Two years ago I bought a set of OM stuffs from a professional
photography, he had all the long tele hood extended and tape to fix
them in position, all without filter. The lenses are quite worn but
non have scratch on the front element, they still take great photos.
For me, I haven't use filter for almost seven years, haven't scratch a
lens yet.
C.H.Ling
Dr Peter Gilbert wrote:
>
> I think I've mentioned this before on list, but I actually like to
> keep a skylight filter on my lenses, with an appropriate (ie no
> vignetting) metal lens hood attached. I don't put a cap over the lens
> hood.
>
> Working from my camera bag therefore, lens changing is easy, in that
> I only need to swap rear caps from the news lens onto the back of the
> one coming off the body (and they are all std size OM) . I know there
> is great debate about filters degrading images etc, but I insist
> on....
>
> lens hood ALWAYS used
> lens hood as deep as possible (without vignetting)
>
> I have never been prepared to place lenses in my camera bag without a
> front cap if they didn't have BOTH a lens hood and a filter. Usually
> the lens hood is deep enough to protect the filter from fingers etc,
> but I certainly wouldn't risk a "naked" front element, with or
> without a hood. I generally carry each lens face down in its own
> padded-wall section of my bags, resting on the front rim of their
> metal lens hood (hence my comment about rubber deforming shape)
>
> Therefore, my only option (if assuming not using a filter) would be
> to use a lens cap, which means mounting and removing lens hood every
> time I change lenses. Yuck ! Much more risk of dropping something
> and/or missing a shot while you fumble around.
>
> Plus, even though bayonet hoods are pretty neat (eg 35-80/2.8) I
> don't like reversing them over the lens for storage/carrying as they
> can scratch the barrel of the lens. I probably "molly-coddle" my OM
> babies in that I am very particular about how I use them/store them/
> carry them etc , but the upside is that my (now) 12-13yr old
> lenses/bodies/etc look as good as the day I bought them new.
>
> The OM teles and zooms with built-in sliding hoods I store/carry with
> the hood collapsed and a lens cap fitted. Same with the 18/3.5 - I
> have the 49-72 adapt permanently fitted and use a 72mm lens cap.
>
> This lens hood and filter system (and no front lens cap) works well
> for me, maybe not for others.
>
> cheers
>
> peter
>
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