07-11-2008, 05:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
Heh. You cry then if you saw my D300 + battery grip + 24-70 lens...that's one BIG setup.
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Add the necessary lens hood, and it's even worse.
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07-11-2008, 05:23 PM
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Add the necessary lens hood, and it's even worse.
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Actually, I'm not sure why people think lens hoods are necessary in all situations - I very rarely use mine, and I very, very rarely have any problems with lens flare. I guess if I had more lens flare problems I'd be more inclined to take the hood along...
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07-12-2008, 12:24 AM
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Actually, I'm not sure why people think lens hoods are necessary in all situations - I very rarely use mine, and I very, very rarely have any problems with lens flare. I guess if I had more lens flare problems I'd be more inclined to take the hood along...
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I'm not saying they're necessary in all situations. But lens hoods don't just help with flare, they help with contrast as well due to ambient light. Just take some test shots with a strong light coming in from the side, and shoot with and without the lenshood. Besides flare, take a look at the contrast of the resulting image. Sometimes you hardly notice the difference, but other times you really do. Since a lens hood doesn't hurt image quality, unless you're relying on your pop-up flash, and can really make a difference, my advise would be to use it as much as possible.
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07-12-2008, 12:26 AM
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Originally Posted by marlof
But lens hoods don't just help with flare, they help with contrast as well due to ambient light. Just take some test shots with a strong light coming in from the side, and shoot with and without the lenshood.
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Interesting - that's the first I've heard of this, although I admit I've never researched the topic. I'll give it a try the next time I'm shooting!
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