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RE: [OM] Angenieux

Subject: RE: [OM] Angenieux
From: "Daniel J. Mitchell" <DanielMitchell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 17:43:24 -0700
> Tom, (or anyone) this is a "things you always wanted to know about 
> photography, but were too embarassed to ask"-question: why the 
> tulip-shape hood? Is that a special zoom-gimmick, or why are not all 
> hoods like that? What good does it do?

 Ooh, I know this one -- it's cut out where the corners of the frame would
be in the final image. That way it doesn't get darkened unfortunately there.

 -- dan (I think..)

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