I know a fella ( not me ) who was shooting in Antelope Canyon with a 16-35 f2.8 L without a lens hood.
He turned around as someone squeezed by him, and dragged the front element of his lens along the canyon wall - it could have been any cement wall though - and put a large, deep scratch across the front element of his lens. He wished he had left his lens hood on that day for sure.
Even indoors, you can get stray rays of light causing flare from incandescent lights or whatever.
If you are happy shooting without a lens hood, fine.
I ALWAYS have a hood on my lens when it's mounted. To date, it has saved the lens more than just a couple times. And, most of my work is indoors! It's amazing, they have these things inside called brick walls and steel framed doors. I've banged my lenses on these more than once and the only thing that's kept the lens from taking the beating is the fact that I've had the hood on it - the hard plastic takes a lot of the shock rather than transfering it to the lens.
Even in my portrait studio where I, more or less, control the environment - if the lens is on the camera, the hood is on the lens.
There are those who have fallen down, and those who haven't fallen down yet.......:D
Good one.
And yes, ALWAYS use a lens hood. I have mine attached to my camera 100% of the time. Protecting the lens, as well as helping deflect light rays. For outside use, if it's raining or snowing, it also helps keep rain/snow/debree off the lens glass itself, which is a huge bonus.
I actually just got a new lens (10-22) for a christmas present, but didn't get the hood 'till a couple days later. My family and I drove down to Seward, AK from Anchorage to check it out, and in a bunch of the photos I took down on the water you can see water marks where spray from the wind and waves got on the glass. Now I can't use the photo (unless someone knows of a good way to get rid of the spots, but they are pretty bad). Had I had a lens hood on, that would of GREATLY helped protect the front element against water spray. Just one of my stories.
on bright days or snow days.. should I use a lenz hood? I never use mine.. is that a mistake?
I always use a high quality, multi-coated NC filter for all of my lenses. That means I don't always have to use a hood. In fact, I seldom use one, except when I'm outdoors in difficult lighting situations. Some lens hoods are just way to big and bulky.
More Photography . . . Less Photoshop [. . . except when I do it] Jeff Meyers
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It will save your lens for you someday, and make your pictures less flareful in the meantime
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even indoors with portraits?
He turned around as someone squeezed by him, and dragged the front element of his lens along the canyon wall - it could have been any cement wall though - and put a large, deep scratch across the front element of his lens. He wished he had left his lens hood on that day for sure.
Even indoors, you can get stray rays of light causing flare from incandescent lights or whatever.
If you are happy shooting without a lens hood, fine.
I choose to always mount mine.
Different strokes for different folks.
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I ALWAYS have a hood on my lens when it's mounted. To date, it has saved the lens more than just a couple times. And, most of my work is indoors! It's amazing, they have these things inside called brick walls and steel framed doors. I've banged my lenses on these more than once and the only thing that's kept the lens from taking the beating is the fact that I've had the hood on it - the hard plastic takes a lot of the shock rather than transfering it to the lens.
Even in my portrait studio where I, more or less, control the environment - if the lens is on the camera, the hood is on the lens.
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There are those who have fallen down, and those who haven't fallen down yet.......:D
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Good one.
And yes, ALWAYS use a lens hood. I have mine attached to my camera 100% of the time. Protecting the lens, as well as helping deflect light rays. For outside use, if it's raining or snowing, it also helps keep rain/snow/debree off the lens glass itself, which is a huge bonus.
I actually just got a new lens (10-22) for a christmas present, but didn't get the hood 'till a couple days later. My family and I drove down to Seward, AK from Anchorage to check it out, and in a bunch of the photos I took down on the water you can see water marks where spray from the wind and waves got on the glass. Now I can't use the photo (unless someone knows of a good way to get rid of the spots, but they are pretty bad). Had I had a lens hood on, that would of GREATLY helped protect the front element against water spray. Just one of my stories.
Use it. Always.
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Bodies: Canon 50D, Canon EOS 1
Lenses: Canon 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5, Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS, Canon 50mm f/1.4, Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro, Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8
Lighting: Canon 580EXII, Canon 420 EX, 12" Reflector, Pocket Wizard Plus II (3), AB800 (3), Large Softbox
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Well yes, I always shoot with at least a UV filter on.
OneTwoFiftieth | Portland, Oregon | Modern Portraiture
My Equipment:
Bodies: Canon 50D, Canon EOS 1
Lenses: Canon 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5, Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS, Canon 50mm f/1.4, Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro, Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8
Lighting: Canon 580EXII, Canon 420 EX, 12" Reflector, Pocket Wizard Plus II (3), AB800 (3), Large Softbox
Stability: Manfrotto 190CXPRO3 Tripod, Manfrotto 488RC4 Ball Head, Manfrotto 679B Monopod
I always use a high quality, multi-coated NC filter for all of my lenses. That means I don't always have to use a hood. In fact, I seldom use one, except when I'm outdoors in difficult lighting situations. Some lens hoods are just way to big and bulky.
Jeff Meyers