too radical?

[back alley]

i'm thinking of shooting without lens shades!

care to discuss?

joe

 

[hans voralberg]

None of my lens has shades 😀 IIRC you have mostly modern lens so flare wont be too much of a problem will it Joe 😉 Use filter for protection if you want.

 

[emraphoto]

do it ALL the time.

 

[back alley]

you people are radical too!?

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

Ha! I usually use 'em now, but never did back in the day. Call me post-radical.

 

[nikon_sam]

Winter's coming, you're in Canada...you won't be seeing the sun for some time now...I say "Go for it..."
Right now I have the Mamiya 645 45mm lens without the hood...so far it's been okay but I'll be looking for something soon...

 

[Sonnar Brian]

I have long hair. It acts as a sunshade. And people wonder why I get a haircut 3 times a year.

 

[back alley]

they call this place 'sunny alberta'!

 

[back alley]

I have long hair. It acts as a sunshade. And people wonder why I get a haircut 3 times a year.

time for a pic!

 

[emraphoto]

ah sunny alberta, takes me back... or was that snowy alberta?

in the rarest of occasions i have been known to use the old hand shade trick too!

 

[RayPA]

go for it. it's fun to play with flare.

 

[charjohncarter]

James Ravilious used them, even modified them. I saw a Leica shade recently that looked like they stole his idea. I'm not radical, never was, I use them if I can. But I have so many cameras (folders, P&S, and off beat lenses) that I can't find hoods for, that I just shoot and hope. Most of the time it is OK. But I got fooled last spring:

 

[Paulbe]

Joe---why would you NOT use a shade?
Paul

 

[kshapero]

I read all the posts on this thread. Still scared to death to not use a hood. Just yesterday I dropped a lens on a concrete sidewalk. Small dent on the hood. Hate to think of what would have happened w/o a hood.

 

[le vrai rdu]

a topic on lens hoods ...................
take self initiatives ! come on !

 

[back alley]

a topic on lens hoods ...................
take self initiatives ! come on !

i don't understand...you want me to decide for myself?

now THAT would be radical!

 

[back alley]

Joe---why would you NOT use a shade?
Paul

to fit more gear in my bag?

 

[ethics_gradient]

Joe---why would you NOT use a shade?
Paul

Well, in the case of my Canon 50mm f/1.2, the hood costs around $150.

 

[le vrai rdu]

I don't know if this topic is a joke or not, I hope it is

 

[back alley]

I don't know if this topic is a joke or not, I hope it is

it's for fun, yes.

and if some want to add something serious that's ok too.

to be honest, i started to think of not using lens shades when i opened a package that contained my domke 2 compartment insert for the f2 bag.
the compartments seem smaller than the 4 compartment i have and i wondered if i might have to make room by leaving the shades off.
joe