Cali, I ordered this lens from B&H and it did come with the hood. Gil ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Gil Bregman NetManage Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Vita Building Phone : +972-3-578-8753 Ext. 204 11 Ben-Gurion Rd. Fax : +972-3-578-8752 Ramat-Gan 51260 WWW: http://www2.netmanage.co.il/~gil ISRAEL -----------------------------------------------------------------------