Reviews
Fine with Canon 500D and Kit lens 18-55 mm
These arrived in a simple box that won’t fit through your letter box.There is a tulip hood, a rubber hood and a lens cap.I tested these on the ‘kit’ EFS 18-55mm lens on a Canon 500D. I’m going on a beach holiday so I don’t want to take big lens so its back to the kit one.The tulip hood screws on unlike my more expensive 78mm EW-83J that I use on my main lanes the EFS 17-55 mm. With it being screwed on, when the camera is focused the hood rotates. At wide no zoom this can be seen as a black ring. It’s a simple matter to rotate it back out of shot. There is a ring on the tulip that allows it to be locked in place. It’s a little faffy but at the price what can you expect? The plastic seems OK and not brittle.The rubber hood screws on easily and has two positions, on and folded back. Again at wide no zoom this could be seen in the viewfinder. Zooming in soon makes it disappear.The lens cap is a simple pinch. It doesn’t work too well with the tulip but fine with the hood.I had no problems with either of the hoods using a Tiffen 58mm UV filter.At this price the minor issues are acceptable as you get what you pay for.I’ve uploaded some photos including one showing the black ring effect.
13.06.2015