[Leica] Lens hoods???

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Actually, the best use of a lens hood is protection against knocks and
falls. It takes the brunt of the damage, and generally saves the lens. Good
insurance...
Cheers
Jayanand

On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 11:41 PM, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> I rarely use lens hoods for a variety of reasons.  I am speaking of my
> Nikon lenses
>
> take up too much space
> interfere with operation of polarizing filter, unless you have such a lens
> hood like Oly that allows for it.
> Tend to get loose.
> Not really very effective at blocking the direct sunlight when shooting
> towards the sun.  A well placed hand is better.
> Really useless on a zoom, as they must be small enough to not block the
> wide, so when using the longer focal lengths they are really way too small
> to be of any use.
>
> My only use is when  it is raining, it will keep the front of the lens
> dryer.
>
> Aram
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 9:27 AM
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] This is a fun and maybe image saving website....
>
>  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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>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Sonny
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