Lens hoods?

[RacePhoto]

i have a lens hood for each of my lenses but i rarely use them.
both lenses have a filter attached that is very rarely removed - a polarizer.

I find that using a hood is a pain with a polarizer because it can't be rotated with a hood in the way.

Am i missing an easy way to do it or do you guys have an easy way of rotating a filter at the bottom of a hood??

What you are missing, and I made the same mistake myself, is that the polarizing filter will cost you at least a half and probably a full stop. So you are making your lens one stop slower.

That's why people use a UV or Skylight filter.

 

[stumpfoot]

well if the hood is shading the front element of your lens from flare, wouldn't putting another glass element (filter) in front of all the shading pick up reflections and glare as well? I think that's why you put them on before the hood.

thats what I figured.

 

[darich]

What you are missing, and I made the same mistake myself, is that the polarizing filter will cost you at least a half and probably a full stop. So you are making your lens one stop slower.

That's why people use a UV or Skylight filter.

But a UV or skylight filter don't polarize.
I use a polarizer to polarize - not protect.

I realise the lens is a touch slower with it on but most of the time i prefer to have the effect of the filter.
I remove it for indoor shooting to gain the extra stop i normally lose.