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02/14/2007 07:35:32 AM · #1 |
After you get done shaking your head at my stupid question....please tell me....what is the purpose of a lens hood?
I have a
AF Nikkor 70-300mm 1:4-5:6 G
It was bought for me a long time ago, no idea whether it is a 'good' lens or a 'kit' lens
But here's the dumb part....I could never realize why my lens did not look the same as the ones pictured....duh....its because it has an inverted lens hood on it. I did not realize this was a removable piece. So now that I know that, what/when do I use it as such?
Message edited by author 2007-02-14 07:36:59. |
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02/14/2007 07:37:21 AM · #2 |
| I believe it's to protect from lens flare. |
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02/14/2007 07:59:49 AM · #3 |
For every lens I have, I keep my lens hood on at all times (whenever the lens is on the camera, I mean) because:
1) reduce the chance of glare (which increases color/contrast if glare were to occur).
2) to keep my fingers off the glass!
3) to avoid scratches on the lens surface (I refuse to use a UV filter, it just attracts more glare by being an additional piece of glass and by being further "forward" of the lens itself)
And last but not least, my Canon 74-70 2.8L lens (for which I had just barely paid $1100) fell out of my backpack while hiking once. I'm sure it would have cracked/damaged the lens - except that it landed on (and broke) the lens hood instead. I was sure grateful for that piece of plastic that day! |
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02/14/2007 02:27:57 PM · #4 |
Thank you (and thanks for not laughing at me!)
It worked well today while outside in the snow (kept snowflakes off the glass!)
I realized the protection value it would have but I didn't know it would increase color/contrast. Thank you for instructing me!
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02/14/2007 02:34:05 PM · #5 |
That lens is anything but kit its a telephoto lens.
Eitherway yeah i think the only issue you might have is using a lenshood on a macro shot. Sometimes a kit lens at telephoto with a hood can produce dark corners unlike a light vignette.
Before i got ahold of the S5000 when i did in rain shots i typically did shots from a car!
This was using a car as a lens hood while shooting another car.
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02/14/2007 02:46:06 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by dassilem:
After you get done shaking your head at my stupid question....please tell me.... |
Thank you for asking a question like. I have plenty as well...
I just learned about shooting RAW from reading the forums and being on WPL4 - So here goes: after you hear the click and you see the photo is processing...then recording - in the processing phase is the camera still "getting the information from the subject" in that I should be using a tripod? Does camera movement wreck the focus?
Deb
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02/14/2007 02:48:54 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by dsterner:
after you hear the click and you see the photo is processing...then recording - in the processing phase is the camera still "getting the information from the subject" |
Nope! It only matters for as long as the shutter is open. |
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02/14/2007 02:49:44 PM · #8 |
4) To make your lens look bigger, which attracts the chicks!
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02/14/2007 02:50:07 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by dsterner:
Originally posted by dassilem:
After you get done shaking your head at my stupid question....please tell me.... |
Thank you for asking a question like. I have plenty as well...
I just learned about shooting RAW from reading the forums and being on WPL4 - So here goes: after you hear the click and you see the photo is processing...then recording - in the processing phase is the camera still "getting the information from the subject" in that I should be using a tripod? Does camera movement wreck the focus?
Deb |
Nope. Once the exposure time is over, you can move all you want. That's how "burst" mode is possible; all the data is stored in a "buffer" and then the camera writes from the buffer to your memory card, even as you are shooting new images. If you fill the buffer, you can't shoot another image until space on the buffer is freed up.
R.
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02/14/2007 02:51:02 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by dsterner:
Originally posted by dassilem:
After you get done shaking your head at my stupid question....please tell me.... |
Thank you for asking a question like. I have plenty as well...
I just learned about shooting RAW from reading the forums and being on WPL4 - So here goes: after you hear the click and you see the photo is processing...then recording - in the processing phase is the camera still "getting the information from the subject" in that I should be using a tripod? Does camera movement wreck the focus?
Deb |
If you hear a single click its over with if theres two clicks and thisi son an SLR of course. On slow shutter speeds say 1/10 or slower the shutter opens and closes slow enough to hear both clicks. At fast shutter speeds 1/15 1/20 1/30 1/60 or say hehe 1/4000 no lol. |
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