How important is a lens hood on a ultra wide angle lens
Jul 20, 2014 08:22:18 #
stephena
Loc: Carmel, Indiana
This debate has been going on for some time. Those in the know, i.e., those who have actually worked with a 10mm, would probably tell you to use the hood if outside in daylight; inside questionable depending upon room lighting. The problem is that you really don't know what you are going to contend with until you begin to shoot. My rule of thumb: purchase a 10 mm with a hood, keep it in your equip bag, then it's available if needed. A hood also is a great protection against lens damage through general usage. Better than a uv filter cuz it has a duel purpose. Steve
Jul 20, 2014 08:42:44 #
Mark7829
Loc: Calfornia
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Jul 20, 2014 09:12:44 #
Mr. B wrote:
I use the Vello hood on my Canon 10-22mm lens. It works fine and is $9.95 vs. $31.95 for the Canon hood.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=canon+10-22mm+lens+hood&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&sts=ma&Top+Nav-Search=
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=canon+10-22mm+lens+hood&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&sts=ma&Top+Nav-Search=
Doesn't look like Vello has a hood for the new 10-18mmm yet. I think I may get one of those if/when they come out (I suspect they will eventually). If it work, that's all I care about.
Jul 20, 2014 09:20:53 #
Its been said use the hood that ships with the lens esp. when shooting really wide to cut out light. I often have a foldable snoot with me that can open to a 12" by 10" flat, I use that to shade the lens even more
Jul 20, 2014 09:29:15 #
I think it is important to use a lens hood with every lens you have. Any light that hits the lens, even that out of the field of view, can cause problems. It doesn't take much effort to put the hood on.
Jul 20, 2014 09:51:14 #
gsconsolvo wrote:
Considering getting the Canon 10-18mm ultra wide angle lens and wondering how important a lens hood is for this type of lens? Would it interfere with the field of view at all?
Seems to me that if lens hoods were not important, camera manufactures would not supple them with the lens! What a savings they could make by eliminating 10s of 1000s of lens hoods.
Jul 20, 2014 10:04:46 #
Festus wrote:
Seems to me that if lens hoods were not important, camera manufactures would not supple them with the lens! What a savings they could make by eliminating 10s of 1000s of lens hoods.
With the new 10-18mm I just ordered they don't supply a lens hood. So far the only option is the "official Canon" lens hood for around $30 extra. I think I'll wait to see if some third part comes out with a suitable sub. Come to think of it, my 28-135mm kit lens that came with my 7D did not come with a lens hood. Both of the two "L" series lens I have did come with a hood.
Jul 20, 2014 10:56:13 #
Another reason for always using a lens hood is that in the event you hit something with the front of the lens the hood will protect it from breaking. I read that professional wildlife photographers don't use UV filters, so the lens needs extra protection.
Jul 20, 2014 11:43:04 #
JohnSwanda wrote:
It would have to be a lens hood specifically for the lens (I don't know about Canon, but all the Nikon lenses I have came with a lens hood). The problem with a ultra wide zoom is that the lens hood must be customized for the widest end of the zoom so it wouldn't interfere with the field of view, and will be less effective at the longer end. And wide angle lens hoods have to be pretty wide themselves and won't offer as much protection as lens hoods on longer lenses.
Not all Nikon lenses come with a hood. For example my initial 18-55 didn't come with one, nor my most recently purchased "nifty fifty".
There are plenty of aftermarket hoods that can work, but you need to do a little research. If your lens is a zoom lens and turns when it extends a screw-in tulip type is a sure ticket to frustration. I ended up using a circular rubber collapsing one on the 18-55. Fortunately I kept the tulip and it is now firmly affixed to the nifty fifty.
With a wide angle you need a tulip type or one that collapses to not be visible at the wide end. The tulip type also makes it possible to rotate a CP filter.
A main reason I use the hood is for lens protection.
Jul 20, 2014 11:50:39 #
gsconsolvo wrote:
Considering getting the Canon 10-18mm ultra wide angle lens and wondering how important a lens hood is for this type of lens? Would it interfere with the field of view at all?
The correct hood will not interfere but it serves mostly as a bumper.
Jul 20, 2014 12:10:56 #
gsconsolvo wrote:
Considering getting the Canon 10-18mm ultra wide angle lens and wondering how important a lens hood is for this type of lens? Would it interfere with the field of view at all?
You insure the car, the house and the old lady.
Have the same consideration for your lens, use the hood.
Jul 20, 2014 12:19:12 #
gsconsolvo wrote:
Considering getting the Canon 10-18mm ultra wide angle lens and wondering how important a lens hood is for this type of lens? Would it interfere with the field of view at all?
If you purchase, especially from the lens manufacturer, the proper lens hood for that lens, there should be no problems. I think with wide angle lenses the need for a lens hood is probably more of a necessity, due to the amount of extraneous light to which wide angle lenses can fall victim.
A proper lens hood will minimize that potential issue.
--Bob
Jul 20, 2014 12:38:50 #
Jul 20, 2014 12:45:04 #
I have a canon 10-22. Didn't have a hood for the first year, but then one day while shooting through glass at a zoo, another photographer doing the same had a soft rubber hood that rolled up to expose the full lens or rolled out about 1 1/2 inches. It served well when putting the camera up to the glass. Stability and no reflection. Bought one for about $30. It is there for protection plus the benefit I stated above.
Jul 20, 2014 13:27:14 #
rmalarz wrote:
If you purchase, especially from the lens manufacturer, the proper lens hood for that lens, there should be no problems. I think with wide angle lenses the need for a lens hood is probably more of a necessity, due to the amount of extraneous light to which wide angle lenses can fall victim.
A proper lens hood will minimize that potential issue.
--Bob
A proper lens hood will minimize that potential issue.
--Bob
I have a 10-22 and shot the skyline, at night, in Tulsa. I wished I had a lens hood attached. I took the image into class and asked the teacher what the problem was, [it had big blob on the left, taking up about a forth of the shot] and he pointed out that it had to be lens flare from a street light.
Live and learn.
Oh, he also pointed out that I should have leveled the camera. The buildings were falling over, big time. :lol:
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