Canon BW-72 Hood

[Bill C1664885404]

<p><strong>Checked the classifieds and found none.</strong><br /><strong>Wondering if anyone knows where I could find a Canon BW-72 Hood for the 17/4.0 - 20/2.8 size wide angle lenses?</strong><br />( EBay has one but its listed at a nosebleed price :) )</p>

[User_4136860]

<p>They are expensive because they are rare because they were an optional extra not supplied with the lens and it's more than 25 years since they were manufactured, supply and demand.</p>

[steven_endo]

<p>If the BT-72 hood is substantially cheaper, perhaps buy one of those and cut it down?</p>

[Bill C1664885404]

<p><a href="/photodb/user?user_id=4136860">Ben Myerson</a>, Jun 23, 2016; 10:12 a.m.</p>

 

<p>They are expensive because they are rare because they were an optional extra not supplied with the lens and it's more than 25 years since they were manufactured, supply and demand.</p>

 

<p>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</p>

<p>Thanks...well aware of supply & demand...as well as history...been using FD lenses since the 80's.<br />And supply & demand cuts both ways...its not a good enough hood for my demand to pay $89.00...LOL</p>

[Bill C1664885404]

<p><a href="/photodb/user?user_id=4096624">Steven Endo</a>, Jun 23, 2016; 12:36 p.m.</p>

 

<p>If the BT-72 hood is substantially cheaper, perhaps buy one of those and cut it down?<br>

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<br>

Thanks, but hoods for SWA and UWA lenses have substantially more flare than those for teles.<br />I've had one on my 17mm since I got the lens...and actually have a fine metal screw-in hood on my 20mm...just had the thought I might get another Canon BW-72 for the 20mm as well if I could run across one at a reasonable price. </p>

 

<p> </p>

[mark_pierlot]

<p>The BW-72 fits the 17/4, 20/2.8 and 24/1.4 L. When I had the first two of those lenses, they each had a BW-72, and I sold them with their hoods. Perhaps the reason that they're in short supply is that sellers usually couple them with the lenses.</p>

[JDMvW]

<p>I have a similar (20mm, that is) lens from Nikon, and while I do have the proper Nikon-made lens hood (HN-14, 52mm screw-in) for it, it really doesn't do all that much in use. It's almost always better to use a piece of cardboard or one of those adjustable sun shade thingies to shade the front of the lens. I hardly ever use the hood, as a result.<br>

I looked on eBay and elsewhere and found lots of BW-72 hoods, but they are, as you say, rather pricey. The BW-72s look very much like my Nikon hood, and I would guess share the same problem of shading so wide a lens.<br>

This is too specialized an item, I think, to still have anyone making cheaper clones. New hoods for Canon EF lenses are also very pricey, but the clones make ersatz ones affordable.<br>

I guess I'm saying that unless you've tried the actual hood and found it useful, I think you're probably as well off not worrying about the hood at all.</p><div></div>

[Bill C1664885404]

<p>"...It's almost always better to use a piece of cardboard or one of those adjustable sun shade thingies to shade the front of the lens. I hardly ever use the hood, as a result..."</p>

<p>Thanks and I agree they offer little actual shading. Been using the 17 & 20 more and more lately and as you know, the pronounced nose of those SWA and UWA lenses really stick out there. While recently going after the Milky Way in the dark I accidentally bumped one into something...it happened to have the large strong Canon hood on it and I suspect that hood prevented damage to the front of the lens...got me thinking about getting one for the other lens. </p>

[JDMvW]

<p>Ah, yes, the issue of protection does come up as well.<br /> It's a long story that I don't like to recall, but a lens hood on my Canon EF 100-400mm lens probably did save me a lot of damage. Of course, that hood stuck out a good way in front of the glass however, unlike some of the ultra-wide hoods.. The incident did total the hood.</p>

[thomas_goehler]

<p>Check the generic hoods, e.g. at enjoyyourcamera.com. I found a generic replacement there which works absolutely fine on my FD 3,5/35-105</p>

[mark_stephan2]

<p>Have you checked for rubber lens hoods? Maybe you can find one at a very reasonable price. It'll probably offer the same protection and the oem hood. I use cheap 3rd party hoods with most of my EF lenses including a rubber hood with good results.</p>

[Bill C1664885404]

Thanks, but the size and stiff rigidity / strength of the original Canon hood is what I had in mind

[patrick_pichon]

<p>hello, here is an economic version of BW72<br />:-)<br />https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00K0G590K/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_zhyCxbD36GFXF</p>

 

[Bill C1664885404]

<p>Thanks...I've already got a metal screw-in hood for one of them. Was hoping to find another Canon style due to its physical size & strength...plus the way the Canon mounts vs. screwing into front threads...strikes me as being more robust in terms of protection but that's just an assumption on my part.</p>

[User_4136860]

<p>There's one here on U.K. E bay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Canon-Original-BW-72-Round-Lens-Hood-See-listing-for-lens-fittings-/152173484158?hash=item236e3f187e:g:fukAAOSwtnpXjj44</p>

[Bill C1664885404]

<p>Thanks...I've sent the seller an Email.</p>

[Bill C1664885404]

<p>As an update:</p>

<p>July 20th<br />Sent the seller an EBay message mentioning that sometimes the older hoods like that had so much wear / deterioration on the plastic nubs that the hood no longer detented firmly in place when rotated on...asked if he'd verify that the that the hood still detented firmly in place.</p>

<p>July 23rd<br />No Answer<br />Resent the same EBay message.</p>

<p>July 25th<br />Still no answer.<br />I won't be following up any further, but thanks again for letting me know about it.</p>

[john_anthony_powell]

<p>hi<br>

I have had some success with a 72mm NIKON HN-9<br>

<br />you might find one cheaper in the US than here in the UK.....:)<br>

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nikon-HN-9-hood-very-good-/141894488842?hash=item210992130a:g:q6EAAOSwX~dWsg3e</p>