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Scenario: Carry a camera in some sort of bag, such as a sling pack or backpack. Lens is pointing down, with the hood in a ready position?

Why it's okay:
  1. Heaviest lens is 35 oz ... puny compared to the super telephotos.
  2. Some of the camera+lens weight is supported by dividers in the pack.
  3. Only do it during a outing; most of the time the hood is reversed (such as en route to the location, while in the car).
Never had issues carrying, but is that due to the light weight of my lenses? Have better-constructed hoods?

Like carrying the camera that way, because it makes for quicker deployment. But curious if it's bad for the lens hood or lens. Maybe some of the monster lenses (e.g. Sigma 150-600, Nikon 500mm f4) shouldn't be carries this way?

Just curious.

Niels
 
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http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ..._t0280_1919_professional_series_anvil_25.html

Not the exact picture that I was hoping for, but close enough. Take the above & picture the hood in the ready position. So that the camera + lens are both exerting force on where the lens hood screws on.

But think this might have answered my question:
  • If the the camera + lens combo, is pressing down on a table or desk, that is worse than the bottom of a backpack.
  • Everything depends on the connection area between the hood & the lens.
As even the heaviest lens hoods are usually much lighter than the lenses, I can't imagine why it would be a "bad idea". If you find a hood that weighs several kilos it might be a different matter.
 
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ..._t0280_1919_professional_series_anvil_25.html

Not the exact picture that I was hoping for, but close enough. Take the above & picture the hood in the ready position. So that the camera + lens are both exerting force on where the lens hood screws on.

But think this might have answered my question:
  • If the the camera + lens combo, is pressing down on a table or desk, that is worse than the bottom of a backpack.
  • Everything depends on the connection area between the hood & the lens.
 
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... Carrying camera (Nikon 7200 & Tamron 150/600- hood reversed) to location in Lowepro Flipside 200. It's a custom fit.

... On location, carrying camera with hood extended on Black Rapid RS7. It is a perfect set-up.
 
I travel with my hood on backwards but when I get out of the car or whatever, I turn the around and now I have something that protects the glass on the lens and is ready to shoot when needed.
 
Iain G Foulds said:
... Carrying camera (Nikon 7200 & Tamron 150/600- hood reversed) to location in Lowepro Flipside 200. It's a custom fit.

... On location, carrying camera with hood extended on Black Rapid RS7. It is a perfect set-up.
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Hi Iain,

You are carrying it that way, because it will not fit in the backpack with the hood in the ready position (is there a less verbose way of stating this?), not to protect the lens hood, but because that's the only way that it fits.

Niels
 
... I see it as two different time of transport. One is safely and securely carrying the camera to a site. And, the other is carrying the camera ready.

... For the two seconds it takes to turn the hood around, there is no reason to sacrifice safety and security to have the hood in a pack with the hood extended. I broke my camera last year, and lost two months of shooting. Safety and security matter... more than the two seconds it takes to turn the hood around.
 
Iain G Foulds said:
... I see it as two different time of transport. One is safely and securely carrying the camera to a site. And, the other is carrying the camera ready.

... For the two seconds it takes to turn the hood around, there is no reason to sacrifice safety and security to have the hood in a pack with the hood extended. I broke my camera last year, and lost two months of shooting. Safety and security matter... more than the two
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Iain G Foulds said:
seconds it takes to turn the hood around.
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You say you never had any issues so I don't see the problem. I do the same at times with my Sigma 17-70. It has a short hood so it fits in my bag extended. My Tamron 70-300 has a much longer hood so it will not fit in any bag I own that way. I don't see the problem as long as the front element is protected. The short hood on my Sigma let's me pop the cap on even with the hood on. No problem at all. I also transport my Sigma 70 that way at times. It has a screw on metal hood so hard to put on or remove but very protective. Use your judgment.
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nkistrup said:
Scenario: Carry a camera in some sort of bag, such as a sling pack or backpack. Lens is pointing down, with the hood in a ready position?

Why it's okay:
  1. Heaviest lens is 35 oz ... puny compared to the super telephotos.
  2. Some of the camera+lens weight is supported by dividers in the pack.
  3. Only do it during a outing; most of the time the hood is reversed (such as en route to the location, while in the car).
Never had issues carrying, but is that due to the light weight of my lenses? Have better-constructed hoods?

Like carrying the camera that way, because it makes for quicker deployment. But curious if it's bad for the lens hood or lens. Maybe some of the monster lenses (e.g. Sigma 150-600, Nikon 500mm f4) shouldn't be carries this way?

Just curious.

Niels
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Short answer..No
 
Brev00 said:
You say you never had any issues so I don't see the problem. I do the same at times with my Sigma 17-70. It has a short hood so it fits in my bag extended. My Tamron 70-300 has a much longer hood so it will not fit in any bag I own that way. I don't see the problem as long as the front element is protected. The short hood on my Sigma let's me pop the cap on even with the hood on. No problem at all. I also transport my Sigma 70 that way at times. It has a screw on metal hood so hard to put on or remove but very protective. Use your judgment.
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And from my experience, it's safe (if not a good practice), to protect the front element using the lens hood out in the field.

As a veteran member of DPReview, you have read the many threads about UV filter vs. no UV filter to protect the lens. Prefer the lens hood, as it sounds like you do.

But if your gear list is accurate you don't own any of the very heavy lenses. Appreciate yours, as well others feedback on the subject.

Curious about Iain's last reply: Did he experience any issues with the lens hood in the ready position? And not much from the 'BIG lens' crowd ... yet.
 
nkistrup said:
Scenario: Carry a camera in some sort of bag, such as a sling pack or backpack. Lens is pointing down, with the hood in a ready position?

Why it's okay:
  1. Heaviest lens is 35 oz ... puny compared to the super telephotos.
  2. Some of the camera+lens weight is supported by dividers in the pack.
  3. Only do it during a outing; most of the time the hood is reversed (such as en route to the location, while in the car).
Never had issues carrying, but is that due to the light weight of my lenses? Have better-constructed hoods?

Like carrying the camera that way, because it makes for quicker deployment. But curious if it's bad for the lens hood or lens. Maybe some of the monster lenses (e.g. Sigma 150-600, Nikon 500mm f4) shouldn't be carries this way?

Just curious.

Niels
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For my smaller zooms, this isn't a problem. But I don't have bags big enough to carry my 70-200 f/4 and 100-400 with the hood in the ready position, nor do I want to carry bags big enough to do so. So for those lenses, the hood is reversed while in the bag. If I'm out shooting, the camera is out as well anyway so this really isn't a problem for me.

Mark
 
Mark B. said:
nkistrup said:
Scenario: Carry a camera in some sort of bag, such as a sling pack or backpack. Lens is pointing down, with the hood in a ready position?

Why it's okay:
  1. Heaviest lens is 35 oz ... puny compared to the super telephotos.
  2. Some of the camera+lens weight is supported by dividers in the pack.
  3. Only do it during a outing; most of the time the hood is reversed (such as en route to the location, while in the car).
Never had issues carrying, but is that due to the light weight of my lenses? Have better-constructed hoods?

Like carrying the camera that way, because it makes for quicker deployment. But curious if it's bad for the lens hood or lens. Maybe some of the monster lenses (e.g. Sigma 150-600, Nikon 500mm f4) shouldn't be carries this way?

Just curious.

Niels
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For my smaller zooms, this isn't a problem. But I don't have bags big enough to carry my 70-200 f/4 and 100-400 with the hood in the ready position, nor do I want to carry bags big enough to do so. So for those lenses, the hood is reversed while in the bag. If I'm out shooting, the camera is out as well anyway so this really isn't a problem for me.

Mark
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Hi Mark,

The 70-200 f4 is a relative light weight. What is your concern about carrying it w. the hood in the ready position? Curious what you know that I don't. :)

Niels
 
nkistrup said:
Mark B. said:
nkistrup said:
Scenario: Carry a camera in some sort of bag, such as a sling pack or backpack. Lens is pointing down, with the hood in a ready position?

Why it's okay:
  1. Heaviest lens is 35 oz ... puny compared to the super telephotos.
  2. Some of the camera+lens weight is supported by dividers in the pack.
  3. Only do it during a outing; most of the time the hood is reversed (such as en route to the location, while in the car).
Never had issues carrying, but is that due to the light weight of my lenses? Have better-constructed hoods?

Like carrying the camera that way, because it makes for quicker deployment. But curious if it's bad for the lens hood or lens. Maybe some of the monster lenses (e.g. Sigma 150-600, Nikon 500mm f4) shouldn't be carries this way?

Just curious.

Niels
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For my smaller zooms, this isn't a problem. But I don't have bags big enough to carry my 70-200 f/4 and 100-400 with the hood in the ready position, nor do I want to carry bags big enough to do so. So for those lenses, the hood is reversed while in the bag. If I'm out shooting, the camera is out as well anyway so this really isn't a problem for me.

Mark
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Hi Mark,

The 70-200 f4 is a relative light weight. What is your concern about carrying it w. the hood in the ready position? Curious what you know that I don't. :)

Niels
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Re-read my post. I never mentioned anything about the weight. It's the overall size.
 
Mark B. said:
nkistrup said:
Mark B. said:
nkistrup said:
Scenario: Carry a camera in some sort of bag, such as a sling pack or backpack. Lens is pointing down, with the hood in a ready position?

Why it's okay:
  1. Heaviest lens is 35 oz ... puny compared to the super telephotos.
  2. Some of the camera+lens weight is supported by dividers in the pack.
  3. Only do it during a outing; most of the time the hood is reversed (such as en route to the location, while in the car).
Never had issues carrying, but is that due to the light weight of my lenses? Have better-constructed hoods?

Like carrying the camera that way, because it makes for quicker deployment. But curious if it's bad for the lens hood or lens. Maybe some of the monster lenses (e.g. Sigma 150-600, Nikon 500mm f4) shouldn't be carries this way?

Just curious.

Niels
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For my smaller zooms, this isn't a problem. But I don't have bags big enough to carry my 70-200 f/4 and 100-400 with the hood in the ready position, nor do I want to carry bags big enough to do so. So for those lenses, the hood is reversed while in the bag. If I'm out shooting, the camera is out as well anyway so this really isn't a problem for me.

Mark
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Hi Mark,

The 70-200 f4 is a relative light weight. What is your concern about carrying it w. the hood in the ready position? Curious what you know that I don't. :)

Niels
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Re-read my post. I never mentioned anything about the weight. It's the overall size.
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DUH! Got it.
 
Lens and camera bags are designed to carry a lens with the hood reversed. Smaller lenses like my 17-70 can fit in larger bags with hood extended but the telephotos you seek feedback about are simply too large with the typically large hoods extended to fit in an even very large bag. A designer would have to make super large bags for long lenses. Which they don't. So, I am not sure what you are expecting to find in terms of feedback.
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Brev00 said:
Lens and camera bags are designed to carry a lens with the hood reversed. Smaller lenses like my 17-70 can fit in larger bags with hood extended but the telephotos you seek feedback about are simply too large with the typically large hoods extended to fit in an even very large bag. A designer would have to make super large bags for long lenses. Which they don't. So, I am not sure what you are expecting to find in terms of feedback.
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POORLY worded post on my part, and apologies to anyone who was confused by it.

It's an academic question, my existing systems can easily be carried (while hiking) with the lens hood in the ready. And will make a judgement call about the much heavier super telephoto lens, once I get one.

Was attempting to get a feel how the DPReview community carries their cameras, on their outings, where it makes sense to store the camera between shots or groups of shots. Should have been a poll question. This is along the lines, 'How much do you do MF vs. AF?'

Regarding bag size, I don't them if they are not big enough to carry the camera with the intended lenses with their hoods in a ready position. But that's me; others would switch to a reversed hood, assuming that wasn't their practice to begin with.

Since going DSLR, have done a # of things that would never have considered:
  1. Manual focus (with AF, who needs anything else?)
  2. Macro photography (my Canon G12 does a great job, why do I need a specialized lens?)
  3. Astrophotography (big deal, the moon!)
You get the picture.
 
For 30 years I have had my hoods permanently attached with no problems so far. By doing so, I can also omit the front lens cap = faster and safer lens swapping. No fumbling with front caps. I just drop the lens down in the bag (Domke) with the front = lens hood down.

BTW, I love the screw in metal hoods for my older Nikon AI/AI-S lenses. Also there are lots of great screw in metal hoods available from Hong Kong and China e-bay sellers. They cost next to nothing but works as well as any comparable hood from the well known camera companies. Such a metal hood is an excellent "bumper" in front of the lens.
 
I don't understand what you are asking in the first post. But FWIW I carry the d7100 with attached sigma 150-600 S around my shoulder on a black rapid type strap attached to lens foot with the hood on and no cap or filter of any sort. Almost impossible to damage the glass. I do wrap camo non adhesive tape around the whole lens which provides mild protection but i do it for stealth not for protection. It's very easy to carry even heavy lenses as long as the strap is attached near the combo's center of gravity so that the lens is parallel to the ground when walking. I often attach the strap to one of the foot tripod mount holes and a monopod to another hole. This way you can leave the monopod attached to the lens and still carry it easily and always it's in ready to shoot mode.
 
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olstrup said:
For 30 years I have had my hoods permanently attached with no problems so far. By doing so, I can also omit the front lens cap = faster and safer lens swapping. No fumbling with front caps. I just drop the lens down in the bag (Domke) with the front = lens hood down.

BTW, I love the screw in metal hoods for my older Nikon AI/AI-S lenses. Also there are lots of great screw in metal hoods available from Hong Kong and China e-bay sellers. They cost next to nothing but works as well as any comparable hood from the well known camera companies. Such a metal hood is an excellent "bumper" in front of the lens.
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Another reason why I like the Zeiss lenses. Have used 4 models, and all had metal hoods.

You have seen the discussions come up where some people with use a screw-in UV filter to protect their lens. Definitely prefer the lens hood in a ready position; of course the down side is that you need a larger camera bag.
 
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