50mm 1.8 lens hood

[move]

Hi Beyond. I'm just slowly getting started into photog, and I picked up a 1.8 not too long ago. Does anyone have a lens hood for the 1.8? Would you say it's worth it to pick one up? Thanks for the input.

[Mitsu3000gt]

It won't hurt, but it's really not necessary on that lens because the front element is so recessed within the lens. If you're really worried about flare & such, you can get one. I've never had an issue with mine.

[blitz]

Ya, don't bother. I've never even put a lenscap on my 50mm 1.8.

[move]

Well it's cause I just noticed that in my recent shots at night, I've had a blue flare in my shots which were easily removed in lightroom. But I was curious as to whether it'd affect my shots in like summer and such as well.
But thanks for the inputs.

[Mitsu3000gt]

If you're shooting directly into light, it doesn't matter if you have a hood on or not. It affects the light coming in from the side, which is already pretty well taken care of because the lens element is recessed.

[move]

Oh alright. I'll just work on my positioning then. Thanks for the input (Y). Saved me 40 bucks haha

[dragonone]

http://www.lenshoods.co.uk/

:D

[Afrodeziak]

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