Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I got a bellows hood for my Hassy system for chump change when the digital thing hit boy was I a happy guy. Had seen those in the catalog for decades ever since I was 12. Always thought they were super cool. Unless maybe a wind came... On 3/22/15 3:22 PM, "George Lottermoser" <george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: > > On Mar 22, 2015, at 12:57 AM, John McMaster wrote: > >> but I pretty much always put a hood on a lens. > > yup. generally more pros than cons with this simple piece of kit. > > with digital it's so easy to to do a simple field test > for flare and and contrast. > In most cases I've seen increase in micro contrast when a hood is attached. > > And yes. Compendium hoods and matte boxes with appropriate masks can be > used > to great effect; > especially with tricky edge lighting. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/