Lens Hoods - Petal Shaped or Round?

LightningBolt

Pretty amateur question I know, I've just ordered a nifty fifty online and am thinking of getting a hood as stated, when ordering is there any difference between the two that i should notice or is it just that the round shaped one is suited to those who are slightly more clumsy?

Slidinginfinity

you could always try these before you buy?

-Chris-

As I understand it, petal lens hoods are for wide angle lenses because otherwise the lens would be able to "see" the sides of the lens hood. If you're telephoto the 'hood won't get in the way.

Strikes me that there should be a specific lens hood available for a prime lens.

soccerc

-Chris- wrote: »

As I understand it, petal lens hoods are for wide angle lenses because otherwise the lens would be able to "see" the sides of the lens hood. If you're telephoto the 'hood won't get in the way.

Strikes me that there should be a specific lens hood available for a prime lens.

That is my understanding too.

Fionn

this site has a good article on lens hoods etc.

Sleepy

If you're using a full frame camera, you'll need the Canon es-62 (or ebay equivalent) and if you're using it on a crop sensor you can et-62 which is a bit bigger and blocks more light...

Discussion here:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/canonef50mm/discuss/72157607213166652/

EVGR

Another amateur question: How do you turn a polarising filter with the hood on?

Valentia

EVGR wrote: »

Another amateur question: How do you turn a polarising filter with the hood on?

With great difficulty ;-)