McEowen ) wrote...
OK, I'm in a pickle and I need some information from knowledgable Canon u=
sers.
Here's the deal:
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snip tale of odd hood on Canon 300mm lens
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Anyway, I called Canon and, sure enough, no hoods are available. But they=
told
me the part number is ET-188 VERSION TWO.

Haven't heard o an ET-188. Might you mean ET-118 ???
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So, my question is this: Do any of you Canon experts/shooters/old timers
remember what VERSION ONE of the 300mm f2.8 hood was like. Did they ever =
sell a
hood that just slipped on the end of the lens?

I belive the hood was supplied with the lens from new. If you lost=20
it and had to replace it, the price was in the "ouch" range. A=20
"homemade" effort is thus quite possible.=20
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...5842&indexURL=
=3D0&p
hotoDisplayType=3D2#ebayphotohosting

There's a picture of the lens / hood combo here. Doesn't say if its=20
v1 or v2.

http://met.open.ac.uk/group/cpv/PHOTO/EF300_28L.html

Doesn't look quite the same to me as your version. The description=20
on this page ("The enormous all-metal lens hood (ET-118) can be=20
reversed for storage. It attaches with a number of prongs, one of=20
which withdraws via a thumbscrew, to a ring recess near the front of=20
the lens. Don't loose the hood - a replacement can cost as much as=20
=A3225!") also doesn't sound the same.

Ian

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Ian Riches
Bedford, UK