To get closer to the Plexiglas? So that it doesn't cause a shadow when using flash? Don't have that lens so these are my guesses.
Malcolm Milton Keynes, UK ----- Original Message ----- From: Pattie Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 10:23 PM Subject: EOS Why would you reverse the hood on a 70-200 f/2.8L while you are shooting? > I was at an NHL game in California last week, and one of the pro > photographers shooting the game was using a 1Ds body with a 70-200 f/2.8L > lens. OK, no questions there. But he had the hood reversed on the lens > during the entire game. I searched through the archives for why someone > might reverse the hood while they are shooting, and the only possible > explanation was that a hood might not fit over a polarizing filter, which I > am fairly certain this guy was not using (he was shooting through a hole in > the Plexiglas). I reverse my hood when I put the lens in my bag, but if I > knew I would not need it, I'd leave it in there. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
