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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Tokina 17mm reversed on a Nikon PB-6 bellows | |
When using various lenses, other than as the designer intended, and if working distance permits*, some kind of hood can significantly reduce flare (not seen here) and increase contrast.
For example, this is a major factor with my Leitz Summar 12cm f4.5, whether at macro or distance focus. A standard hood for the filter size gave visible improvement, at distance focus, but then fitting a larger such hood to the front of that hood gave a lot more contrast. I have not looked so closely at the difference for macro but some daylight images have been poor without a hood.
* I had to remove the hood from my Kiron 105mm (normal orientation) recently when it was blocking much of the light from a hotshoe-mounted flash. This was with the lens not fully extended. Something else to watch out for!
Harold
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