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Oct 22, 2021 21:16:09   #
Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore
 
I was out taking sunset photos at the Manasquan Inlet, which I do often, and even with a lens hood I was still getting red flair. spots, The after market lens hood, for my canon 18-135, was one tight. Is there some rule on how the hood should be rotated but it seems to go only on one way. It has two fins that are larger then the other two should I try to reposition them. The other day on here there was a lens hood discussion and a link to a rubber lens hood. should I consider buying one?
Any help beside post processing would be helpful.


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Oct 22, 2021 21:26:29   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
You should post an example image, storing the original.

The hoods are designed for that lens and the height and width of the sensor, more hood on the top (larger petal) and bottom, less on the sides (smaller petals) because of the field of view of the lens and the format of the sensor. Wider field of view left-to-right than up-and-down. If you rotate the hood 90° (long on the sides), you'll get vignetting on the sides of the image at the wide angle setting.

The flare is probably a reflection in between lens elements and/or a filter if you have one on the lens. Exacerbated if you are shooting into the sun (or any light) and the light source is too bright. The hood is not shading the lens in this case.

Edit: NOW the images show up.....

A rubber hood will not help these shots where the sun is located in the image. Besides, a round rubber hood will only be wide enough (and long enough) to shade the same as the small hood petals since it is uniformly round for the lens.

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Oct 22, 2021 21:28:39   #
Quixdraw Loc: x
 
I was going to post an opposite experience, and may yet. I received the correct Nikon lens hood for an old Pro AF Nikkor 80-200 1:2.8 today. Things to do, so only a brief test, but shooting closer to the sun than I tried before, none of the flare issues I had previously without. IMO, it is worth getting the correct hood. Certainly there are some aftermarket that are of proper dimensions, some maybe not. Better luck moving forward!

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Oct 22, 2021 21:38:17   #
JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco
 
I don't believe a lens hood will prevent flair when shooting directly at the sun.

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Oct 22, 2021 21:39:18   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
JohnSwanda wrote:
I don't believe a lens hood will prevent flair when shooting directly at the sun.



The flare will move around and change shape as one repositions the sun in the scene.
Notice that the flare in the first shot is an inverted image of the sun.

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Oct 22, 2021 21:42:52   #
Quixdraw Loc: x
 
JohnSwanda wrote:
I don't believe a lens hood will prevent flair when shooting directly at the sun.


Of course not, but considerably closer, often more interesting angles than are possible without the hood.

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Oct 22, 2021 22:13:38   #
Bill_de Loc: US
 
quixdraw wrote:
"... but shooting closer to the sun than I tried before ..."


The sun is approximately 93 million miles away. How much closer did you get?

Sorry the made me do it!

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Oct 22, 2021 22:19:24   #
Quixdraw Loc: x
 
Not miles, angles, not angels either, look at what happened to Icarus, no angel! He waxed too enthusiastic and flew too close. Talk about melt downs.

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Oct 22, 2021 22:22:19   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
quixdraw wrote:
Not miles, angles, not angels either, look at what happened to Icarus, no angel! He waxed too enthusiastic and flew too close. Talk about melt downs.


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Oct 22, 2021 22:27:04   #
Bill_de Loc: US
 
quixdraw wrote:
Not miles, angles, not angels either, look at what happened to Icarus, no angel! He waxed too enthusiastic and flew too close. Talk about melt downs.




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Oct 23, 2021 02:45:04   #
Orphoto Loc: Oregon
 
Lens hoods only work at blocking light from the side, top or bottom. Fairly basic.

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Oct 23, 2021 05:04:36   #
R.G. Loc: Scotland
 
JohnSwanda wrote:
I don't believe a lens hood will prevent flair when shooting directly at the sun.




The lens was an 18-135, which is quite a lot of zoom. The closer you can get to a prime lens, the less it will be prone to flare.

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Oct 23, 2021 06:20:58   #
ELNikkor
 
A hood is most effective when it puts the front of the lens in the shadow; kind of hard when the sun is in the picture...

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Oct 23, 2021 06:45:03   #
billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
 
Sidwalkastronomy wrote:
I was out taking sunset photos at the Manasquan Inlet, which I do often, and even with a lens hood I was still getting red flair. spots, The after market lens hood, for my canon 18-135, was one tight. Is there some rule on how the hood should be rotated but it seems to go only on one way. It has two fins that are larger then the other two should I try to reposition them. The other day on here there was a lens hood discussion and a link to a rubber lens hood. should I consider buying one?
Any help beside post processing would be helpful.
I was out taking sunset photos at the Manasquan In... (show quote)


No hood produced will eliminate flare when the lens is pointed directly at the sun. Lens hoods, like everything else, has limitations. You have just experienced such a limitation.
Good luck and keep on shooting until the end.
PS, sometimes, not always, you can place on hand flat over the top of the lens hood and in front of the lens, move your hand around until you see the sun flare go away, you may get part of your palm in the photo but it may eliminate the flare, maybe.

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Oct 23, 2021 06:52:53   #
camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.
 
"I don't believe a lens hood will prevent flair when shooting directly at the sun."

The above statement resumes it all.

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