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Thanks, I will get one. I just placed an order for something else and should have added the UV filter and saved on shipping....oh well.
In my opinion, they're a waste of time. I have two sitting in a drawer somewhere that never see the light of day. They degrade image quality, and your decent multi-coated lenses are already much tougher than you might think. A much better investment is purchasing and using a lens hood. That also protects your lens, but actually increases image quality rather than degrades it.
I personally don't care for lens hoods, or may be i just don't find them useful while taking picture, more like a bother. That reminds me, i need to go and find mine, LOL
I personally don't care for lens hoods, or may be i just don't find them useful while taking picture, more like a bother. That reminds me, i need to go and find mine, LOL
Shame on you, ShepsMon Just kidding! But in reality, lens hoods, although cumbersome at times, are indispensable. I never use UV filters, and always lens hoods. The only filters I use is a Hoya CPL for landscapes. The lens i used for the seagulls didn't have any filter on it.
I've used lenshood few times, i'm afraid i'm not using it correctly, it gets on the way of my viewfinder sometimes, is it weird?? Doesn't it also cause some vignetting?
I've used lenshood few times, i'm afraid i'm not using it correctly, it gets on the way of my viewfinder sometimes, is it weird?? Doesn't it also cause some vignetting?
None of my canon lens hoods cause vignetting. 17-40, 24-70, or 70-200. Can't speak for the Nikons. Seems if the factory spec lens hood was used it shouldn't. Certain wide angle lenses will cause vignetting on full frame sensors I'm told. I don't like to take a chance with stray light when shooting action during the day. The kind of shooting where you have no other choice but to take what they give you when they give it to you. I like the little extra protection from the bumps and grinds when I zig and the camera zags because I'm oblivious to my movements with it slung over my shoulder. The lens hood will get in the way of a builtin flash on models like the 10-40D cameras. I don't have builtin flash so it is not a bother.
I've used lenshood few times, i'm afraid i'm not using it correctly, it gets on the way of my viewfinder sometimes, is it weird?? Doesn't it also cause some vignetting?
There should not be problems as long as you use the hood that comes with the lens. The hood stops light from entering the camera mostly from the sides, specially with front spherical glass such as the Tokina 12-24mm and wider. But it could happen with any lens. It also protects the front glass from bumps, your own fingers, or the doggy's nose
Do you remember any time when you had to cup your hand over your eyebrows to clearly see something while driving? How about when wearing a baseball cap or sun visor? That is what a hood does for your camera. You will notice that the inside surface of the hood is made so it does not reflect and bounce light around and toward the camera. Only light that comes straight into the camera is allowed to pass, but not the light from the sides. But a problem with hoods is the shadow they project with flash use indoors. In such a case one can just remove the hood as needed.
Ok, i'll give my hood a try, it came with my 18-200 lens. Thanks for the info you guys!
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Just kidding! But in reality, lens hoods, although cumbersome at times, are indispensable. I never use UV filters, and always lens hoods. The only filters I use is a Hoya CPL for landscapes. The lens i used for the seagulls didn't have any filter on it.
