On 22/1/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >What the wikipedia listing doesn't provide is a picture of the >EF24-70/2.8L lens fitted with lens hood and mounted on a body... The >lens hood is *huge* and makes the assembled kit enormous, almost as >big as the 300/4L IS with the hood collapsed. It presents a serious >challenge to fit in any bag with the hood fitted in a "ready to use" >manner.
And as Godders well knows, there is a good reason for the size of the hood. The way the lens works and the way the hood provides shade with the change of the focal length was one of the reasons I bought it. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________

