Question about lens hoods
Sep 23, 2012 16:51:24 #
I have read a few threads here about lens hoods. If I understand correctly, if the hood is properly attached to the lens, you should not see parts of the hood in your photo. Is this correct?
Sep 23, 2012 16:53:09 #
Sep 23, 2012 17:52:50 #
RWCRNC wrote:
I have read a few threads here about lens hoods. If I understand correctly, if the hood is properly attached to the lens, you should not see parts of the hood in your photo. Is this correct?
Yes.
But with a few caveats:
IF you have the right hood for the lens
IF you don't have more than one lens filter installed (varies, especially true with wide angle lenses)
IF it is a tulip lens hood (for a very wide angle lens) that it is oriented correctly (most cameras will only let you install it one way,... but not all....)
Sep 23, 2012 19:20:59 #
Festina Lente wrote:
quote=RWCRNC I have read a few threads here about... (show quote)
I'd like to know which lenses actually attach the hood onto the front of the filter. These must be those rubber hoods, correct? As far as I know, all Nikkors hoods bayonet to the lens and stacked filters would protrude inside the hood-- but would not extend the hood from the front of the lens. Is this not so with Canon as well? I've seen this comment several times-- and I'm curious if Pentax, Canon, Sony, et. al attach to the filter directly.
Sep 24, 2012 04:40:55 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
quote=Festina Lente quote=RWCRNC I have read a f... (show quote)
I can only speak with any certainty for Canon, and I'm not aware of any Canon DSLR lenses with a hood that attach to a lens filter. I'm reasonably certain that the same is true for Nikon and Pentax.
However, filter stacking on some lenses will cause mechanical vignetting which is sometimes incorrectly blamed on the lens hood.
Sep 24, 2012 10:01:23 #
Here is another caveat. If you are using your pop-up flash instead of a flash on camera you can get a lens hood shadow at wide angle settings. For example, on my 18-70mm Nikkor or my 18-270mm Tamron lens, I see a shadow if the lens is set at 18-22mm, but not after that. With the lens hood off, no shadows from the popup flash.
Sep 24, 2012 11:05:51 #
Sep 24, 2012 13:09:28 #
steve48 wrote:
Good point. Another reason to try to use off camera axis flash whenever possible.Here is another caveat. If you are using your pop-up flash instead of a flash on camera you can get a lens hood shadow at wide angle settings. For example, on my 18-70mm Nikkor or my 18-270mm Tamron lens, I see a shadow if the lens is set at 18-22mm, but not after that. With the lens hood off, no shadows from the popup flash.
Sep 24, 2012 15:16:41 #
Sep 24, 2012 20:59:04 #
exitvisa
Loc: richmond bc
All of my canon lenses have a filter attached and a hood attached (by thread,58mm etc.) and a hood threaded onto it.
Sep 24, 2012 21:36:47 #
sirlensalot
Loc: Arizona
I have gotten small dark areas on both canon and pentax kit lenses on some shots with flash. Pentax had factory hood, canon had after market collapsible rubber hood. Not large. Was able to crop out. Maybe me, maybe not.
Sep 25, 2012 10:04:25 #
Sep 27, 2012 10:32:29 #
exitvisa wrote:
If you look closer, I believe you will find that the lens hood attaches to the outside of the lens while the lens filter screws on inside the lens barrel. All of my canon lenses have a filter attached and a hood attached (by thread,58mm etc.) and a hood threaded onto it.
The hood and fileter are independently attached on all the Canon lenses that I own (about 14 lenses).
The Cokin filter system is a different animal however....
Sep 27, 2012 10:35:48 #
Drigby1 wrote:
Hard to do on most point & shoot (P&S) models. Anyone use a lens hood with a point and shoot like a Canon SX40?
The easiest approach for a P&S lens hood is to use your hand or something else to block the sun from entering the lens at an angle.
You just have to be more aware of the potential for lens flare from the sun and other strong light sources not directly in your field of view.
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