Originally posted by rustynail925 Do you use your lens hood?
I couldnt see the reason of using a lens hood, i tried shooting in the sun and comparing pictures taken with using a hood and no hood. Am i missing something here?
Yes, you are missing something. Obviously the hood will not help against flare, if you shoot directly into the sun. Easy enough to understand. BUT if you have the sun (or another bright light source), just outside the field of view, it will cause flareing, which you can reduce or eliminate with the hood. These situations arise much more often, than shotting directly into the light source.
On top, the hood will offer some mechanical protection against bumps. I mostly use metal hoos and they have saved lenses quite a couple of times from damaging the front element.
Ben