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From: sasaki@harvard.UUCP (Marty Sasaki)
Newsgroups: net.rec.photo
Subject: lens hoods
Message-ID: <568@harvard.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 29-Dec-85 14:39:13 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec 29 14:39:13 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 30-Dec-85 03:24:59 EST
Organization: Harvard Science Center
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I heartily agree, lens hoods do make a difference. You get less flare,
and generally higher contrast.  I have found that lens hoods provided
by manufacturers are conservative, they make them short to avoid
vignetting (sp?).

When I am doing "studio" photo's (portraits, wedding shots), with fixed
focal length lenses, I use rectangular lens shades that I've
constructed.

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