Just a reminder of the importance of protection

[Lars]

Why not just use a lens hood? I always have hoods on my lenses, and they have protected the lenses from countless bumps.
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I don't have a hood for this lens, but the lens cap was on. Anyway, it is quite troublesome to fit a lens with the hood attached into my bag, and this probably happend in my bag. By the way, I dropped my Tamron 17-50 2.8 on a tiled floor with the hood attached. The hood took all the beating, but no damage to the lens, so I agree that a hood can be a good protection.

[Daniel Browning]

Gah. I knew I should have removed the filter before I surreptitiously hit your lens bag with a hammer. L-disease carriers like me are always looking out for new transmission vectors. []



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I don't have a hood for this lens,

I don't know the meaning of them horrible words. [] The only time I shoot without a hood is when I'm shooting with a matte box. []

[Sean Setters]

The only time I shoot without a hood is when I'm shooting with a matte box. [img]/emoticons/emotion-2.gif[/img]

The primary reason for me not using a lens hood is because I'm using a 77mm filter that requires a step-up ring to fit on one of my primes (did that this weekend for two separate shoots).

[Lars]

Gah. I knew I should have removed the filter before I surreptitiously hit your lens bag with a hammer. L-disease carriers like me are always looking out for new transmission vectors. [img]/emoticons/emotion-2.gif[/img]

I don't have a hood for this lens,

I don't know the meaning of them horrible words. [img]/emoticons/emotion-5.gif[/img]
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Perhaps the true meaning is "I secretly wish that the old lens gets
cracked so I have an excuse of buying L-glass". Anyway, an empty wallet
is a good vaccination against the L-disease. You should try it []