Hoodies..

[superlightr]

What do the hoods on the end of lenses actually do?

I normally stick 2 together on the end of my biggest zoom just to impress the girls, but I presume this is not their intended use.

[andy mac]

I thought it was to stop sunlight/artificial ligght from entering the mens, so you only get the light from your subject? I could be horribly wrong, and it may well be to impress girls with!

[_dobbo_]

They make sure all the special lens dust doesn't fall out of the end of the lens, very very important, I've superglued mine on.

[beano500]

superlightr said:

I normally stick 2 together on the end of my biggest zoom just to impress the girls, but I presume this is not their intended use.

Eh!? What? No that's their ONLY use, shirley?








Incident light hitting a lens from other than your subject will cause flare (at worst) and lower contrast (at least). You can't do a lot when it's hitting you full on...

e.g. interesting set of reflections through a wide-angle shown here....




...but otherwise it's like wearing a peaked cap to keep the sun off your eyes. If you're a 4-eyed- like me, you know how frustrating reflections on glass can be!

[getcarter]

nah... they are just intended to impress the girls.

Designed by a bloke obviously.