Comments on: Make your own Lens Hood! http://photocritic.org/diy-lens-hoods/ The Photocritic DIY photography projects blog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Brian Pritchard http://photocritic.org/diy-lens-hoods/#comment-45023 Brian Pritchard Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:39:08 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/2006/diy-lens-hoods/#comment-45023 Doesn't havin the lens hood on backwards keep you from easilly changing apature settings. I mean if it affects your abillity to change the zoom setting, (which on a normal lense is quite the bit far away from the body) wouldn't it do the same for the apature? Doesn’t havin the lens hood on backwards keep you from easilly changing apature settings. I mean if it affects your abillity to change the zoom setting, (which on a normal lense is quite the bit far away from the body) wouldn’t it do the same for the apature?

]]> By: okto http://photocritic.org/diy-lens-hoods/#comment-5288 okto Mon, 02 Oct 2006 04:12:02 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/2006/diy-lens-hoods/#comment-5288 I know when I have ever made the silly, silly mistake of misplacing my lens cap, I keep the hood on so that I can only damage the lens with something really, really pointy. ^_^ I keep the hood backwards on the lens all the time anyway so I have it when I need it—I <i>hate</i> lens flare. I know when I have ever made the silly, silly mistake of misplacing my lens cap, I keep the hood on so that I can only damage the lens with something really, really pointy. ^_^

I keep the hood backwards on the lens all the time anyway so I have it when I need it—I hate lens flare.

]]> By: Luís Brás http://photocritic.org/diy-lens-hoods/#comment-2296 Luís Brás Thu, 20 Jul 2006 00:39:15 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/2006/diy-lens-hoods/#comment-2296 I don't like this idea very much, the lens hood is not only good for avoiding flares, it is also for lens protection against impact. Let me suggest <a href="http://www.photofocus.com/showarchive.php?aid=191&cid=4" rel="nofollow">this interesting article</a> on the matter from Bob Johnson. I don’t like this idea very much, the lens hood is not only good for avoiding flares, it is also for lens protection against impact. Let me suggest this interesting article on the matter from Bob Johnson.

]]> By: Stu http://photocritic.org/diy-lens-hoods/#comment-426 Stu Tue, 25 Apr 2006 14:41:38 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/2006/diy-lens-hoods/#comment-426 I made one of these last night for my Canon 17-85 f/4-5.6. The shape looked about right but due to my incredibly bad cutting/sticking skills I wouldn't be seen dead in public with it. The tabs just got in the way of zooming, so I cut them off and relied on the poor craftsmanship making it an oval shape to hold it to the lens. What it _did_ do, though, is convince me that a hood is a good idea, even if it's only a short one like this is. I experimented holding the camera at various angles and it really did shade the front element from quite a lot of positions - way better than I had expected. I'll try to link a photo of it tonight. I made one of these last night for my Canon 17-85 f/4-5.6. The shape looked about right but due to my incredibly bad cutting/sticking skills I wouldn’t be seen dead in public with it.

The tabs just got in the way of zooming, so I cut them off and relied on the poor craftsmanship making it an oval shape to hold it to the lens.

What it _did_ do, though, is convince me that a hood is a good idea, even if it’s only a short one like this is. I experimented holding the camera at various angles and it really did shade the front element from quite a lot of positions - way better than I had expected.

I’ll try to link a photo of it tonight.

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