just found a 50mm f1.8... since it's been out of production, i can't seem to find any literature on it. which hood goes with this lens?

-- howard shen (hshen@lsm.org), April 25, 2000

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additional question... since the front element is set quit deep in the lens... do i really need a hood?

-- howard shen (hshen@lsm.org), April 25, 2000.

Does that lens have a metal mount? If so, it's a gem. You probably don't need a hood, but I just use a sturdy rubber screw-in type since the filter ring does not vanish inside the barrel as on some of the zooms.

-- Todd Frederick (fredrick@hotcity.com), April 25, 2000.

Upon checking specifications, the Canon hood for an EF 50mm 1.8 lens is ES-65.

-- Todd Frederick (fredrick@hotcity.com), April 26, 2000.

I have the 50 f1.8 but the hood for it is hard to get. However the hood for the 50/1.8 Mk II works with it just fine. It includes a step up ring for it. I believe it is called ES-62 and it is screwed on to the front filter attachment ring. It has a filter thread, so you can still add filters to it. I have done so and found no vignetting. A new version ES-62 MK II is out now, with a much deeper hood than my MK I version.

-- Alex Yap (hashigou@yahoo.com), June 01, 2000.

I tried to order the ES-65 once but everyone was out of stock... I found that my ET-65 fits just fine, and is much easier to find. It's also longer (better for flare reduction, especially with filters, or so I assume) than the one I had for my MK2 lens but doesn't vignette.

-- Steven Fisher (srf@srf.com), June 01, 2000.

The hood for the EF35 F2, EW65, also fits the EF50 1.8 mk1, although a little shallow (1 1/8 deep) it does a good job due to the deep recess of the lens element.

-- doggie face (doggieface@aol.com), July 15, 2000.

I use the EW-65II hood. Fits both the 50mm 1.8 I and the 28mm 2.8. It's a bit shallow for the former, but I don't think that's a huge problem.

- NK G

-- NK Guy (tela@tela.bc.ca), January 10, 2001.