Hood gets in the way

[Litespeed]

I have a Canon SX10 IS and recently purchase the rubber hood that would fit onto my filter. As you can see, at full zoom the hood can be seen in the picture. Makes for kind of a cool effect but I would rather not have in the picture.

Are there any solutions other then collapsing it at full zoom or taking it off all together?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Litespeed/Balboa%20Park/BotanicalBuildingHoodon.jpg

[Immaculens]

Greetings,

forget my previous reply - here is what some experienced folks say about hoods: keep it on

I wondered if you were using a polarizer filter in which case I thought you could take the hood off...

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=733234

[Litespeed]

Yes I was using a polarized filter. So it would be okay to take off the hood??? I noticed it happened on a Macro shot I took also. I'm pretty new at all this so any help I can get is most appreciated.

[Immaculens]

pretty darn new myself

- but I wonder if your hood in 'collapsed' mode would still offer even a little 'hood' protection - or does it collapse to essentially an impractical dimension?

[JimL]

I have a rubber hood also. Thats one of the disavantages of having a round hood on a wide angle lense. The tulip hood has the cut outs to prevent vignetting. It's only a problem from 28mm to about 40mm. When I'm in that range I just push my hood back.

[Litespeed]

I have tried taking pictures with the hood at several different focal lengths and it doesn't always happen. Could it be the angle that I am holding the camera? Since it doesn't show it on the viewfinder or LCD screen, is there any way that I would know it is happening so I could correct it before I take the picture?

[tunge]

I have tried taking pictures with the hood at several different focal lengths and it doesn't always happen. Could it be the angle that I am holding the camera? Since it doesn't show it on the viewfinder or LCD screen, is there any way that I would know it is happening so I could correct it before I take the picture?


viginetting will occur at wide angle (short focal length, about 28mm and below), u should be able to eliminate the viginetting at longer focal length ot 35mm, so before taking a shot u can tap the zoom + a little first. or just remove the hood if u need wide angle.

[gerrydee]

As long as we are discussing hoods,I also noticed that the Canon hood supplied with the camera gets in way of the flash. You have to zoom a little to not see the shadow. Not usable for W/A.

[tunge]

As long as we are discussing hoods,I also noticed that the Canon hood supplied with the camera gets in way of the flash. You have to zoom a little to not see the shadow. Not usable for W/A.


well usually u would be using the hood when u need the flash, meaning there's the surrounding is releatively dark and there's not bright light source for u to need to hood to block out the flare....

also u may already know this, but in case u didn't, the canon hood and be turned around and will fit onto the lens in reverse, perfectly when u do not need the hood

[gerrydee]

OK, didn't know that about reversing the hood, thanks for passing it on ;)