[Leica] Lens hoods???

Sat Mar 21 22:16:55 PDT 2015

 A lens hood on a wide angle lens may not do much just look at it its wall
out on the side but a well designed one on a normal lens obviously will do
quite a bit and on a tele will put the front element in darkness which it
may really need and do a hell of a lot how could it not? You real think
holding your hand up in the air is going to compete with a long lens hood?
Its interesting to internet search in the form of stills or videos top pros
and well known very serious amateurs and see which ones seem to feel that
lens hoods don't do much as there they are standing there with a lens with a
lens hood on it. Like all of them.  Because Its real hard to find any of
these top people not using a lens hood. If you find one please tell us the
name. I'm not talking about some wedding photographer but a name we may have
actually heard of.
Moose Peterson is the only one I've ever heard of who forsakes lens hoods.
And he's always talking about the ghosts which live in some of his lenses.
I always wonder if the ghosts would be there if he'd put the lens hood on.
I've known a few people who feel they are not needed in a studio strobe
situation. Which I'd not agree with.
If you were shooting indoors in low light maybe it would not do  so much.

For some reason when I see tourists out with their camera and no lens hoods
they are the same ones with UV filters on their lenses. As if the uv filters
are going to do what the lens hood would.  I think the uv filter makes it so
you need a lens hood even more. I don't care about ultra multi super
coatings.

In the past all my lens shades were attached  right on my polarizing filters
so it makes them easier to turn not harder.

But is always interesting to spurn well known basic gear that all the top
photographers use because you know better. And with no stated logical
explanation.
But in a way that's what Leica use is all about. Using gear that the
mainstream and most top pros have spurned.

But I have a 40mm Summicron C with odd lens threads and it makes for me not
using a lens hood with that lens which is almost a pancake anyway..

A lens with a very very small outer element which is well protected like in
some macro lenes I'd think could live without a lens hood.
Like my 55mm 3.5 Micro Nikkor.
It doesn't need a lens hood it IS a lens hood.
But still will use one sometimes.

On 3/22/15 12:12 AM, "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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