Originally Posted by
Joe O'Hara
Alan: You still have time to get the flowers. Don't forget! (She won't.)
Personally I use a Lee (rectangular) hood on every single photograph I make. It is expensive and clumsy but I have never
had a problem with vignetting. Truthfully, it is obvious on the ground glass (you can wiggle the hood a little to be sure) when
it happens. I find I only have to pay special attention if I'm using a lot of front rise.
Flare from the large image circle is probably a bigger issue with say 210 or 150mm lenses, less so with telephotos and extreme
wide angles that don't cover the image area so generously. Not to gainsay what Doremus said, multicoating is your friend, but
not necessarily your rescuer.
The late Michael A. Smith was quite adamant about always using lens hoods. I took his advice to heart and have not regretted
it.
On the other hand if you're just starting out in LF it's definitely a second-order issue, until you get all the other moving parts
under control.
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