Is it advisable to use a lens hood for long focal length shots?
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Originally posted by mpenza
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hmm... are those rubber type good enough?
no of course ...
Originally posted by mpenza
hmm... what's would be good then? those "flower" type?
btw, I got the Micro Trekker 200 for $80
not necessary to have the "flower" type .... it just look nice only ...
great value u got there
Yes using a hood is pretty much essential with long lenses and becomes vital when shooting near the sun as many long lenses are more prone to flare than shorter lenses.
Originally posted by megaweb
not necessary to have the "flower" type .... it just look nice only ...
great value u got there
nonsense, the tulip type has a reason but i can't remember why/what. But i will try to search for the link.
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The "flower" shape is to reduce vignetting for wider angle shots if you're using a zoom lens. The gaps in the lens hood are supposed to be aligned with the corners of the image frame.
yes, midnight is right. I found the link anyway :
Imagine using a standard 2"-deep round hood on a wide-angle lens. You'd get vignetting in all four corners, right? So you'd cut away the four corners, little by little, until the vignetting stopped-- perhaps as close as 1/2" out from the front element. Result? A tulip- shaped hood that would keep a lot more sun off the front element than would a hood that was only 1/2" deep all around.
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-- Terry Dvorak , May 03, 2002; 10:19 P.M. Eastern
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Imagine using a standard 2"-deep round hood on a wide-angle lens. You'd get vignetting in all four corners, right? So you'd cut away the four corners, little by little, until the vignetting stopped-- perhaps as close as 1/2" out from the front element. Result? A tulip- shaped hood that would keep a lot more sun off the front element than would a hood that was only 1/2" deep all around.
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-- Terry Dvorak , May 03, 2002; 10:19 P.M. Eastern
from www.photo.net
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