Just a quick question to those of you with hoods. Is there any time where you'd want to take it off while shooting? I do know the purpose of it (to reduce flare, right?) but are there any drawbacks to having it on?
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dissolve Member 83 posts Joined Feb 2007 More info | Mar 03, 2009 00:20 | #1 Just a quick question to those of you with hoods. Is there any time where you'd want to take it off while shooting? I do know the purpose of it (to reduce flare, right?) but are there any drawbacks to having it on?
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ShauningtoN Senior Member  540 posts Likes: 1 Joined Nov 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia More info | Mar 03, 2009 00:26 | #2 well depending on your setup, theres only one I can think of. A few bodies and lenses..
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Marloon Goldmember 4,323 posts Likes: 3 Joined May 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC. More info | Mar 03, 2009 00:33 | #3 I always shoot with a hood for protection. I'm MARLON
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Jakew810 Member  167 posts Joined Oct 2008 Location: Bensalem, Pa More info | A Hood on at all times or that's atleast what I do. Cameras: Rebel XT, Rebel XSi
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Mar 03, 2009 00:48 | #5 ShauningtoN wrote in post #7443296  well depending on your setup, theres only one I can think of. if you're only using a popup flash, they can cause massive shadowing in pictures (450D + 18-200 + hood proves this). For this reason, when shooting with flash it's always in my bag. That's interesting, I never thought of that. Is the flash on the 430ex / 580ex high enough off the camera so that it's not a problem with these?
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FlyingPhotog Cream of the "Prop"  57,560 posts Likes: 178 Joined May 2007 Location: Probably Chasing Aircraft More info | Mar 03, 2009 00:50 | #6 Hood off makes using a Circular Polarizer easier to use. I also go hoodless when working with Grad ND filters. Jay
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Mar 03, 2009 01:20 | #7 FlyingPhotog wrote in post #7443395 Hood off makes using a Circular Polarizer easier to use. I also go hoodless when working with Grad ND filters. Another scenario that you may never encounter is shooting from an open aerial platform (ultralight or open cockpit biplane.) Hoods make great slipstream catchers and can damn near rip the camera out of your hand if you aren't careful. Well I'll certainly keep that in mind
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nightcat Goldmember 4,533 posts Likes: 28 Joined Aug 2008 More info | Mar 03, 2009 05:25 | #9 On... always... for protection of the lens!
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Lowner "I'm the original idiot"  12,924 posts Likes: 18 Joined Jul 2007 Location: Salisbury, UK. More info | Mar 03, 2009 05:32 | #10 Mine only comes off if I need to use my GND filters or it's heading back into the bag. Richard
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timnosenzo Cream of the Crop 8,833 posts Likes: 14 Joined Sep 2005 Location: CT More info | Mar 03, 2009 05:44 | #11 |
DuncanFrenz Purposely evaded the TF  1,553 posts Joined Jan 2009 Location: NE Ohio, USA More info | Mar 03, 2009 05:48 | #12 dissolve wrote in post #7443387 That's interesting, I never thought of that. Is the flash on the 430ex / 580ex high enough off the camera so that it's not a problem with these? Not if you are bouncing your flash properly... - Duncan
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bohdank Cream of the Crop  14,060 posts Likes: 6 Joined Jan 2008 Location: Montreal, Canada More info | Mar 03, 2009 06:47 | #13 I don't usually use hoods indoors. Bohdan - I may be, and probably am, completely wrong.
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hkdigit Senior Member  461 posts Joined Oct 2005 Location: Hong Kong More info | Mar 03, 2009 06:53 | #14 hoods off when need flash on subject at short distance. Chris Lee | My Photoblogs:
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egordon99 Cream of the Crop 10,247 posts Likes: 3 Joined Feb 2008 Location: Philly 'burbs More info | ALWAYS use the hood! Shooting a kid's birthday party this weekend, the birthday girl grabbed the HOOD of my 85mm. Much better than grabbing the front element of the lens
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