Night Shooting Question

misterbmisterb Banned Posts: 601 Major grins
edited September 24, 2010 in Street and Documentary
Is it necessary to use the lens hood during night shooting? :dunno

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  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited September 23, 2010
    I don't use it in the day time so I'm not much help.

    I think it does at some extra protection to your lens though. Don't know if you are concerned about that. I don't think you need to worry about sun glare:)
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  • anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited September 23, 2010
    It depends on the lens you're using. Most lenses I would say no. But my wide angle that is pretty sensitive to flare, I sometimes still need to use it.
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  • michswissmichswiss Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,235 Major grins
    edited September 23, 2010
    A lens hood will help minimise flare, especially from oblique lighting that is not uncommon in night shooting. Also, loose the filters. They can compound flare.
  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,961 moderator
    edited September 24, 2010
    I always use a hood for protection against collisions. Since all of my lenses have hoods that reverse when not in use, there's no downside to it. As Jenn said, they can also reduce flare from streetlights at night.
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