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sevencrossing

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PB PM said:
Breaking equipment isn't an easy thing to do, but it can happen. For me the most dangerous time is when I'm trying to change lenses out in the field. I've dropped my camera or a lens several times doing this, as a result I simply try to avoid doing it.

I have a perfect solution to this - Think Tank lens changers , you need one for each lens, so the lens you are removing, can be put safely away, before you take another one out . They will also protect your lens hoods. Worried about protecting your lens changer , they come with a built in rain cover

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Nice idea, but I have enough camera bags already. ;)

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PB PM said:
Nice idea, but I have enough camera bags already. ;)

the lens changer makes camera bags redundant

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Yes NSX-Type R some of the hoods seem to be needlessly huge. The super zooms have some monsters as well. You are not alone in leaving them off I'm sure.

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kanuck said:
Yes NSX-Type R some of the hoods seem to be needlessly huge. The super zooms have some monsters as well. You are not alone in leaving them off I'm sure.

That's the only lens hood I don't use. My 18-135 I reverse most of the time but put it back up right when I am shooting.

And on the 35mm 1.8, the lens hood is so freaking small I leave it on continuously unless I get bored and take it off.

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sevencrossing said:
the lens changer makes camera bags redundant

If you like having a bunch of lens pouches that scream... "hey I'm a photographer with a bunch of expensive stuff around my hip!" I use the bags I use because they don't scream, "I'm a photographer!"

On the topic of hoods and their size. I like using lens hoods, but they can be a pain. Today I was using the 50mm F1.8G and 60mm F2.8G, their hoods look almost identical. I spent at least a minute trying to figure out why I couldn't get the hood onto the 60mm F2.8G before I realized I was trying to attach the wrong one. Size wise they are a pain, especially with wide angle lenses.

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Lens hoods are a pain especially when you need to through on special filters or several at a time when light is quickly changing like at sunset. Getting the hood off quickly and then threading the filters on can never be done quick enough. The little Hs-9 hood for the 50mm 1.8D is quite nice. It has the lever button so it pops in place quickly so I like it a lot. I have it in medal and plastic.

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