Can one lens hood work on both an 18-55mm and a 70-300mm lens?

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I use a Canon 600D with an 18-55mm kit lens and I’m planning to add a 70-300mm lens. Can I buy one lens hood to use on both lenses, or do different focal lengths need different hood shapes? I’m concerned that a hood suitable for 300mm might vignette at 18mm. If a single fixed hood won’t work, is there any practical universal option?

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Some lens hoods are an equal size, all the way round (such as for telephoto lenses) whereas others (for medium to wide lenses) protrude more at the top and bottom than they are wide, so I think the answer to your question is NO. There is no single lens hood that will fit all your lenses. The one for 18mm would not be suitable for 300mm.

That said, if cost is the issue, you can "make your own" very cheaply from card. Reference this web site for templates etc. Much cheaper!

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In general, no: one fixed lens hood will not work well for both lenses.

Lens hoods are shaped for a lens’s angle of view. A wide lens like 18mm needs a much shallower hood so it doesn’t appear in the frame, while a telephoto like 300mm can use a much deeper hood because its field of view is much narrower. A hood that’s ideal at 300mm would likely cause dark corners or obvious blockage at 18mm.

That’s also why hood shapes differ: telephoto hoods are often round, while wider lenses often use petal-shaped hoods to maximize shading without vignetting.

If you want one flexible option, it has to be adjustable rather than fixed—examples include collapsible or flap/barn-door style hoods. These are compromises, though, and usually not as effective as using the correct hood for each lens.

A simple no-cost alternative is to shade the lens with your hand or another object, as long as it stays out of the frame.

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