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No more shooting with hood in reverse position?

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

StefanD wrote:

I'm honestly interested: Why do you prefer to shoot with the hood reversed instead of using it as designed?

I do cycling and hiking with my camera. Normally it's stored inside the bag; when I see something, I stop, remove the camera from the bag and take several frames. If the bag is not large enough to accommodate the camera with hood in working position, I don't put it on to save time. There's little sense in attaching and then detaching the hood just to make 1-2 frames. Unless there's a real need, like rain or shooting against the light.

The same applies to shooting at home, where using the hood is also not necessary for protection, as opposed to quick engagement of camera. But I don't remove it from the camera in most cases, because storing in reverse position is fine for me, and also it leaves option of engaging the hood when necessary.

On my 8-15mm Fisheye lens I fixed the lens cap on hood semi-permanently, as the cap lock is really weak, prone to come off inside the bag, with possible disaster to the front element. Instead, I use the button lock on hood (it's very secure) and remove it together with the cap.

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