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help with lens hood...

Posted by Joe M (A) on August 21, 2003 at 16:50:51

In Reply to: Newbie needs help with lens hood... posted by highfidelity on August 20, 2003 at 23:54:48:

Perfect answer should say all the time. A good lens hood stops stray light from entering the lens onto your image thus causing flare or a loss of image contrast. It also serves as a lens protector for the front of the lens!

Now the problem occurs, that there is not, one lens hood length good for all lenes. On a 24mm wideangle , there needs to be a short hood. So as not to intrude into the image (seen thru the lens). Perhaps you've all seen dark corner edges on a print, where the lens sees the hood or shade.

On a longer lens or tele- zoom a long hood is desirable say, 4 to 6 inches covering in front of the lens.

So you can see the zoom lens maker's dilemma. how long can you make a hood . It has to be short for the wideangle portion and never a useful length for your tele. In-order to eliminate glare or flare.

You can compansate by holding your free hand (or piece of paper) over the lens while shooting in open sun. Or find a second longer hood for the times you shoot with the tele 200.

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