 Rachelle P. Cooper |
Lens hood indoors I know a lens hood is a good thing to have outside on a sunny day.. but should I always use it? I do alot of indoor portrait photography which has a 2 lrg windows so I try to use as much natural light as possible and also use my canon 580 flash as well when needed.. so I am wondering if I use the lens hood indoors as well.. or when I should use it.. all the time?? Any help would be great!!
|
|
|
|
||
|
robert G. Fately |
Rachelle, there's no real downside to using it - if it's the proper hood for that lens then it at worst it will only add to the visible size of the lens itself (with some telephoto lenses, this may make the lens look a little more daunting to the subjects). By reducing light entry from wide angles, the filter may well help improve contrast in the shot even if it's not a matter of obvious flare. In general, unlike the ever-lasting debate about "UV filters - to use or not to use", I don't think anyone has ever felt that using a lenshood is a bad idea. Again, unless the hood is so large that it makes the lens larger and "scarier looking" to your subject.
|
|
|
|
||
|
W. |
Never shoot without a hood.
|
|
|
|
||
|
Willie L |
I once used a lens hood while shooting with the cameras on board flash unit and the lens hood put a bad shadow on all of my photos. Be careful.
|
|
|
|
||
|
Rachelle P. Cooper |
Thanks so much for all your comments.. that helps alot
|
|
|
|
||
|
Christopher A. Vedros |
Wille - you make a good point, but this is not necessarily a problem with the lens hood. This can happen when using the built-in flash with any lens that is a little on the large side. I have a Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 zoom that is quite a bit larger than a standard 50mm lens or a kit lens. If I try to use my built-in flash with this lens, with or without the lens hood, it will put a shadow from the lens on the image. Moral to the story - use the lens hood, because you shouldn't be using the built-in flash anyway. Get a real flash or use natural light.
|
|
|
|
||
|
Samuel Smith |
welcome rachelle, well it appears or may be suggested,that you presently don't have a problem. through expierence the use of a lens hood is a factor,but not crucial or mandatory. by not knowing how strong the light is from the 2 large windows,no conclussion can be made.but yet is your 580 used as fill or full flash? willie did not make a good point,maybe a bit of false info.to dislead? rachelle,you ask this for what reason?
|
|
|
|
||
|
Willie L |
Sam, Im here to tell you that my info is not false or misleading. I shot several pictures that were ruined because of the lens hood. Shadows that Ive never seen before I started using this lens hood. SO YES, I DID MAKE A GREAT POINT. Willie
|
|
|
|
||
|
W. |
For serious photographers it is not customary to a) use the peanut flash at all, or b) to use the peanut flash trying to light a wide angle of view. So the size of your point is very debatable, Willie.
|
|
|
|
||
|
Samuel Smith |
geez willie,she is not using her on camera flash.if your owners manual did not include the fact that tele-photo and wide angle lens hoods would be a problem with on camera flash,sorry.it's in mine and should be with all. your point was on camera flash?you don't think that a bit distracting to her question? with my camera the peanut flash can be used with off camera flash at 1/3 fill.kinda neat.i am not going to let a lens hood be a factor in that situation. rachelle did not say she had a problem.to me that's case closed.but she either read or was told she needed to use a lens hood.why?someone with more apparent knowledge has the answers? um get a real flash?we all get sidetracked by some posts? eh willie?
|
|
|
|
||
|
This old forum is now archived. Use improved Forum here
Report this Thread |
||