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Submitted By: brewman
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when to use lens hood?
Posted: December 17, 2006 - 10:33pm

I just purchased an E500. Both lenses come with lens hoods. When are the appropriate times to use these hoods? Are they for outdoor photos or specific situations like portraits?

Thanks.

Brewman

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Submitted By: Larry Berman
Location: Pittsburgh
Joined: Mar 7 2005
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Re: when to use lens hood?
Posted: December 18, 2006 - 3:44am

It's recommended to use a lens hood whenever you use your camera. I keep lens hoods on all my lenses all the time.

The reason you are asking this question is because with the growing physical size of zoom lenses which translates into oversize lens hoods, they are becoming like tripods, somehing you should use all the time and would if it weren't such a hassle.

The hood protect the glass from scratches and fingerprints and keeps stray light from striking the front which causes flare.

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brewman's picture
Submitted By: brewman
Joined: Dec 15 2006
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Re: when to use lens hood?
Posted: December 19, 2006 - 1:53am

Thanks for the info.

I'm really beginning to love this place!

Brewman

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Submitted By: calgarey12
Location: Illinois, USA
Joined: Jan 6 2007
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Re: when to use lens hood?
Posted: January 7, 2007 - 8:00am

I agree you should always have the lens hood installed when using the camera. As stated before, it protects the lens and helps deal with flare. Lots of people advise using a UV filter to protect the lens, but I don't like to add anything that may in any way reduce the lens abilty to provide a crisp, sharp image. Lens hoods are an inexpensive, effective way to protect the lens.

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