Lenshoods and Point & Shoot Cameras

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I began playing around with my Olympus Infinity Stylus the other day, for
the first time in several years, and began thinking about the fact that
there appears to be no possible way to fit a lens shade to any of these
point & shoot models. Once the clamshell is opened, the lens is fully
exposed to sunlight and any other off-axis light out there.

The lens appears to be multicoated, but that can't cure everything. Has
anyone had any problems with flare on these P&S models?

I realize that one gets what one pays for, and the original Stylus was a
bargain at about $90.00 when new. Still, I wonder if anyone has any flare
experiences that they can share with us.

 

Good question. I have not had flare
problems with it. I have the original Stylus.
Nice little camera.

 

The Ricoh GR1 series has a nice little bayonet fit hood. The lens on these
is well coated and not especially flarey, but it is much better with a hood.
I've often wondered why they aren't made for more compacts.


Peter

 

Jeremy told us, with snippage:

If you're wearing a hat, take it off and hold it above and forward or to the
side of the camera to shade the lens. This is an old trick that works well and
I often use a hat or a piece of paper or even just my hand to shade a lens.
Just be careful to keep the shade out of the frame.

R.

 

I've often wondered why they aren't made for more compacts.

Because the vast majority of people who buy compact cameras or point n'
shoots are not at all interested in photography, they are merely 'snappers'.
They would promptly lose a lens hood the moment they first open the camera's
packaging.