The bayonet type hoods like the 24/2.8 are the best. IMHO -Dan
Karen Nakamura wrote: > > At 4:29 PM -0500 12/19/01, Julian Loke wrote: > > > The petal shaped hood doesn't reverse for storage that easily > > > >Can you clarify that statement about storing the hood? > > WIth the EF 50/1.4 the hood can be turned around 180 degrees and twisted on > "backwards" for storage in your camera bag. It takes about 10 seconds to > store the hood this way. This reduces the volume considerably -- and you > can still shoot auto-focus if you need your camera in a hurry. > > With the EF 24/2.8, the hood can also be reversed -- but because the hood > is petal shaped and not round, you have to match the notch exactly when > twisting the hood on. This slows down the process of reversing the hood > considerably, so it's more of a pain. I've cross-threaded and mismatched > the petal shaped hood numerous times. There has to be a better system. > > Karen > * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
