Not currently, but that's more a matter of needing to buy more hoods. Unfortunately my local stores mostly stock rubber hoods, which I don't use. So I'm adding hoods as I come across good metal or plastic screw-in hoods. I also buy bayonet hoods for lenses that support them but didn't come with them.
-Adam Dave Kennedy wrote: > Sounds like most people use the hoods to protect the lens, which begs > the question: do you use hoods on *all* your lenses? I currently only > have hoods on my DA18-55, and DA50-200. I don't have hoods for the > primes. > > dk > > On 10/24/06, Patrick Genovese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>I've lined the bottom of my camera bag's lens compartments (shoulder >>bag) with a microfibre cloth (the sort used to clean spectacles) it is >>kind to the uv filters and have never had a scratch. In any case the >>lens hood usually ensures that the uv filter never comes into contact >>with the cloth. If otoh i'm using a lens without a uv filter then i >>religiously put the lens cap back on. >> >>As far as the rear cap I use the non bayonet type caps (like the ones) >>supplied with the FA50 1.4 these are practical and very quick to put >>on / remove. They have a tendency to fall off but i find they provide >>sufficient protection for a lens in a camera bag. I normally have a >>couple lying around the bag ready for a quick lens change. >> >>Rgds >> >>Patrick >>On 10/23/06, cbwaters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>I figure the answers to this will be all over the map but here goes: >>> >>>When your out shooting and changing lenses fairly frequently, Do you replace >>>the caps all the time? >>> >>>I was walking in the city with my daughter this weekend. We were taking >>>photos for a school project on urban areas. She's 8 so she's in a hurry to >>>get moving all the time. At least until we'd been walking a couple hours >>>and were many blocks from the car, then she wanted to sit on every bench, >>>stoop, open patch of sidewalk, etc.... >>>Anyhoo, I was switching between a couple lenses. I like to keep the caps on >>>when not in use but I found that I would just leave the hoods on and dump >>>the lens into the bag I was carrying to save time. >>> >>>So, what do you do? >>> >>>Cory >>>sick of looking at message subjects about surveys... >>> >>> >>>-- >>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>PDML@pdml.net >>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >> >> >>-- >>Regards >> >>Patrick Genovese >> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>PDML@pdml.net >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
