When do you use a lens hood?

[LeisaV]

Just curious, when do you use a lens hood? Also, are there some that are better than others?

 

[zombiesniper114 13]

Whenever there's a chance the sun is out I put it on. If not I leave it off.
All of mine came with the lenses so can't comment on brands.

 

[Rick50]

I always have it on unless I can't because filter won't allow it. The reason is that it offers protection for the lens as I do not use a UV filter.

 

[jcdeboever]

I use it to protect my glass as I don't use protective UV type filters.

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[JoeW27]

3 instances where I use a lens hood:

1. outdoors, direct sunlight that might create a lens flare or chromatic abberation.
2. risk to my lens glass (lots of tall bushes/long branches, clambering up rocks where I might slip while holding my camera, shooting something with a lot of splashing mud, shooting lots of young children who might grab for the lens and get fingerprints on the glass).
3. There is some rain coming down and I want to keep water droplets off of my lens.

 

[480sparky40 39]

Always.

It's that simple.

 

[dennybeall]

My lens hood is always on the lens, just sometimes it's turned in (in the bag or using flash up close) and other times it's mounted out to protect the lens and/or to block bright lights.

 

[tirediron]

Whenever I use a lens.

 

[astroNikon]

All the time except when a filter would interfere with it being on.

 

[Dao]

are there some that are better than others?

Usually the one comes with the lens or made and design to fit that lens is better. It minimize unwant light that shines on the outer lens elements which cause issue such as lens flares. But at the same time, the custom designed lens hood will not cause addition issue such as lens vignetting or at least not so much.

Please keep in mind that lens hood will not help lens flare issue if the bright object is in the frame.

 

[robbins.photo]

Just curious, when do you use a lens hood? Also, are there some that are better than others?

I use a lens hood whenever I use the lens. I prefer the hard plastic petal versions myself.

 

[jaomul]

Always is as said above, the best way. If for some reason I can't I don't, like if I am taking a photo through glass, or using the on camera flash and the hood interferes with it

 

[dannylightning]

always, the lens hood will help with many things. getting better photos in allot of lighting conditions. less junk getting on your lens or hitting your lens's glass when its on. could possibly save your lens if you drop it.. less chance if you touching the glass and getting finger prints on it or the glass rubbing up against something wen the camera is hanging around you neck.. protects the glass if you happen to bump something with the lens, much better to bump the lens hood on something than the glass which could possible get scratched or something..

its pretty much a good idea to use it at all times.. what ever hood is made for the lens is the one to use. my understanding is a factory hood its designed to use on that lens, made to be as big as possible and or have cut outs in the right places to keep the hood from making any shadows or anything like that in the photo.

 

[Braineack]

I hate that my kit a6000 doesnt have a lens hood. I was often having to shade my lens with my free hand...

 

[SCraig]

Only when the lens is on my camera.