raptor84 said:If i'm not wrong its mainly to cut down on glare so you wont get lens flares?
Then you should have been able to see that the subject is void of any available light when you look through the VF right...Raptor1 said:Just don't try to take macro pictures (namely with insects) with lense hood on. I did it with my 50mm macro, and in the end, my pictures came out all black as the hood covered my subject, and "sheltered" it from any avaliable light source, including my flash :S
Now that's a bit weird. you stated that "my pictures came out all black as the hood covered my subject, and "sheltered" it from any avaliable light source, including my flash". This meant that the subject is in total darkness, and you shouldn't be seeing anything thru the VFRaptor1 said:Not really, as the subject could still be seen through the viewfinder.
Not a SLR?Raptor1 said:Not really, as the subject could still be seen through the viewfinder.
Hmm..if he can "I did it with my 50mm macro, and in the end, my pictures came out all black as the hood covered my subject, and "sheltered" it from any avaliable light source, including my flash", it should be a (D)SLRCanew said:Not a SLR?