https://www.photography.ca/blog/2009/08/10/lens-hoods-are-necessary/ Photography podcast blog and forum Tue, 03 Jan 2017 21:08:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 https://www.photography.ca/blog/2009/08/10/lens-hoods-are-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-276330 admin Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:53:04 +0000 http://www.photography.ca/blog/?p=465#comment-276330 That’s called Vignetting and it’s likely the lens hood that’s doing it. I’d suggest going to a big camera store and trying different lens hoods that may vignette less. Also depending on the thickness of any filters that you have attached to the lens, that too can contribute to this vignetting.

]]> https://www.photography.ca/blog/2009/08/10/lens-hoods-are-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-276312 Top Rated Cameras Mon, 20 Dec 2010 08:45:12 +0000 http://www.photography.ca/blog/?p=465#comment-276312 I recently bought a Nikon D5000 and the kit that comes along with doesn’t have a lens hood. When I bought a lens hood, I tried shooting with it. Some shots that are zoomed out creates a black blurry dark object/shade on each side of the picture and it doesn’t look good for me. I guess it is because of the lens hood. Do you think I got the wrong lens hood? it is a flower type/petal type lens hood. What do you sggest,

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