it should be. I attached it on XSi and it fits well without gap. You can attach the hood in the opposite direction for easy storage and transportation. The price is a little expensive for a plastic piece.

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January 21, 2010 2:58 pm

Canon ET60 Lens Hood for EF 75 300mm f 4 0 5 6 SLR Lens

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Canon ET60 Lens Hood for EF 75 300mm f 4 0 5 6 SLR Lens




Canon ET60 Lens hood, perfect for outdoor photography or in bright daylight. Compatible with the CANON EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 USM, II, II USM, III & III USM Lenses

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Great lens hood
Great lens hood. Perfect for long telephoto lenses. I’ve even tried it on my 18-55mm. Though it fits, Some of the hood is visible in some shots. Spend the money and get the hood designed for wide angle lenses. Otherwise a really great product. Typical Canon quality! I’m someone who takes my gear everywhere with me. And this hood is no exception. It’s goes eveerywhere with me. Great product! I recieved product quickly in sealed package. In perfect condition. [...].

5 Stars Good Investment
I recently purchased a Canon telephoto lens and of course needed a hood. This was a great product and fit my lens nicely. Good investment, and the product was in excellent condition-like new. Good purchase.

4 Stars Useful and necessary
This item does exactly what it is intended to do–protect the lens and shield the lens from extraneous light. Fits the Canon 75-300 lens perfectly. Worth the investment.

4 Stars It’s a Lens Hood Alright
Works fine on the 55-250 IS – no vignetting or other issues affecting image or usage. It is a longer hood as should be expected for a 250 or 300 lens. The hood lacks the felt lining of some of the higher quality Canon hoods (contains only the matte black in the inner area). Reverses for storage – obstructs only part of the zoom ring at the wider end and the lens is still usable. The focus ring is obstructed but this is almost always the case with reversed hoods.

Users state this hood also fits the 18-55 IS kit lens – this is half-true. The lens hood will fit the 18-55 but vignette at wide angles. Therefore, it is not a valid lens hood substitute for the 18-55 IS. I own the proper 18-55 lens hood which is probably 1/4th the length of the 55-250 hood and does not vignette.

The hood will also obstruct the zoom ring on the 18-55 kit lens when reversed. This is not a major issue by itself but just notable.

One last note: 75-300 users beware that this hood only works on the newer renditions of the lens (IS or USM). *Older 75-300 lenses are not compatible.*

5 Stars It is what it is.
I’m using it on the 55-250mm EFS lens and it fits perfect and does it’s job. My only complaint would be that it is a little tricky to remove when you put it on backwards for storage.

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January 18, 2010 4:10 am

Nikon 70 300mm f 4 5 5 6G ED IF AF S VR Zoom Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

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Nikon 70 300mm f 4 5 5 6G ED IF AF S VR Zoom Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras




The AF-S VR 70-300 f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED is a high-performance super telephoto zoom lens that has been designed to meet the demands of both digital and 35mm format SLR users. It offers a 4.3x zoom with a range of 70-300mm (105-450mm on a DX Nikon D-SLR) and features ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass elements that ensure superior optical performance. This lens incorporates Nikon’s second-generation vibration reduction system (VR II) that allows flexible hand-held shooting by stabilizing the image to the equivalent extent of using a shutter speed that is four stops faster when compared with a conventional lens (as determined by Nikon performance test). The SWM (Silent Wave Motor) and IF (Internal Focusing) ensure fast and quiet focusing action, and the nine-blade rounded diaphragm makes out-of-focus elements blend smoothly to produce natural-looking, harmonious backgrounds.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Fun lens
This is a great lens. Bought it for my wife as an upgrade to her DX 55-200mm f5.6. We have used that lens for about 4 years and love however it was a bit short for shooting our daughters sporting events. The extra 100mm is very nice and the quality is terrific. I would say we are novice photographers and enjoy snapping photos. This lens is fast enough for the casual use we give it and has not let us down at all. The build quality feels very good in your hands. It is heavy relative to the shorter lens but not too heavy that your hands are yearning to put it down. Lens hood is solid as well. I like that it has a metal mount vs. a plastic mount on our other NIKON lenses. Auto focus is smooth and zoom ring is smooth. I would heartily recommend this to any NIKON owner. Enjoy it.

4 Stars Great 300mm lens – hand held
This is a great lens for outdoor sports or wildlife photography. You can make sharp handheld photos at 300mm. I took several photos at Disney on the safari ride (from a bouncy truck) at 150-300mm … and they came out sharp enough to print at 8×10 and frame. (My wife hung them in the living room, so they have to look pretty good). Probably not the best for low light … need $$ fast glass for that.

4 Stars Be aware -this is not a true 300mm lens – fuzzy above 200mm
I’ve used and enjoyed this lens for about ten months and for sports and large animals it’s terrific. Fast and crisp focus from 70 – 200mm, as the previous review stated. But I too notice the drop off in sharpness after 200mm, especially with small birds. The problem is you feel suckered into going to the full zoom, because it appears sharp while photographing, but unfortunately the quality is disappointing when you get home to see what you’ve got. I also put the lens through home testing – at least 1/1000 shutter and tripod, to find it’s the lens at full zoom that’s the problem.

I still love the lens for most applications (big and/or close birds), but it shows you what A LOT of $$$$ you have to spend on high-end optics to get to the professional level.

4 Stars Sharp Zoom Lens
I bought this lens together with my D90 kit in Nov.,2009.

I had no time to use it extensively.

When I tested it at last week end, I found that it was quite sharp, but the auto-focus was not too fast.

I was not sure whether it was due to the D90 or this lens.

4 Stars nikon 70-300mm lens
I love it, takes great pictures.

The only bad thing is the length of the lens, I need to buy a new bag now.

I purchased it from Electronics Expo through Amazon and the whole experience was absolutely wonderful, I received the lens way before the scheduled delivery day.

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January 15, 2010 7:21 pm

Tamrac 3320 Aero Zoom 20 Case Black Gray

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Tamrac 3320 Aero Zoom 20 Case Black Gray




protects and organizes your digital camera or camcorder and accessories * side pockets store small accessories, like memory cards and batteries * padded handle, belt loops, and adjustable shoulder strap *

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4 Stars Almost perfect fit for FZ28
The upside: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 fits perfectly into this bag (lens hood not attached). The bag adds minimally to the dimensions of the camera. You can put the hood with the hood adapter upside down on the bottom of the bag and the camera still fits in perfectly (the camera lens goes into the wide side of the hood).

I’m giving the exact dimensions of FZ28 to help you judge if this bag would be good for your particular camera: the length is 4.25″ including the lens cap and the viewfinder eyepiece (the latter protrudes 3/8″ behind the back wall of the camera); the width is 4.5″ (not including the tiny strap eyelets); the height is 3″ almost exactly.

The downsides: Side pockets are too tight to hold almost anything except for a SD card in a tiny protective case it usually comes in. I think it’s a design flaw. The FZ28 battery measuring 1.75″x1.375″x0.75″ fits in a pocket only with certain effort and since the pocket is too tight it bulges inside the bag. As a result, the camera already would not fit in as comfortably (especially with the hood inside). Besides, you would not be able to take the battery out of the pocket while the camera is in the bag. Of course there is no room for a charger and other accessories.

The shoulder strap has no padding and is made out of rather coarse woven nylon. When you wear the bag on your shoulder make sure it does not rub against your skin – it might irritate or chafe it.

Tamrac has a compatibility chart where one can find recommended Tamrac bags for most of popular digital cameras. I could not put the URL here, but go to tamrac site and you’ll easily find the “Digital Camera Fit Chart”. Ironically, 33xx (Aero Zoom) series bags are not listed there (may be because they are “new”).

4 Stars Tamrac 3320 Camera Case
Fits my new Panasonic camera great. Helped keep it dry when we got splashed while on a motor boat. Rugged yet easy to use. Two small pockets on either side for small accessories.

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January 9, 2010 10:05 pm

Canon EW83E Lens Hood for EF 16 35mm f 2 8L or other UWA Canon SLR Lenses

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Canon EW83E Lens Hood for EF 16 35mm f 2 8L or other UWA Canon SLR Lenses




Specially designed Lens Hood for the CANON 16-35 f/2.8L USM Lens & the CANON 17-40 f/4.0 L USM Lens (CAN 17-40MM/USM)

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Not sure I needed this
I have read (after purchasing this) that is it not needed with the 10-22mm lens for which it was purchased. I have also read that you should use a lens hood with every lens. In any case, it is as stated, a lens hood for the 10-22 and the 16-35 lenses. It will reverse on the lens for storage but you will need lots of room as it is quite large. The interior is coated with felt-like material. I can not recommend for or against this product. After a little more use I will update this review.

5 Stars Protected my 10-22 Wide angle lens
Added this lens hood to protect my newly purchased Canon 10-22mm lens- which also was a great Amazon buy. I hadn’t used one of these hoods prior to the purchase of this lens and also my 17-55mm lens. What is a few more dollars when you are spending close to $1000 for a lens. I highly recommend.

4 Stars Great Product
Great product, fits my 10-22 quite well (a hair of jiggle room) and does what it’s supposed to do.

5 Stars Extra, because 1 just isnt enough
I bought this for my L series because although buying the lense brand new and it comes with one alraedy, i’ve seen that the hood gets scratched.

So i bought another one, in times where i just want to be flashy, i can pull out the new hood and make it look good, haha.

And in case my hood breaks, i have a replacement.

3 Stars Lens hood for 10-22mm wide angle zoom
This is way overpriced for what it is and Canon is too cheap to include it with the lens– shame on them. It is just crazy to have to be “taxed” an additional $30+ on a $700 lens that should come with a lens hood. It works fine, it is just the price that is the issue. I’m kind of sorry I didn’t take the risk of buying a third party brand lens hood. The Canon hood is just made of plastic as is the third party brand (BTW I thought the third party brand was also overpriced at $15+). To me, this hood is worth maybe $10 but certainly no more than $12. Part of the reason I bought the Canon is that Amazon provided free shipping since it was over $25. The $15+ hood got bumped up to over $20 with the shipping. I would have tried the third party brand but there is no telling the quality of those plus the cost difference was to close with the shipping so I just decided to bite the bullet and pay up. It is wise to have the hood especially for bright days but the price is definitely a rip.

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