David Oswald wrote:
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
I'm with Paul and Shel. I *always* use a lens hood. The only
exception is when it interferes with something (like the built in
flash, possibly ... if I ever used it, that is).
I agree that always using a hood is a good practice. However, I find
it difficult to live by that mantra. They take up so much space in
camera bags. That's probably the biggest problem for me when I'm
using the camera on the go.
And they make it hard to remove the lens cap unless you've got scrawny
little children-size fingers. Part of the problem with the lens cap
is Pentax's design. I like the pinch to remove idea, but the pinchers
should be on the front of the cap (like Tamron caps) instead at the
perimeter of the cap (Pentax FA cap style). It's awkward, and I've
gotten finger prints on lenses many times trying to fumble with the
cap while using a hood. ...so much for a hood protecting the lens.
I guess I need to look for a whole set of lens caps that work well
with hoods.
Tamron sells those nice caps down to 52mm. Their 49mm caps don't have
the inset pinchers.
I'm a big fan of reversible and built in hoods. Most of my longer lenses
have one of these types, except my 135 which needs a hood. I use the
screw-in metal hoods on the wide-angles as they are relatively small and
go well with a polarizer. Still need a good hood for 50mm's, in both
52mm and 49mm.
-Adam
