Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My guess is that the real reason they do that is because the cameras are easy to put away like that and unless they are actually seeing flare in the VF they can't be bothered to snap them on and off again. The hoods on most of those L-series Canon lenses are massive. I find them a PITA when putting the camera in and out of the bag, for sure. On Thursday, August 7, 2003, at 11:08 AM, Ernest Nitka wrote: >> While at the Brickyard 400 last weekend, I noticed all these people >> with >> their Nikon/Canon AF and Digital Motor Driven SLRS shooting with the >> Lens >> Hoods turned around protecting/shading the Lens Bodies. It would >> seem no >> one has told them what the lens hood is for. Maybe it is a status or >> fashion thing... - -- John Brownlow http://www.pinkheadedbug.com http://www.unintended-consequences.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html