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01/30/2006 11:36:56 PM · #1 |
Opened my Quantaray 70-300mm lens and discovered the lens hood. What is it used for???? |
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01/30/2006 11:38:00 PM · #2 |
| Little bit more protection. It's harder to hit the lens on something and could keep you from scratching the lens. |
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01/30/2006 11:38:16 PM · #3 |
so stray light doesn't hit your front element and enter your lens and affect your exposure, or create lens flare. It should always be used, even indoors. It also protects your investment.
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01/30/2006 11:39:05 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by jdw91479:
Little bit more protection. It's harder to hit the lens on something and could keep you from scratching the lens. |
stray light doesn't filter through... a protection against scratches would be a UV filter or an extra piece of glass ;) |
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01/30/2006 11:40:17 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by Rikki:
stray light doesn't filter through... a protection against scratches would be a UV filter or an extra piece of glass ;) |
It protects against scratches...say walking in the woods, just for example, branches won't hit the lens, they'll hit the hood and move out of the way (well, hopefully).
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01/30/2006 11:40:24 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Rikki:
Originally posted by jdw91479:
Little bit more protection. It's harder to hit the lens on something and could keep you from scratching the lens. |
stray light doesn't filter through... a protection against scratches would be a UV filter or an extra piece of glass ;) |
I use both on mine ;). The lens hood could keep you from dinging the lens or a filter though too. |
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01/30/2006 11:41:14 PM · #7 |
So you look like you're cool. :P
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01/30/2006 11:42:03 PM · #8 |
The number one reason is: *drum roll*
Because, it makes your lens look bigger... and we all want our lenses to look big ;-)
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01/30/2006 11:42:16 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by wavelength:
So you look like you're cool. :P |
That too...like on my 80-200, it makes the lens appear to be at least 4 inches longer, which is definately a plus :D
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01/30/2006 11:43:10 PM · #10 |
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01/31/2006 12:03:41 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
The number one reason is: *drum roll*
Because, it makes your lens look bigger... and we all want our lenses to look big ;-) |
That is the only reason I use mine ;)
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01/31/2006 12:03:52 AM · #12 |
With a lense hood I get chicks. Hot chicks. Chicks that were out of my league when I only had a P&S.
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01/31/2006 12:07:02 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by deapee:
so stray light doesn't hit your front element and enter your lens and affect your exposure, or create lens flare. It should always be used, even indoors. It also protects your investment. |
LOL, so nicely put. My version is that you never know when Mr. Lens Flare comes to call. And I'm just a klutz, the lens hoods have saved my glass more times than I can count.
One of my pro friends puts his camera down between shots face down when he has two bodies--lens hood first into the dirt, sand, whatever. Freaks me out bigtime. |
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01/31/2006 12:09:49 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
With a lense hood I get chicks. Hot chicks. Chicks that were out of my league when I only had a P&S. |
No, you need to get a Bigma in order to get chicks. Something to show you have something weighty to offer. ;)
Seriously, a lens hood cuts down on stray light (and flare) and improves contrast--or so I read. My 70-300 IS DO is very flare sensitive, and really needs the lens hood on.
Now if they would only invent a lens hood that allowed me to turn my polarizer when it's on.
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01/31/2006 12:27:31 AM · #15 |
Originally posted by nshapiro:
No, you need to get a Bigma in order to get chicks. Something to show you have something weighty to offer. ;) |
mmmmmm...Bigma... *drool*
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01/31/2006 12:35:33 AM · #16 |
Originally posted by nshapiro:
No, you need to get a Bigma in order to get chicks. |
Once you slap that four inch lens hood on the bigma, and that thing is longer than your arm, you get a whole different class of chicks. |
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01/31/2006 12:46:19 AM · #17 |
| Just be careful, especially with the kit lens, if you use the built in flash take the lens hood off or it will get in the way and create a shadow. |
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01/31/2006 01:29:13 AM · #18 |
I have two of them and I put them on my wrist and it makes me look like a photojournalist superhero. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Can you picture that
"SUPER-TOG" Dah Dah Dah Dum Dum |
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01/31/2006 02:43:53 AM · #19 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by nshapiro:
No, you need to get a Bigma in order to get chicks. Something to show you have something weighty to offer. ;) |
mmmmmm...Bigma... *drool* |
the bigma is for kids... the Sigmonster is for us big guys ;)
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01/31/2006 02:44:53 AM · #20 |
Originally posted by nshapiro:
... Now if they would only invent a lens hood that allowed me to turn my polarizer when it's on. |
My Tamron 200-500 does that.
"This lens sports the detachable Filter Effect Control ring. This allows a filter to be rotated to the desired position with the hood still attached, enabling you to simultaneously perform minute adjustments to a polarizer filter. You can confirm the Polarizing effect through the viewfinder, all while using the hood to prevent harmful light from entering the lens."
And it's makes the bigma look kinda puny. The hood is 6 inches long and 4 inches in diameter. With the hood on and zoomed out to it's max it measures almost 20 inches. I think it scares most chicks away, lol.
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01/31/2006 04:57:14 AM · #21 |
I remember the good old days when lens hoods were made of metal and threaded; you'd just mount the polarizer and then screw the lens hood onto that, and rotate both as a unit. I'm not a big fan of bayonet-mount hoods, but they're all I've got, and I am definitely a user-of-hoods. Religiously. They provide a measure of casual ding protection, they cut down on ghosting and flare, there's no downside to them at all except some minor inconvenience with polarizers and when mounting/dismounting them to store the lens.
R. |
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01/31/2006 05:04:52 AM · #22 |
| Any stray light that enters the lens causes you to lose contrast. It can only be better to use the hood. I still use the threaded nikon HN-24 hood on my 75-300 lens - so much easier than the bayonet-mount... |
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01/31/2006 05:07:56 AM · #23 |
I always leave the hood on my FZ-20 yor all of the reasons stated although I am about to change the hood itself to use 62 mm filters.
However, as the lens is not interchangeable I am beginning to realise why I am looked at with disdain by members of the opposite sex - small lens and small shoes!
Nothing to do with being weird or anything...
Carl
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01/31/2006 06:56:57 AM · #24 |
Originally posted by Dlove:
Opened my Quantaray 70-300mm lens and discovered the lens hood. What is it used for???? |
It's to make the lens look badass-er :P |
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01/31/2006 07:02:38 AM · #25 |
| sajin, my younger friend/'brother' taught me to use the lenshood when shooting in rain or snow, we use a weather protection over the camera and lens, the lens hood protects the glass from getting too wet too quickly... in theory! |
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