Are the threads of lens hoods all the same?

Question

i want a tulip style hood on my 58mm. but its really hard to find -from canon

however there are many hoods that arent from canon that look like i want them to look.

my question is -can i buy a different company lens---say from sony for example.?

will the hood fit on my lens?

Answer 1

Canon makes individual hood that seldom fits on another lens. (I had one of their lens catalog and it lists the model number of the hood that fits a particular lens). There are a handful of hoods that will fit more than one lens I remember.

Re: the threads. I just tired - even with the same size, they didn't fit. I suppose it's made that way.

Here is an easy way to find out which hood will work with your lens.

http://www.canogacamera.com/lenses_canon...

Click on each lens--if it doesn't come with a hood, it usually can be bought, for example, this one: http://www.canogacamera.com/detail.aspx?...