Lens hood?

[SuthrnFlwr]

I'm growing my photography equipment and have seen many cameras with lens hoods on them. What's the difference in shooting with and without one? I have a nikon d5100 with the 18-55mm lens. Which one would be the best for my camera?

 

[table1349]

Four Reasons to Always Use a Lenshood « Photofocus

 

[cgipson1]

Most pro's use lens hoods to:

#1 Protect their lens
#2 Protect the image from unwanted light

Most Amateurs don't use lens hoods because:

#1 They protect their lens with a cheap glass filter instead
#2 They don't know about unwanted light

Not necessarily in that order!

 

[SCraig]

With an 18-55 lens, a short one or you will start to see some vignetting at 18mm.

 

[table1349]

Most pro's use lens hoods to:

#1 Protect their lens
#2 Protect the image from unwanted light

Most Amateurs don't use lens hoods because:

#1 They protect their lens with a cheap glass filter instead
#2 They don't know about unwanted light

Not necessarily in that order!

I think this guy explains it best::lmao:
How to Spot an Amateur

A short excerpt: (Guess Who?):greenpbl:
[SIZE=+1]Hood on backwards[/SIZE]

If you use a hood, leave it on the lens in the shooting position.If you can't carry it (or leave it in your bag) that way, leave it home.Do not store the hood in the reversed position. It takes too long to right it when you need to shoot.I don't know how many times I see people out shooting with hoods attached in reverse! All this does is get in the way of you controlling the lens, and does nothing to reduce flare. If you can't store the lens with the hood in the shooting position, ditch the hood.I use caps that fit over the front of any hoods that I use. No one promotes this, but often a larger cap size will fit in the front of a hood. This is a lot better than having to unscrew a hood each time, and the round cap inside the front of the hood helps keep the hood from getting bangs in a bag.
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[table1349]

With an 18-55 lens, a short one or you will start to see some vignetting at 18mm.

With my 14mm f2.8L I don't have that problem, but then I use the OEM hood that was designed for the lens. (To the OP.....Yes the OEM lens hoods cost more. There is a reason for that.)

 

[cgipson1]

Most pro's use lens hoods to:

#1 Protect their lens
#2 Protect the image from unwanted light

Most Amateurs don't use lens hoods because:

#1 They protect their lens with a cheap glass filter instead
#2 They don't know about unwanted light

Not necessarily in that order!

I think this guy explains it best::lmao:
How to Spot an Amateur

A short excerpt: (Guess Who?):greenpbl:
[SIZE=+1]Hood on backwards[/SIZE]

If you use a hood, leave it on the lens in the shooting position.If you can't carry it (or leave it in your bag) that way, leave it home.Do not store the hood in the reversed position. It takes too long to right it when you need to shoot.I don't know how many times I see people out shooting with hoods attached in reverse! All this does is get in the way of you controlling the lens, and does nothing to reduce flare. If you can't store the lens with the hood in the shooting position, ditch the hood.I use caps that fit over the front of any hoods that I use. No one promotes this, but often a larger cap size will fit in the front of a hood. This is a lot better than having to unscrew a hood each time, and the round cap inside the front of the hood helps keep the hood from getting bangs in a bag.
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hahahah... as usual, Ken RocKwell has all the answers! lol (most of them wrong, again... as usual)! Good read for a laugh, though! Thanks!

 

[SuthrnFlwr]

The kit that came with my camera didn't have a hood for my lens. Is there a brand better than another? Should a circle one be better than a tulip shaped one or even a square one? Trying to see which direction I need to look it that will be best for my lens. I do a lot of landscape photography and some portraits (which are mostly outside).

 

[table1349]

OEM Hood: Nikon HB-45 Snap-On Lens Hood for 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 4941 B&H

 

[SCraig]

With an 18-55 lens, a short one or you will start to see some vignetting at 18mm.

With my 14mm f2.8L I don't have that problem, but then I use the OEM hood that was designed for the lens. (To the OP.....Yes the OEM lens hoods cost more. There is a reason for that.)

The Nikon 18-55 doesn't come with a hood. Nikon does make one for it though, the HB-45 ($17.95 at BH Photo). I normally use the OEM hoods as well, but when shooting through glass I prefer the rubber style since it fits to the glass better.

Edit ... I was writing this when you posted yours. Sorry.

 

[sekhar]

With an 18-55 lens, a short one or you will start to see some vignetting at 18mm.

With my 14mm f2.8L I don't have that problem, but then I use the OEM hood that was designed for the lens. (To the OP.....Yes the OEM lens hoods cost more. There is a reason for that.)

I get pretty bad vignetting on my Canon 24-105 f/4L using the Canon hood, so bad that I stopped using it. You CAN get rid of it in post though using Adobe Camera RAW for example; but the edit has to be aggressive, and that lightens the rest of the image.

 

[SuthrnFlwr]

Oh that's awesome and a great price too! Thanks so much!

 

[Steve5D]

I took a pretty serious fall while shooting a little over a week ago. The first part of my camera that hit the ground was the lens hood on my 24-70mm f/2.8L. I cringed as it landed, but the only thing that happened was the hood got some mud and grass on it. The front element is still perfect.

I always shoot with a lens hood...

 

[Mully]

What about the cool factor ...how cool your telephoto looks 2 inches longer

 

[table1349]

With an 18-55 lens, a short one or you will start to see some vignetting at 18mm.

With my 14mm f2.8L I don't have that problem, but then I use the OEM hood that was designed for the lens. (To the OP.....Yes the OEM lens hoods cost more. There is a reason for that.)

I get pretty bad vignetting on my Canon 24-105 f/4L using the Canon hood, so bad that I stopped using it. You CAN get rid of it in post though using Adobe Camera RAW for example; but the edit has to be aggressive, and that lightens the rest of the image.

Sure you were putting it on the right way? It happens.