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Karthik Devarajan 		 

Why Do I Get a Black Ring Around My Pictures?


 
  A ringed view!
A ringed view!

Karthik Devarajan

  
 
I've experienced a problem I have never had before. While using my 28-105mm Nikkor lens with a circular polariser and a hood, I noticed a black ring (presumably from the hood)from 28mm to around 50 mm. This disapperared beyond 50 mm. Was very surprised to see the same printed out on all my photographs! Seem to have the same problem with my wide angle (24mm, fixed focal length) when I use the hood. Without the hood, there seems to be no problem. Any insights would be greatly appreciated!


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February 19, 2003

 

Jon Close 		  You are using a lens hood that is designed for telephoto lenses on your wide angle lenes. The proper hood for the Nikkor 24 f/2.8 is their HN-1, for the 28-105 f/3.5-4.5 is the HB-18.

You should not be surprised when what you see in the viewfinder also appears in your pictures. That's kind of the point of an SLR camera. ;-)


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February 19, 2003

 

Doug Vann 		  Jon C is 100% correct in his answer. If you are using a zoom lens you must make sure the hood is specifically for that lens. It sounds like at the point you hit 50mm the shot is becoming wide enough that you are starting to get the edges of the hood into the picture. I would also think that the wider the shot you take, the more you would get the hood in the edges of the picture.


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