Feroze Kistan wrote:
> Thanks guys for all the replies. I had assumed hoods are only
> for sunlight, can studio lights or household lamps cause flare then?
Think of them as "blinders", as on a horse. They will cause
*only* light rays coming directly from the framed image to
hit the film. In practice, this tends to cause those subtle
"image quality" factors to become more apparent than without
their use. As with most "maximizing efforts" the difference
may be difficult to put one's finger on directly, but be at
the same time apparent in a general undefinable way.
Hoods are always worth using, IMHO, as they maximize the
"fidelity" of the resulting image.
Bill
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