first impressions D100

[nele]

Do beware of brand-X lens hoods on wide-angle lenses over 35mm, = however. Some promise 28 even 24mm, but deliver a low shadow in corners = where the hood cut the view...On the 24mm, I've even had this vinetting = from using 2 screw-on filters (a close-up and polarizer) at the end of = the lens, one screwed into the other.

 

[wd8cdh]

Don't forget that you can and should use a narrower hood on a lens on a digital camera due to the x1.5 imager. For ex&le, you should use a 35mm hood on a 24 or 28mm lens.

Ron

 

[f8lee]

Posted by Ron Schroeder (Wd8cdh) on Thursday, December 04, 2003 - 7:44 pm:

Don't forget that you can and should use a narrower hood on a lens on a digital camera due to the x1.5 imager. For ex&le, you should use a 35mm hood on a 24 or 28mm lens.

Ron, I daresay that this is not a real issue - the purpose of the hood is to shield the front element of the lens from stray light. Of course, with the problem of vignetting eliminated thanks to the smaller-than-24x36mm imaging CCD one could use a "longer" lens hood - but how much of an improvement will that yield? If the front elements are shielded from tangiential light rays anyway (with the use of the "correct" hood), I don't think contrast will improve by sticking a longer tube on the front of the lens.

Perhaps it would be helpful in borderline situations where the sun is just at the edge of the "normal" hood and the "longer" hood would block that...

BobF

 

[petes]

Bought the D100 2 weeks ago and so far very happy. The first 24-120VR (221xxx)turned out to be one of the older ones with the softness on the right side. Swapped it for 223xxx and end of problem. Functionally I find it very easy to use (traded the Sony F717) and no more EVF or digital zoom. The images are good up to 13x19 size which is the max I can print and color/exposure is excellent.

 

[Gio1959]

I have not been shooting in RAW mode on the Nikon D-100 but I understand you get the best results in adjusting the images. Are there any good tutorials out there on how to use Nikon Capture to it's fullest advantage? Any information?