When do you use a hood?
May 25, 2012 09:27:51 #
May 25, 2012 09:36:40 #
Soon after buying my first camera, I was reading a photo magazine. Your question was asked, and the editor answered "always". I took his advice and always use a hood. Nothing bad has happened because of the hood, so I guess theres no drawback from having it on.
May 25, 2012 09:47:19 #
May 25, 2012 09:59:03 #
Photog1
Loc: North America
Never on a 'lense' - but often on a lens, depending on the ambient light.
May 25, 2012 10:06:59 #
Photog1 wrote:
Never on a 'lense' - but often on a lens, depending on the ambient light.
From Dictionary.com
lense
noun
a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images [syn: lens]
May 25, 2012 10:46:28 #
I use a hood on my len about 95% of the time, indoors or out. The only time I don't is when I'm trying to get a sunflare.
May 25, 2012 10:53:18 #
May 25, 2012 15:50:53 #
Roger Hicks
Loc: Aquitaine
Just about always, for mechanical and physical protection as much as against flare.
After all, how much will it harm your images?
Cheers,
R.
After all, how much will it harm your images?
Cheers,
R.
May 25, 2012 15:56:19 #
99% of the time.
And it keeps my clumsy fingers (& prints) off the lens!
And it keeps my clumsy fingers (& prints) off the lens!
May 25, 2012 16:06:21 #
May 25, 2012 16:11:42 #
Well the hood is a pain when trying to manipulate a circular polarizing filter, but still always. The only exception would be if I were looking for flare.
May 25, 2012 16:12:56 #
May 25, 2012 16:20:02 #
After Roger brought it up a few months ago I always use it now...I did some investigation and "always" is the answer.
May 25, 2012 16:42:58 #
Thanks for all the answers and sounds like pretty much always is the majority opinion so that's what I'm going to try for awhile. Thanks again for the input...
May 25, 2012 16:49:08 #
As al capone would say i always use a hood when some guy needs to get wacked! sorry wrong kind of hood.
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