Thanks!! :)

Hi Jackie,

I just made my own. Easy, cheap, and works as well as any you can buy.

Check post in "DIY Lens Hood" thread for Pics. I've now made one out of a more solid Plastic VHS case, it's much stouter than the stiff cardboard of my original one.

Harold

Nah, I'd rather pay $15 and get a factory made one. :) Any suggestions for that?

Hi Jackie,

Not sure you'll find one that cheap, but do a search on this forum to see a number of the "Buy it yourself" kind.

I've had a couple BIY types for my past Cams, and I always found that my DIY's did a better job at what those things are susposed to do - knocking down/out the refelctions on your lens. At least that's been my experience on the 10+ Cams I've had over the last 30+ years.

Harold

Fotodiox has a 43mm silver (Item number: 360121855321) or black lens hood on eBay for $12.45 shipped. I use a black 37mm on my HF11 and it works well.

I bought this one for my hv30 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Lens-Hood-Cap-for-All-43mm-Dig-DV-Camcorder-Canon-HV-30_W0QQitemZ200297028316QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Cameras_Photographic_Accessories?hash=item200297028316&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50)

took forever to arrive from overseas. well made etc, but it does block the onboard light if you plan on using it. I wanted a hood for two reasons, one for what it normally does, and two for a second lens cap. I installed a clear filter before the hood.