Benefits of having a hood?

[AtuspidsGoddess]

...can someone tell me what the benefit of having a hood on your lens is? *scratches head*

 

[tirediron]

Protection for the front elements, and reduction in flare/CA

 

[RockstarPhotography]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

What he said. It can protect your glass if you bump it against a table or something. It also keeps flare out. tis a good thing to have on your lens. Just make sure you don't have it on backward.........

 

[adversus]

My 70-300 fell out of my unzipped bag about 3 feet onto concrete.

I screamed like a little girl. Then checked. My lens hood was on backwards for storage, it took the brunt of the fall, cracked but protected the lens.

Learn from my fail.

 

[Davor]

Id get a heart attack if something like that happened to me

 

[AtuspidsGoddess]

My 70-300 fell out of my unzipped bag about 3 feet onto concrete.

I screamed like a little girl. Then checked. My lens hood was on backwards for storage, it took the brunt of the fall, cracked but protected the lens.

Learn from my fail.

LMFAO!...two fails make a pass!

...so the hood is mainly for reduction in flare...not so much to benefit the photo or point more focus on a subject etc?

 

[RockstarPhotography]

My 70-300 fell out of my unzipped bag about 3 feet onto concrete.

I screamed like a little girl. Then checked. My lens hood was on backwards for storage, it took the brunt of the fall, cracked but protected the lens.

Learn from my fail.

LMFAO!...two fails make a pass!

...so the hood is mainly for reduction in flare...not so much to benefit the photo or point more focus on a subject etc?

well, if its cutting the flair its benefiting the photo......

 

[Rekd]

Just make sure you don't have it on backward.........

Yeah because it takes up so much less room when it's off the lens. :thumbdown:

I keep mine on backwards when it's in the bag and will usually leave it on if I'm not going to be shooting much before I put it back in the bag. I like to have my hoods with me, but if I cup them together inside each other they still take up more room than if I leave them attached to the lenses backwards.

Do you really think it's a coincidence that Canon (and Nikon, I'm guessing) made them so they'd go on either way?

 

[RockstarPhotography]

Just make sure you don't have it on backward.........

Yeah because it takes up so much less room when it's off the lens. :thumbdown:

I keep mine on backwards when it's in the bag and will usually leave it on if I'm not going to be shooting much before I put it back in the bag. I like to have my hoods with me, but if I cup them together inside each other they still take up more room than if I leave them attached to the lenses backwards.

Do you really think it's a coincidence that Canon (and Nikon, I'm guessing) made them so they'd go on either way?

I wasn't talking about when you store them genius. I didn't think I had to spell that out but you proved me wrong. +1 to you

 

[Davor]

I just put it on because it makes my lens look bigger and badder










joke....

 

[adversus]

1. Reduce lens flair
2. Protect lens
3. Look more bad-ass

Not necessarily in that order.

 

[RockstarPhotography]

I just put it on because it makes my lens look bigger and badder

You must suffer from little lens syndrome!!!....lol:lmao:

 

[AtuspidsGoddess]

I just put it on because it makes my lens look bigger and badder

LOL I do notice that it has that effect on lenses when people have it on and it looks so cool...makes me want to get one too...

 

[kundalini]

...can someone tell me what the benefit of having a hood on your lens is? *scratches head*

I take it you haven't used the Search tool yet. It is located as the fourth item on the main menu bar. It is quite useful.

 

[Davor]

I just put it on because it makes my lens look bigger and badder

You must suffer from little lens syndrome!!!....lol:lmao:

Seriously, i go to the park and all i see is people pulling out their 300mm + lenses and the biggest one i have is the 105mm lol