Comments on: Lenses, Lens Hoods and Crop Bodies http://www.pointsinfocus.com/2009/06/lenses-lens-hoods-and-crop-bodies/ Focusing on better photography Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:25:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: V. J. Franke http://www.pointsinfocus.com/2009/06/lenses-lens-hoods-and-crop-bodies/comment-page-1/#comment-1232 V. J. Franke Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:56:05 +0000 http://www.pointsinfocus.com/?p=1464#comment-1232 That's actually really cool. If I had access to a 3d printer I'd probably do the same. That’s actually really cool. If I had access to a 3d printer I’d probably do the same.

]]> By: Bo http://www.pointsinfocus.com/2009/06/lenses-lens-hoods-and-crop-bodies/comment-page-1/#comment-1231 Bo Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:28:42 +0000 http://www.pointsinfocus.com/?p=1464#comment-1231 GREAT Point, actually I find it strange that the camera manufactures don't already sell a selection of crop factor matches hoods for their lenses, every self respecting photographer is likely to go get one in order to keep the contrast up in their images. I started making my own using a 3D printer and find it works quite well and much tighter than the stock hoods. http://bophoto.typepad.com/bophoto/2009/10/proof-of-concept-crop-factor-lens-hoods.html. Bo GREAT Point, actually I find it strange that the camera manufactures don’t already sell a selection of crop factor matches hoods for their lenses, every self respecting photographer is likely to go get one in order to keep the contrast up in their images.

I started making my own using a 3D printer and find it works quite well and much tighter than the stock hoods. http://bophoto.typepad.com/bophoto/2009/10/proof-of-concept-crop-factor-lens-hoods.html.

Bo

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