Originally posted by adwb problem is I can't find a bayonet fit cheap one for the 55-300 only for the 18-55; plenty of screw thread ones, but not realy what I want due to stowage in the bag.
Alistair
Well, a nice custom-fit plastic one, especially with the door is nice, but honestly, I very rarely remove even bayonet hoods. (As an old Canon FD shooter, I rarely remove my stock hoods, except on my wide and my 100, cause they tend to want to be well out of the way most of the time, but for lenses I'm shooting with, I like to have a bag that can absorb any lens or any body in almost any combination by having the lens-front (and thus deployed hood) down, whether a camera is on there or not.
If you experiment with a scheme like this, you might find rigid hood happiness as well as a pocket full of caps every time you get home.