Hi Shel
I used to use that hood with the 18mm on film cameras, but it looked
like a huge baking dish ;-)) I hated it. And it's way bigger than
need be for the DSLR.
I think it was you who suggested the Tak 24mm hood to me and I just happened
to have one I bought by mistake! Works well
On Tue, 14 Nov 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
OK. I think that on this lens - and a few others - the front filter can
really degrade the image as the front element is strongly curved.
Ah, so this is why some come with built-in filters. Thanks Shel.
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OK. I think that on this lens - and a few others - the front filter can
really degrade the image as the front element is strongly curved.
Ah, so this is why some come with built-in filters. Thanks Shel.
One of the problems with the 18mm f/3.5 is, if you use filters you
occasionally get
OK. I think that on this lens - and a few others - the front filter can
really degrade the image as the front element is strongly curved. I don't
use a filter, but I have found a pretty good lens hood. Try a Nikon HN-3
(which is a 52mm thread) used with a 58mm - 52mm step down ring. There
will
I used to use that hood with the 18mm on film cameras, but it looked like a
huge baking dish ;-)) I hated it. And it's way bigger than need be for the
DSLR.
Ultimately, a list member made me a custom hood, which was tulip shaped and
much, much smaller, which was designed for use with a film
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