Free (paper) Lens Hoods

Here's an interesting site that shows you how to make free, out of paper, lens hoods for a variety of lenses from major manufacturers, like Canon, Nikon, Olympus, and Sigma.

Sigma Announces Photo Contest

Sigma, ubiquitous lensmaker for SLR cameras, has announced a photo contest called "Faces in Nature." Three prizes are offered; all, of course, are Sigma lenses. But they're really great lenses, so if you want a chance at winning one, enter now.

I would love to win 2nd prize, a Sigma 12-24mm EX DG wide angle zoom.


But first prize would be nice, too:





It's a Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 EX DG Macro zoom, valued at $1200.