To Lens Shade or Not to Lens Shade Thursday, August 30th, 2007
In my most recent trip around BC, I was amazed to see how many people do not attach the hood to their lens. On most point and shoot cameras this is not an option, but on a DSLR I consider it a necessity.
The lens hood (sometimes called a lens shade) is the plastic tube that attaches to the front of your lens. It is designed to keep the front of the lens shaded from direct sunlight, minimizing flare. In many of todays short zoom lenses there are four cutouts that keep the hood from causing vignetting at wider angles, while still providing some shade at the smaller angles. (more…)
Whenever I speak at a photography club meeting, I always bring along some of my toys. Things that I think might interest camera buffs. A couple of months ago I spoke at the Clear Focus Camera Club, a local club that is very active. To my surprise, the ‘toy’ that most people were interested in was my mini travel tripod.
