Filter or no filter ?
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 Oct 16 2014, 08:42 PM
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QUOTE(LanEvoX @ Oct 16 2014, 05:24 PM) it's lens hood, but more advance and much more pricey lens hood isn't pricey at all i think? depends on brands, but most lenses come with a lens hood.   what i don't like about lens hood is you have to remove and put it back again every time you put your camera into the bag. it does a better protection compared to filter though in my opinion. |
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Oct 17 2014, 02:22 PM
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QUOTE(LanEvoX @ Oct 16 2014, 10:58 PM) 3rd party lens hood is a lot cheaper than the original, and it do the same job. yeah, original lens hood is so damn overpriced anyways (up to few hundred for a plastic collar? wtf?). but if you lens have it bundled together then it's good. QUOTE(azimut @ Oct 17 2014, 07:55 AM) I am not sure how much it is in Malaysia, have never seen it here. But in USA it converts back to RM170. It is quite pricey. that's the main frustration with lens hood, slows down the shooting pace a lot if you keep on remove and put back and repeat. I am not sure if lens hood is a better protection compared to filter. Yeah, quite mafan to remove and put it back, just a minor set back though. Did you see the video on my link? I still think that a lens hood offers more protection. of course it doesn't protect your lens from dust/ water etc, but if you drop your lens, a lens hood would protect the lens much better. the lens hood is just a plastic piece that can bend (unless you using those super telephoto like 400mm or such), so when it hits the ground it will bend first then crack or break if the force is too strong (this is when the front of the lens is facing the ground). simple physic anyways. QUOTE(LegendLee @ Oct 17 2014, 10:01 AM) Hood is better. those 24-70 or 70-200 have a really deep and strong lens hood, always good for protection.Both is best. My friend drop my 70-200 from waist head down. He did not use my hood coz he didn't like it. The Hoya hd filter broke and is now stuck on it. The filter glass shattered and now I've some very faint light scratches on the front element. The value of the lens probably drop by 40%. But wihout the filter, it'll probably be useless. If he had the hood on, only casualty will probably only be the hood. |
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