I take the cap off before installing the hood and leave it off until I
remove the hood. Some of my hoods fit over the lenses in my case. I
have three or four others that fit one within the other. I think I have
eight hoods in my case, and they work with thirteen lenses.
Paul
On Dec 24, 2005, at 10:34 PM, Dav id 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.
