[Leica] This is a fun and maybe image saving website....

[Dante Stella]

I think it's a poor second to an MRC nano filter, since regardless of other mechanical protection, a hood does little to keep dust off a front element. And cleaning dust is how lenses get scratched up. And if I have to use a t-shirt or tie to clean optics in a pinch, I'd rather scrape a filter than a lens.

Dante

> On Mar 20, 2015, at 12:27 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Dante asks, "Are lens hoods actually useful with modern lenses?"
> 
> IMO, lens hoods are often most useful in the camera bag, so you don't need
> to cap both ends of the lens to protect it.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 10:41 AM, Dante Stella <dstella1 at ameritech.net>
> wrote:
> 
>> Plus the laser or inkjet printer in your backpack? :-)
>> 
>> Are lens hoods actually useful with modern lenses?
>> 
>> Dante
>> 
>>>> On Mar 20, 2015, at 10:33 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> http://www.lenshoods.net/
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> This is a site for printing outlines of lens hoods on paper.  You then
>> cut
>>> them out, fold and glue them together, and apply to your lens.
>>> 
>>> While not for Leica, yet, it is an interesting idea if you lose your hood
>>> during a trip, and have no way of getting a factory replacement.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Cost:  A piece of paper/plastic/cardboard.  Plus probably a piece of
>> tape.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> You must give the guy credit for thinking outside the box.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Frank Filippone
>>> 
>>> Red735i at verizon.net
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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