Can I use a UV filter and lens hood together on the Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS II?
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I have a Canon EOS 600D with the EF-S 18-55mm IS II kit lens. I’d like to add a UV filter for front-element protection and also use a lens hood. Can both be mounted at the same time on this lens?
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The other answers are correct: for this lens, the hood attaches to a bayonet on the outside of the lens, and the filter threads are still clear so that screw-in filters can still be added.
It should be noted, however that this isn't universally true: screw-in hoods are available, and for some lenses this is/was the OEM solution. Also, some filter options -- such as the large square filters from Cokin and Lee are pretty much always going to mean that there's no way for a hood to fit when using these systems. And lastly, if you've got a 77mm filter that you want to put on a lens with a 52mm thread you can use step-down rings to do so -- however I bet the hood won't fit over the large filter.
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Yes. On the Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS II, the lens hood attaches to the lens’s outer bayonet mount, not to the front filter threads. That means a screw-in UV filter can stay on the lens while the hood is fitted.
This is common for many modern lenses, including this one. The main exceptions are lenses that use screw-in hoods or some large square filter systems, which can interfere with hood mounting. But for a standard screw-in UV filter on your 18-55mm, using both together is fine.
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