Hey everyone,
I know for many years and threads it has been discussed how frustrating it is with some hoods to replace at $50 a piece. I have a DA*16-50 and DA* 50-135 and neither of them had hoods when I purchased. I could never justify the cost of the hoods so I searched. I'm not a huge fan of spending 8 bucks on a rubber three stage hood on a star lens. And I get it - your best equipment should bring top dollar for your accessories, makes sense. I tried a screw on "bayonet" hood for my 16-50 and it vignetted not because of the length of the hood itself, but because the screw on mount (to make the new bayonet) went too far out and was shown on the edges of the lens in pictures.
So, I just did simple math and looked at youtube videos on Canon lenses to see what their bayonet's looked like compared to Pentax. The videos didn't get me there, but I figured I would spend 5 bucks on a Canon 17-55 (EW-83J) - 77MM hood from a brand called MOVO on Amazon. So shipped (2 day) cost me $5.30. It came, and low and behold, the bayonet mounting is incredibly similar between the two, and quite frankly, the hood is pretty darn similar to Pentax's aside from the slot that allows CPL adjustment.
The mounting was a little tight, but the hood (MOVO EW-83J) is actually almost as good as the stock Pentax hood as far as quality.
Amazon.com : Movo Photo EW-83J Lens Hood for Canon EF 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens with 2X Spirit Level & Microfiber Lens Cloth : Camera Lens Hoods : Camera & Photo
The DA 50-135 was a little harder because it is a "longer" hood for a bayonet mount at 67MM. The only thing I could find that was close was the Canon 70-200 F4 67MM. It is a full frame lens and the APSC match is really in that 50-135 range, so I figured if I had to shave anything it would be just a tiny bit. It came, and this one mounts pretty easily (there is just a little play, but it is locked and won't fall off). No vignetting at all, and I bet that it is really close to the same length as the stock Pentax 50-135 hood. Only downfall of this one - it is a cone, not a flower petal hood. There is a company that sells a white one (because the 70-200 F/4L Canon is white and black) that is a flower shaped, but I didn't want white! So I chose this one (MOVO ET-74) and it is pretty good. I immediately saw a big difference with focusing when the hood was on.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GI2JIV6?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00
So for less than $11 I got "matching" hoods for my DA* that fit well and can be reversed like original bayonets. And they are pretty good quality (The ET 74 is solid). So there you go, solved the mystery for years that people have been searching for.
Truth be told - I owed it to this forum, because I've learned so much from many of you. Just paying it forward.
Last edited by zbrueningsen; 08-29-2015 at 09:47 PM.