the hood for olympus 14-42mm II ?

[Yanning]

Hi guys:

I just receive my EM-5 with 14-42mm lens , so do I need to buy the hood LH-40 for olympus 14-42mm II lens? I confuse whether the zoom lens also need the hood? and when you lengthen your lens with the hood, whether your lens with hood looks like an odd and freak goods?

I hope you can give some suggestions.

Thanks~

Yanning

 

[dhazeghi]

Hi guys:

I just receive my EM-5 with 14-42mm lens , so do I need to buy the hood LH-40 for olympus 14-42mm II lens? I confuse whether the zoom lens also need the hood? and when you lengthen your lens with the hood, whether your lens with hood looks like an odd and freak goods?

It's a matter of taste. The hood certainly blocks out some amount of side light, which can mean better image quality. But it's also a certain amount of bulk and expense.

I don't think it looks particularly odd when the lens is extended.

Here's a photo of it on the nonextended lens.

 

[Photodan1]

Hoods do provide some protection for things bumping into and hitting your front lens element. I prefer using one to a protective filter. Also, you can pick up a cheaper bayonet style hood on Amazon for quite a bit less than the Olympus brand model.