Wahaha... :thumbsup: No wonder *a*o* doesn't include theirs in the packagingWitness said:actually u dun need a lens hood unless u see flare in the lens...if ya lens is excessively prone to flaring as some do...then its best to have ya lens hood on whenever u are shooting.....
espn said:Wahaha... :thumbsup: No wonder *a*o* doesn't include theirs in the packaging
Witness said:actually u dun need a lens hood unless u see flare in the lens...if ya lens is excessively prone to flaring as some do...then its best to have ya lens hood on whenever u are shooting.....
WHt do u mean by protec front element of the lens?trlnlty said:i use it to protect the front element of the lens as well ..
i only take it out if i dont want to draw to much attention to my camera.
had to take a photo of a speech by a senator, took out the 70-200 2.8 hood. But otherwise its always on.
protect from itchy fingers and from knockscyberkid said:WHt do u mean by protec front element of the lens?
Pls explain, thx
catchlights said:Since when he change camp???
DeSwitch said:...you know what hood can do if you use built in flash...
OlyFlyer said:THANKS! You solved my 'todays mystery'. I took a few indoor pictures today with I white wall behind me, no backlight using the built in flash, 14-45 mm lens at 14 mm. I could not understand how my head could cast a shadow in the picture. Now I know it was not my head, but the stupid hood.
Really, with my 30 years experience, how could I miss that basic lesson number one: Never use a lens hood on wide angle lens with flash, uless you move the flash far from the lens. Moving the built in flash is not an option, so I remove the hood forever. :flush: It does not fill any function anyway in most cases. In my 30 years I never had a hood on anything less than a 135mm lens (that is 70 mm in digital Oly terms) and never noticed any glare. I hope todays Oly lenses are the same quality as my old OM-lenses are. For protection I always used, and always will use UV filters, even if a good one is not for free, a new lens is still more expensive.