Why Do They Do That?

Submitted by Syv Ritch on 17. November 2011 - 6:39

I've never understood why people carry a lens hood mounted on their lens reversed like this woman? What's the point? The lens hood does 2 things:1. The lens hood protects the lens for accidental touching and from many accidents.2. The lens hood job is to minimize flare by stopping the bright rays of light from entering the lens from the side. It was essential in the old days of the SLRs before they invented lens coatings. The lens hood was mostly used in teles. I use mine on everything, be it wide angle, normal lenses and teles. But it's mostly to protect the lens since I do not use filters.

Notice that her lens hood is reversed   click on image for gallery

I've never understood why people carry a lens hood mounted on their lens reversed like this woman. What's the point? The lens hood does 2 things:

  1. The lens hood protects the lens for accidental touching and from many accidents.
  2. The lens hood job is to minimize flare by stopping the bright rays of light from entering the lens from the side. It was essential in the old days of the SLRs before they invented lens coatings. The lens hood was mostly used in teles.

I use mine on everything, be it wide angle, normal lenses and teles. But it's mostly for the protection the lens. I rarely use filters.

Having the lens hood mounted but reversed also stops me from holding the lens properly from underneath at the zoom ring. I must be missing something.