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Does this product exist: flexible lens hood to hold against a window?

 
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Jan 10, 2012 17:27 |  #1

I sometime photograph sunsets out of a building window and the window is highly reflective. There are artifacts such as ceiling lights and computer LCDs visible even if I try to shield with a hand.

What I would need is some form of thing that is a squishy lens hood that would be tight on the window even with an angled camera.

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This kits has a remote flash controller and a remote release trigger. Does the release trigger work with a 5D2? It seems to be a audio plug which the 5d2 doesn't have:
http://www.amazon.com …ef=oh_o01_s00_i​00_details (external link)


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Jan 10, 2012 17:34 |  #2

Yes. Quick Google search netted the following:
B&HPhotoVideo (external link)

Gadget.Brando.com (external link)
Lens Skirt on Adorama.com (external link)


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Jan 11, 2012 06:29 |  #3

Avoid Cowboy Studio like the plague most everything they sell is re-branded junk.

Go with the Yongnuo RF-603 if you are limited on funds it's similar and the build will be better. Having bought a few cheap triggers i found the Auture Trigmaster Plus to be the overall best bang for the buck. You can get the Pixel Pawn (search amazon for Rainbow Triggers) although it's discontinued. It was replaced by the Pixel Bishop which is much more costly. There is also the Phottix Strato II for about the same price point as the Bishop. Not sure which is better but Pixel and Phottix seem to be neck and neck with their offerings.

All of these i mention will function as both a Flash and Camera trigger and come with cables. The Strato II however has dedicated Transmitter and Receiver where the rest are universal. This means you can buy kits cheaper as pairs and not have to worry that you cant find anyone selling extra receivers down the road.




  
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Jan 11, 2012 08:55 as a reply to  @ isoMorphic's post |  #4

I've seen rubber hoods on ebay from Hong Kong, is this something a polariser can help with?


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Jan 11, 2012 09:10 |  #5

*Jayrou wrote in post #13685013 (external link)
I've seen rubber hoods on ebay from Hong Kong, is this something a polariser can help with?

You can buy those same hoods on B&H, Adorama and Amazon without having to wait a month for shipping. The days of having to buy aftermarket gear on Ebay are long gone. Even the prices on Ebay when buying direct from China are often higher because they make less sales and expect bigger profit.




  
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Jan 11, 2012 09:17 |  #6

isoMorphic wrote in post #13685101 (external link)
You can buy those same hoods on B&H, Adorama and Amazon without having to wait a month for shipping. The days of having to buy aftermarket gear on Ebay are long gone. Even the prices on Ebay when buying direct from China are often higher because they make less sales and expect bigger profit.


I might wait a month buying from Adorama...:p


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Jan 11, 2012 09:40 |  #7

*Jayrou wrote in post #13685141 (external link)
I might wait a month buying from Adorama...:p

Where you live, you might wait a month buying from anywhere! :lol:


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Jan 11, 2012 09:43 |  #8

RTPVid wrote in post #13685267 (external link)
Where you live, you might wait a month buying from anywhere! :lol:


Its been known..:lol:


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Jan 11, 2012 13:11 |  #9

I have always just used a rubber screw on hood from B+W like this one: LINK (external link)


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Jan 12, 2012 21:29 |  #10

Canon Image Gateway has (or at least had) an article titled Take Photos Through Glass Without Getting A Reflection (external link) (you have to be registered and log in to the site to read the article). They show a black cloth "tent" with suction cups at each of the corners, sort of a giant Lens Skirt as referenced above in post #2.

It would not be quick to set up but I think it would give you the desired results. Photos from the article:

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Light reflected at an angle will be polarized to a degree, and a polarizer can help minimize these. However if the reflections are essentially straight back to you, they are not polarized and some sort of black background is about the only thing you can do.



  
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Jan 12, 2012 22:31 |  #11

I will just get a couple suction thingies and some fabric.


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