Just a quick question

[Kay 3,709]

I had a camera lens hood come with my tamron lens when i brought the camera package, can anyone tell me when it would be used on the lens , what sort of conditions would it be useufull & just generally when its used

 

thanks in advance

[riohog 5,941]

I had a camera lens hood come with my tamron lens when i brought the camera package, can anyone tell me when it would be used on the lens , what sort of conditions would it be useufull & just generally when its used

 

thanks in advance

keeps the sun off the main lense kay ...sun shade ..lol

[Kay 3,709]

I had a camera lens hood come with my tamron lens when i brought the camera package, can anyone tell me when it would be used on the lens , what sort of conditions would it be useufull & just generally when its used

 

thanks in advance

keeps the sun off the main lense kay ...sun shade ..lol

 

 

 

 

thanks for the reply , i was thinking it was summat exciting & was going to make me photos superdooper , no danger of me needing it just yet then , i think the suns retired

[SEAN3513 7]

i use mine all the time

 

reduces glare.......even when the suns not out

 

also protects the end of the lens from knocks etc

 

be carefull if using it on a wide setting you can end up with vignetting (spelling?)

 

this is when the camera picks up the edges of the hood around the edge of the picture, but if its a dedicated hood it should be ok.

 

 

cheers

 

sean

[riohog 5,941]

I had a camera lens hood come with my tamron lens when i brought the camera package, can anyone tell me when it would be used on the lens , what sort of conditions would it be useufull & just generally when its used

 

thanks in advance

keeps the sun off the main lense kay ...sun shade ..lol

 

 

 

 

thanks for the reply , i was thinking it was summat exciting & was going to make me photos superdooper , no danger of me needing it just yet then , i think the suns retired

also protects the glass on the main lense !!

[Kay 3,709]

Oh in that case i might just give it a go today as its dry & see what the pics are like , thanks for the advice both , much appreciated

[J Darcy 5,871]

I keep the lens hood on my big lens on all the time.....

[ghillies 209]

what Tammy lens Kay?

 

i've hardly ever used it on a 55-200mm(tamron) but on the sigma zoom does help from time to time.

[MuttleMcTuttle 21]

what Tammy lens Kay?

 

i've hardly ever used it on a 55-200mm(tamron) but on the sigma zoom does help from time to time.

 

I once had a couple of Sigma lenses and found them to be horribly prone to lens flare, so I'd recommend using a lens hood with them. Dunno about Tamron, but I haven't often noticed a problem with Canon lenses.

 

Kay, I'd suggest using a UV filter to protect the front element of your lens, and use the hood when it is a bright day. You shouldn't notice any vignetting if you are using the hood that was supplied with the lens. Vignetting is usually only a problem with wide lenses if you put several filters on the front.

[Kay 3,709]

Just another quick one

 

tonight there will no doubt be fireworks going off here so whats the best settinsg to have my camera on to try & capture some of them

 

oh & do i need the flash on or off generally ?

[SEAN3513 7]

i would not use the flash

 

have the aperture wide open ( lowest f your lens will do)

 

and a around 1/200 shutter or higher

 

depends how far away you are

 

a case of trial and error

 

good luck

 

sean

[MuttleMcTuttle 21]

No flash, use manual focus set at something about the same distance as the fireworks. Set the aperture to f11, iso 100, and experiment with shutter speeds ranging from 1 second to 30 seconds for a really long burst of fireworks. Obviously with speeds this slow you'll need to use a tripod or place the camera on a really solid support.

If you're using a long exposure adjust the aperture (f number) up to f16/ f22.