So, this means that the hood is attached to the red ring area in your picture, and doesn't move with the extending part of the lens? How silly is that!? This would seem to imply that you have the least amount of hood when you want the most, and vice versa. Is this true?Originally Posted by neuroanatomist
Well, you're apparently looking forward to overpaying by $300, then.
The 24-70mm f/2.8L II is an extending zoom lens, similar to the MkI. Similar, but not the same - the 24-70 II extends as the focal length increases, just like the 24-105 (and most extending zooms). The original 24-70 has reverse zoom design, meaning that deep lens hood was just as effective at the long end as at the wide end. Not so for the MkII, where the hood will be effective primarily at the wide end.
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