ccw91011
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I had an experience similar to Hut's above. My camera dropped nose first onto a concrete walk. Lens hood sacrificed its life to save the camera and lens. I was very lucky.
Lens Hoods? Use them??
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I keep them on my long lenses. Of course it is always better to shoot with the sun to your back, but following a BIF sometimes means shooting closer ro the sun than we would like. The hood keeps the sun out.
Jim in SoTx
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Agree with many others, other than macros, when using a polarizing filter, or in high wind, using the lens hood is as much for protection as to block that occasional off-axis stray light.
I can't know how many stray light rays my lens hoods have blocked, but two of my lens hoods have made the ultimate sacrifice protecting a lens. First, from a mesquite branch (70-200!) and then a ground impact caused by my failure to fully tighten a tripod leg (another hood on the same 70-200). (Realizing that particular 70-200 was jinxed, traded it away.
) Thankfully, my K-9s haven't displayed any interest in using my cameras as a chew toy.
I can't know how many stray light rays my lens hoods have blocked, but two of my lens hoods have made the ultimate sacrifice protecting a lens. First, from a mesquite branch (70-200!) and then a ground impact caused by my failure to fully tighten a tripod leg (another hood on the same 70-200). (Realizing that particular 70-200 was jinxed, traded it away.
) Thankfully, my K-9s haven't displayed any interest in using my cameras as a chew toy.
ShaneB
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Except when using my NiSi filters, I always use a lens hood. Apart from cutting down on lens flare, they provide protection.
Not a wildlife related incident, but I was photographing a grandson playing soccer and one of the kids kicked the ball hard straight onto my lens. The hood acted as a crumple zone and while it was wrecked, the lens came through unscathed. Had I not had the hood, the front element would have been first point of contact.
Not a wildlife related incident, but I was photographing a grandson playing soccer and one of the kids kicked the ball hard straight onto my lens. The hood acted as a crumple zone and while it was wrecked, the lens came through unscathed. Had I not had the hood, the front element would have been first point of contact.
This is gonna come across as a real dumb question DRwyoming so I apologise in advance.
I recently bought my first polarizer but have kept the hood on when I use it, why should you take the hood off?
The only reason I ask is that every time I’ve used it since I bought it few weeks ago I’ve kept the hood on!!!…
I feel such a bloody ass!
Thanks for the advice.
(WHY DIDN’T THEY TELL ME THAT IN THE SHOP!!!!…lol)
Has Steve done a video on Polarizers?
………sorry, just got it, is it because it would reduce the light going across the lens at the correct 90 degree angle?
Palouse
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Some hoods make it very difficult to turn the CP when the hood is on, and a few interfere with a CP—especial if you are using a larger diameter CP on a adaptor ring.
davedude46
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I use hood unless using built-in flash with wide angle lens or filters on superwide angle lens.
Always. For what it's worth, fell once face first on a trail, going downhill. Lens hood took the blow (well, that and my chest where the camera tried to go through me); pretty much destroyed; lens and mount were fine!