Lens hoods

[RichTbiscuit]

Stuck offshore for another week so doing some reading up on lens hoods. I have a petal shape hood for my Tamron 10-24mm but was considering getting one for my Canon 35mm f2 and possibly my Canon 55-250mm zoom as neither came with one.

Should I get a circular hood or a petal hood?

Can I fit a hood and a filter at the same time?

[Simpo Two]

RichTbiscuit said:

Should I get a circular hood or a petal hood?

Petal hoods are usually for wide angle lenses as they fit the rectilinear shape of the image more closely. Having said that, I rarely use hoods and just use my hand as a shield if I notice loss of contrast - one less bit of plastic to get in the way.

RichTbiscuit said:

Can I fit a hood and a filter at the same time?

Yep, these days hoods tend to fit to the lens barrel by external bayonet, leaving the filter thread free for, well, filters.

[RichTbiscuit]

Cheers, exactly the answers i was looking for!