Lens Hood
Oct 8, 2019 07:32:03 #
I used a lens hood on my Canon 35mm lens for the first time and some of the photos had vignetting on the edges. Is that usual?
Oct 8, 2019 07:38:09 #
Is the hood mounted properly? Which lens and hood? Is it really the proper hood for that model? I've had problems with the EF 24L where not paying close enough attention and even the correct hood is not installed properly with a shadow of the hood in the frame. Right hood with right lens in the correct position should yield no issues.
Is it possibly another reason and another set of eyes on an example image can help confirm?
Is it possibly another reason and another set of eyes on an example image can help confirm?
Oct 8, 2019 07:40:41 #
warzone wrote:
I used a lens hood on my Canon 35mm lens for the first time and some of the photos had vignetting on the edges. Is that usual?
Very common when using wide angle len’s
Oct 8, 2019 07:56:49 #
Most likely you have the hood on wrong. The long blades should be on top and bottom, short blades left and right. Your pictures are wider at the sides of your camera and need more room therefor shorter blades left and right. If you have a Cannon lens hood as shown in the picture the type Cannon should be centered at the top of your camera when properly installed.
Oct 8, 2019 08:05:27 #
Jim-Pops wrote:
Most likely you have the hood on wrong. The long blades should be on top and bottom, short blades left and right. Your pictures are wider at the sides of your camera and need more room therefor shorter blades left and right. If you have a Cannon lens hood as shown in the picture the type Cannon should be centered at the top of your camera when properly installed.
Interesting.
I just tried my Sigma hood on my Sigma lens, I cannot get it to go on improperly.
It will go on 180 degrees out, but not 90.
Oct 8, 2019 08:15:50 #
Jim-Pops wrote:
Most likely you have the hood on wrong. The long blades should be on top and bottom, short blades left and right. Your pictures are wider at the sides of your camera and need more room therefor shorter blades left and right. If you have a Cannon lens hood as shown in the picture the type Cannon should be centered at the top of your camera when properly installed.
One of the most clear and succinct answers to a question that I have seen for a while on UHH.
Good job, Jim-Pops!
Marshall
Oct 8, 2019 08:18:40 #
Sirsnapalot wrote:
Very common when using wide angle len’s
Not when using the correct hood mounted correctly.
Oct 8, 2019 08:38:04 #
Longshadow wrote:
Interesting.
I just tried my Sigma hood on my Sigma lens, I cannot get it to go on improperly.
It will go on 180 degrees out, but not 90.
I just tried my Sigma hood on my Sigma lens, I cannot get it to go on improperly.
It will go on 180 degrees out, but not 90.
That's also true of Nikon lenses and I suspect Canon would do the same.
Now, with Nikon it is easy enough to choose the wrong hood since they label them with part numbers instead of showing the compatible lenses. I only have 2 hoods that are compatible with more than one lens. The 400mm F/2.8 and 800mm F/5.6 share a hood, as do the 17-35mm F/2.8 and the 12-24mm F/4.0 DX.
I often remove the hoods to pack more easily in a bag. I put my own labels on the hoods to quickly pick the correct one.
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Oct 8, 2019 08:42:22 #
warzone wrote:
I used a lens hood on my Canon 35mm lens for the first time and some of the photos had vignetting on the edges. Is that usual?
Is it the Canon hood for that lens or an aftermarket hood that you bought separately?
Oct 8, 2019 09:01:31 #
billnikon
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warzone wrote:
I used a lens hood on my Canon 35mm lens for the first time and some of the photos had vignetting on the edges. Is that usual?
Depends on the shape of your lens hood. If it is perfectly round, then yes, that's unusual. If not, maybe you had it on wrong, vertical instead of horizontal, some lens hoods are designed to fit only one way but it is easy to put them on wrong.
If it is tulip shaped for example, and you have the taller end to the sides instead of mounted top to bottom (in respect to the top and bottom of the camera) that would cause vignetting.
Oct 8, 2019 09:29:30 #
billnikon wrote:
Depends on the shape of your lens hood. If it is perfectly round, then yes, that's unusual. If not, maybe you had it on wrong, vertical instead of horizontal, some lens hoods are designed to fit only one way but it is easy to put them on wrong.
If it is tulip shaped for example, and you have the taller end to the sides instead of mounted top to bottom (in respect to the top and bottom of the camera) that would cause vignetting.
If it is tulip shaped for example, and you have the taller end to the sides instead of mounted top to bottom (in respect to the top and bottom of the camera) that would cause vignetting.
My Nikon tulip hoods won't lock into place oriented incorrectly.
Oct 8, 2019 09:54:52 #
I’m not using a tulip hood and it is a Canon hood. There is only one way to put it on. Based on this info, I would be grateful for any other suggestions?
Oct 8, 2019 09:54:56 #
JohnSwanda wrote:
My Nikon tulip hoods won't lock into place oriented incorrectly.
Alas, on older EF models, this problem can occur due to user error. The older 35L dates to 1998 and my hood experiences with the EF 24 f/1.4L II was a 2008 design.
Oct 8, 2019 11:01:00 #
warzone wrote:
I’m not using a tulip hood and it is a Canon hood. There is only one way to put it on. Based on this info, I would be grateful for any other suggestions?
Are you sure you have the proper lens hood for that lens? I looked up the one that is used for the Canon 35 mm and the picture I submitted earlier, tulip, is supposed to be the correct one. 🤔
Oct 8, 2019 11:04:09 #
You are right! Sorry for the confusion. Seems I fell into what people say about clothing. Just cause it fits, doesn’t mean you should wear it.
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