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No more shooting with hood in reverse position?

Started Sep 17, 2018 | Polls thread
Rick Knepper
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Re: No more shooting with hood in reverse position?

voronspb wrote:

NRBlack wrote:

According to docs, by default the control ring performs no function. So if you reverse the hood you are not losing any camera setting function.

If you assign a function to the control ring and then want to shoot with the hood reversed, then you are blocking access to a function that you assigned.

Looks reasonable, but isn't the Lens Control Ring the major selling point of the system?

No. I find it gimmicky. A zoom with two rings presents problems every now and then when I am intent on the VF and do not want to take my eye away. Imagine three rings now.

The selling point of the lenses is the big jump in IQ.

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