On Fri, 2 Oct 1998, lion1 wrote:
|<<One wonders whether Olympus takes the hood thing seriously if they label
|the same hood for an 85 or 40. If it does not vignette the 40 it certainly
|does not provide much protection for the 85.>>
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|<Winsor>>
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|>Winsor Crosby>
|<Long Beach, California>
|<mailto:wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
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|Exactly my point in asking the question.
|There is obviously a proper limit for shading the lens with a hood, or there
|would not be so many hoods on the market.
|I always wondered if the tulip shaped hoods were really any good at the
|corners. This is usually where the light flares from.
|Of course a hood ( or a shade as I prefer) Is a valuable tool, but why the
|emphasize
|on the 85mm hood as opposed to the 100mm hood etc...?
|By the way ...I use the finger in the corner method to test a shade.
The best (as in most flexible) lens hoods are the compendium style
hoods with bellows which are rectangular (2 x 3 aspect ratio) and
adjustable. Although the circular hoods have their uses, it has
always struck me as curious why the photo industry never made
rectangular hoods in great quantities.
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