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<blockquote data-quote="stmv" data-source="post: 112148" data-attributes="member: 10038">wow 160 dollars is a great price, congrats... Hoods is another of those photo relegious discussion. Personally, I dislike hoods, and have a pile of them in a box, find them a pain when I am getting on and off the lens caps (yes, I like lens caps to keep the dust/dirt off the glass). they make my lens take up too much room in my bag, and no,, I don't get ghosting or sun spots in my photos (know when the condition can exists, and if needed,&nbsp; and those few times that I can see a sun spot or ghost, a simple hand block (keeping of course the hand out of the frame) works just fine versus having to use the hood. but.... others will swear on the importance of hoods,&nbsp; like I said, its one of those preference things, and they do make your camera look cooler. so,, if you are not missing the hood, don't worry about not having it. sounds like a nice lens.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="stmv, post: 112148, member: 10038"] wow 160 dollars is a great price, congrats... Hoods is another of those photo relegious discussion. Personally, I dislike hoods, and have a pile of them in a box, find them a pain when I am getting on and off the lens caps (yes, I like lens caps to keep the dust/dirt off the glass). they make my lens take up too much room in my bag, and no,, I don't get ghosting or sun spots in my photos (know when the condition can exists, and if needed, and those few times that I can see a sun spot or ghost, a simple hand block (keeping of course the hand out of the frame) works just fine versus having to use the hood. but.... others will swear on the importance of hoods, like I said, its one of those preference things, and they do make your camera look cooler. so,, if you are not missing the hood, don't worry about not having it. sounds like a nice lens. [/QUOTE]

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